Lighting

Lighting in 'The Road'

 

The lighting in this first shot is light and colourful. This depicts how things were better in the past and how the character rejoices in his memories.

This shot is darker than the last but not monotone as the future shots are. This shows that this is still in the past but conveys that this moment is when things started to get worse. The shot has quite an orange tone which suggests fire or danger and inadvertently, the apocalypse.



This shot is quite monotone and dull and shows how life (and colour) have been drained from the future world. The bleakness of the shot conveys the lack of hope.

Again, the shot is mainly monotone and conveys the numb feelings of the characters. The colours perhaps also show how normal this is to the characters of this world.

This shot (not actually from the opening) is different in that it has a glow from the fire. This could show that the fire is something that is different or that matters in contrast with the other dull surroundings.

Overall, the cinematography of The Road shows a very bleak future of humanity and the Earth through its dull lighting. This technique could be used in my own film if I filmed (or edited it afterwards) in a black and white or sepia tone.