Worksheet 3: Set Design and Lighting

Aim: To explore the importance of set design and lighting

Features of a set:

Drawing and annotation of set: A Question of Sport

Type of Lighting
High-Key Lighting

Effect
This is effective because it allows the
lighting to be well balanced during the
game show.

Low-Key Lighting

This is effective because it allows people

to see a certain effect that is ued.
Spotlighting is used because it allows
people to realise who are the main people
at the time; they do this by using a big
white light and project it on to the person.
This is effective because it allows
everything else to stand out while the
audience etc are blacked out, it also is
useful during a game show because it

Spotlighting

Back Lighting / Silhouetting

means that contestants wont get to

distracted by their surroundings.
Colour filters

These are effective because it means

nearer the end, they wont have to do as
much editing because itll have coloured
filters within

Floor Lights

The floor lights are effective because it

makes the set stand out, as in it allows the
audience to see everything that is going
on within the stage. It also makes it eye
catching which means that people will
remember bits of the show even if its just
the lighting.

Neon strips

The neon strips, are a good way to

engage an audience because they will
most likely want to watch if its brightly
coloured and fun than if it was dark and
dull.

Changes in light