Pride And Prejudice Lighting Analysis

Pride and Prejudice was written during the Georgian Era. This time there was little artificial lighting and structures were made in a way where natural light was meant to light up the whole room. The lighting in the film used a combination of lighting that attempted to make the film seem like an authentic representation of the time that the story took place. The scene at the very beginning when they are discussing the arrival of Mr. Bingley is a great example of lighting indicative of the time. It has a rather high key natural effect. They show a very sunny day out so the inside is going to be very bright as well they did a good job showing that. This helped convey the message that the story took place around the 1800s because there was …show more content…
Balls at this time were usually the brightest event because there was a lot of lighting needed to be able to dance and socialize with everybody. Natural light could not be used because it does not exist at night and a low key lighting setup would be way too dark so a three point setup was used to try and convey how the lighting would have actually been at the ball. Balls were always a classy affair and that is a strong theme throughout the story of Pride and Prejudice. The lighting really showed how classy it was because of how it was bright at night when most other buildings would be dimly lit by a few candles and nothing else. The lighting here is bright and shows how happy the characters are even when Darcy is sitting there pouting saying he does not want to dance, the lighting is still bright and vibrant as everyone dances and mingles. The lighting especially between Jane and Mr. Bingley seems like it was brighter to show the theme of love between them. They had a special spark from the beginning and the lighting in this scene was used to effectively emphasize that. The three point lighting effectively shows relationships between characters as well as the mood of the …show more content…
Lighting was used specifically to describe how the characters are feeling at particular scenes as well as to how the lighting would actually look at that time. Historical accuracy is not always a common theme in film but it was in Pride and Prejudice. This really helped convey the story and the