Lighting Question on horror short film (self post)
Hey everyone! I’ve been making a live action film based on the series “Berserk” for the last year. I’ve written, directed, shot, and edited the whole thing myself and am looking for advice on color grading/mood.
It’s a dark fantasy/ physiological horror piece, and I tried to reflect that in how I lit the scenes. They were all shot outside with a Sony FX-30 + TAMRON 17-70MM lens, and lit with a GODOX SL60II BI light. I actually do quite like the raw look of the shots, but am curious on any mistakes I’ve made and how I could have lit/shot it better. For some shots, I feel like the lighting is a bit flat despite trying to angle the light in different directions. I also feel like although sometimes the natural background light contrasts well, it sometimes makes the image look a bit visually jarring (like in photo one, where the blue morning light kinda looks weird against the orange light on the actors face) Any thoughts as to how I can improve that for next time?