Saturation is used to change the colours of the shot. It can be used to change the mood of a shot, for example: de-saturating a shot would make it look dull and bleak. It can also be used to highlight particular colours in a shot, as is demonstrated in Dont Look Now where the effect is used to draw out the red in the young girls coat.
Filters are sometimes a film placed over the cameras lense so it is not always a post-production effect, they effect the mood and atmosphere of a shot. To create a cold and bleak atmosphere a blue filter would be used, etc. This effect is clearly demonstrated in Minority Report to highlight coldness.
Lighting is a crucial effect when filming as it ties together the look of the film. There are many types of lighting: Naturalistic (outdoor or anything natural), Artificial (indoor lighting typical in hospitals etc), Low Key lighting (dim lighting), Chiaroscuro (heavy contrast between blacks and whites), Spot Light (a single light aimed directly at something to highlight or isloate it). The use of a spot light is used in the opening of Leon above the table where Leon and another man are sitting.
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Good clear explanations, Rosy. Which of these techniques are you using in your thriller? Try to use these terms when discussing your thriller.
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