Shooting Day 1: External Lighting Issues

    When filming at night the extreme darkness and lack of light made filming very challenging. Similar to how we attempted to solve the lighting issues when inside, we did our best to leverage diegetic lighting - which worked to a very limited capacity.

    By using the lights from the car passing by we are able to illuminate La Llorona. The way in which the light hits her without revealing her face too much creates this very creepy effect. This is an instance in which the use of purely dietetic light works very well by providing an adequate amount of light, as well as creating a unique effect.

    In the two shots above the lights inside the car were used to light the scene. Though the brightness and color of the light are consistent, it is far too dim. Additionally, the lights of the car are an orange/yellow color, which creates a very offputting look. Between the internal car lights being too dim and creating a very offputting tint in the shot, using purely diegetic light sources in the shots here did not work.

    In the shot above, Jorge is getting out of the car, and we once again relied entirely on dietetic light. Though it worked to limited success in the previous shots, it did not here. By relying entirely on the dietetic light we severely hinder the capacity to which we can see the subject(s) within the shot. Using an external light source - especially for a shot like this - would've been best to ensure a quality shot.