Possession Lighting + Editing

I looked at different stills from possession films to try and see what conventions there are for filming a possession. As seen in this images, it seems to be quite common to have a dim room, or low-key lighting with some kind of ambient lighting, like a lamp or candles.

I also watched some videos on YouTube of ways to create different types of light in a horror film.

Then I played around with torches and candles in my bed room to try and re-create a similar setting.

Here, under lighting is used to slightly distort the face and create shadows. We could use under lighting during the possession as it casts shadows and so adds mystery to the character.

I then tried to play around with lighting for the bed, which is where the possession would take place as this is a common convention for a possession/exorcism film.

This video shows how a torch can be used to illuminate the face to make it appear a lot scarier and along with makeup can make it look discoloured and demented - exactly what we need for a possession.

Evaluation 

If I were to do this again, I'd definitely film earlier so the results could be clearer. Also, I need more powerful sources of light as my torches weren't good enough and only give a bit of light. As well as this, I'd need to spend more time finding better looking candles, as pink tea lights aren't very scary! Ideally, I'd be able to get large white candles with wax melted all down them that look like they'd been used before.