Saturday, February 22, 2025

Media Portfolio project set and lighting

 Set Design

Setting Present day post injury

  • A outdoor basketball gym- mostly empty
  • Score Boards blinking- stuck at the 10 sec, mirroring his flashbacks trauma
  • Benches visible in the background, but out of focus his world is centered in the hoop
  • Dust floating in the air, visible under the light beams, adding texture to the scene
Setting Flashback scene pre injury scene
  • Fully lit Gymnasium
  • Crowd in the bleachers, but slightly blurred to keep focus on Mateo perspective
  • Shiny freshly painted court, contrasting with the scuffed one in the present day scene
  • Scoreboard actively counting down, fully of energy and motion
Lighting Design
Present day
  • Single overhead light focusing on Mateo-isolating him
  • Deep shadows on the floor- adding a sense of weight and pressure
  • Slight flickering from the scoreboard light -subtle visual cue that time and past failures hunt him
Flashback 
  • Even, natural light throughout the gym- war and energetic
  • Bright scoreboard glowing- reinforces the excitement and stakes
  • Golden hue inn the lighting- symbolizes nostalgia, the way we remember the past as better that it was
By using this different set and lighting, I can be able to create a emotional contrast between Mateo past glory and present struggles, visually reinforcing his character journey

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