Lighting in opening sequence practical

I am aware that lighting plays a prominent role in creating certain eerie atmospheres which link into and conform to the horror genre. For our opening sequence, I knew that lighting would play a prominent role in creating a disturbing and eerie atmosphere in the possession scene we shot recently.

• Below are several photos of a bright light I had in my house which I thought would be ideal for creating light in our scene. I thought the light ideal as it is very bright (240W/70V bulb) and has a reflective inner surface which, in an otherwise completely dark room, would add to the sinister and eerie feeling.
• I also felt the light was ideal for our opening sequence as it has old-fashioned aesthetics which adds to the eerie and bleak atmosphere that is carried by the dark room and the possession scene that is taking place inside.
• The light can be adjusted using various screws which allows me to create different angles which is ideal and necessary during filming. 

I wanted to experiment with how the light would look in a dark room as it is projected onto the walls. I first looked at the light reflecting onto a bare wall on its own and without any filters. The photo below shows the light reflecting onto a bare wall on its own.

• Although it can't be seen fully in this photo, the lighting created by the light on its own is very harsh  and raw which I feel conforms to the horror genre as this harshness lends itself well to the harsh and eerie nature of the contents of the possession scene.

I then wanted to compare this raw light reflection to the same light but with different filters to create different effects. For filters I placed different coloured plastic bags over the front of the light and looked at the different reflections they made on the bare wall. Here is a picture of the light with a blue plastic bag over the front.

• Although this photo also doesn't give the full effect of the blue plastic bag over the front of the light, it is clear that it gives a distinctive blue tinge to the light that is reflected. 
• The blue plastic bag creates a cold and desolate effect which could be useful in many genres but I do not feel it is appropriate for our opening sequence which is of the horror genre. 
• The blue tinge is quite subtle which could be effective in giving film a slightly different atmosphere.

The photo below shows the light with an orange plastic bag over the front. 

• The effect created by the orange plastic bag is much more prominent than the effect created by the blue plastic bag. 
• The orange coloured light created by the plastic bag is also very strong and would be effective in creating an atmosphere for a variety of genres, one of which being horror.

In conclusion, I feel that the different filters used with the light could be effective in creating different atmospheres in various genres. Despite this, I feel that the raw set up for our possession opening sequence would not suit lighting using different coloured filters. I feel that the light created on its own and without filters is most effective for the type of horror sequence we are creating.