Concept Images

It was important to capture the essence of each condition I was creating. I used these concept images for each condition.

Condition 1: Control

The first condition I focused on was the control condition. The control was very important because it would represent what emotional changes are coming from the scene itself versus just the lighting. I wanted the lighting to be a subtle warm color, as if the scene was lit by basic front light and nothing else. I wanted the beams to come from above, similar to how we experience light in an office or school setting. 

Condition 2: Happy

The second condition was happy. I felt that a warm summer day would bring out the essence of happy. I went with the color yellow because yellow is often considered a cheerful, bright color.

Condition 3: Scary

Condition three was the scary condition. Many horror movies use red as a menacing color and I thought that was a strong convention to build off of. I also wanted to use uplighting. Since we are used to seeing humans lit from above (office lighting), when the light source is below the face it creates shadows our brain is not used to. This is why people look more menacing when they hold a light beneath their face.

Condition 4: Sad

The fourth and final condition was sad. I felt blue was the best choice because of its associations with melancholy. I also wanted to have strong high side angles that created shadows and large washes of color. I felt gobo textures would be important in this condition to create additional shadows within the space.