As this Tidewatcher project (finally!) reaches completion, there are shots that have been removed and new ones that have been added. While not exactly drastically changing the end result, these alterations have tightened up the whole story and fleshed it out a little better; and a bit more concisely. We'll soon see if all the time and side-tangents this project has taken actually pay off, and a "new idea" has really been born. Stay tuned...
T hose who have studied lighting - especially for theater or motion pictures, know well the mantra that "The lighting tells the story." Simply put: No matter what kind of camera or lens is used, who the actors are, or who wrote the script, it is the light that ultimately creates what we see. That is the cutting edge of the knife. However, the more I think about this, the more I would change it a bit... " The lighting tells the story - and the story tells the lighting. " It is a reciprocal thing. The way something is lit does create emotion, and makes the viewer feel the story through their eyes. We draw conclusions and fill in details based on the way what we see is illuminated. But that moment itself must also dictate the lighting: What quality of light is needed to do the telling? Where would it be coming from? What color is this light? Is it one solid wash, or should it be broken up in mottled shadows? All of these things are going to be determined by wha...
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