Visualization: The passage of light after Thomas Edison’s invention has just leapt with unprecedented speed. From time immemorial an artist’s visualization differed in many aspects. Reasons for the difference could be wide in terms of concept, characterization, presentation and many more. The only aspect where everyone thought alike was viewership or say the audience. The critic or the final translation of your production is the person to whom what you conceive is not important but what they visualize is more important. How they decipher your thinking is of paramount importance and as such how they see your presentation is what matters.
Transformation:
The history of cinema dates back to now over Hundred thirty years. Way back in 1880 motion pictures started gathering momentum and it is to date the best entertainment the human race has ever been able to generate. Technological enhancement goes unabated, thriving to excel is a pursuit and pursuance. Many discussions over the midnight lamp have gone down in giving this entertainment a better presentation and increased viewership globally. The influence and energy behind this cyclic change, shifting from tungsten flashlights to mercury-generated lamps to incandescent carbon arc lights made history change scripts very often. The picture is but first satisfaction to the eyes and then the mind. If it percolates in a symphony to the eye and mind then the viewer is satisfied. The journey from traditional picture lights to modern illumination in pictures is a journey accomplished.
The Journey
History states that a reciprocal relationship has always been the bridge between film technology and film style. Improvement in all aspects of lighting in terms of equipment technical manpower, and technology transfer has really played a great path in the production of today. The range of lighting methods and effects shown by the cinematographer is today at times hard to believe how fast this transformation has accelerated. The involvement was so conceptualized that to explore certain aspects of the film, special lights were developed on the spot to either explore or conceal certain facts which if not, would have either not shown what was needed to be shown or thrown open a fact which needed to be hidden. This composite history of film lighting is a complex account of decathlete factors that has not only influenced and involved great diversified innovations over a period of time but has seen that it enhances relatively the gradual development and refinement of existing technology over a period of time.
Current Position
As time has moved, technology has also moved, and it’s now to be seen how your creativity is portrayed in the best possible manner to the viewer. The effect of proper light in this sphere plays an inevitable role in leading to your result or destiny. This journey of pain endurance thought and perseverance gets its best result only when you give it its right mixture both in terms of light and colour.
Result.
An amalgamation of all these thought processes has really been enhanced by the role played by technological advancement in the sphere of picture lighting. This has not only seen the picture rise to new heights but also created a plethora of richness to give to its user and viewer, a picture of visual satisfaction.