THE GODFATHER LIGHTING:
In the movie, The Godfather, various lighting techniques were used in the filming of the video. In scenes of Don Corleone’s daughter’s wedding, natural lighting was used. I think the reason they decided to place Connie’s wedding as an outdoor wedding was to make the scene look more realistic, and to get the viewer to think the movie is based more on real life.
In other scenes the movie uses low-key lighting. In the beginning when Don Vito is taking requests for favors during his daughter’s wedding, the scene is set indoors with the blinds drawn, the reason this is done is to add drama to the scene.
In the end of the movie, the cinematographer uses both low key lighting and natural lighting in the christening scene. When the videographer is recording the “family” committing murders, some of them are committed using natural lighting, to make you feel that the murders are real, and at the same time while recording Michael in the church, low key lighting is used to add drama to the scene.
The genre of The Godfather is a gangster film. Using low key lighting makes sure that the viewer knows that the movie will be very dramatic. With the use of natural lighting in some scenes, you the viewer feels as if the movie is authentic. If high key lighting was used in this movie, I don’t think that the audience would be into the film as much. I feel like high key lighting would make the movie too unrealistic, whereas the low key and natural lighting makes you think and feel that the movie is real.
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