Horror Lighting Tutorial

What are three key techniques that these filmmakers use to create tension with their lighting in this scene?  How did they use lighting effectively?

    Three key techniques that these filmmakers use to create tension with their lighting in this scene are the different ways of lighting the protagonist vs. the monster, extreme colors, and the use of darkness. When it came to the protagonist, they utilized more typical lighting techniques, such as three-point-lighting and making sure that the face was illuminated at specific moments in order to show the character's emotions. However, when lighting the monster, they kept her bathed in a lot more shadow, making it much harder to make out who or what she is. Additionally, in the big reveal and jump scare, they used under lighting, which distorted her features creating a more ghoulish appearance. Another technique that they used was extreme coloring. This scene took place at night in a home, so they the color blue heavily in order to convey that nighttime feeling. Using extreme colors can make the setting feel more unnatural and add to the discomfort of the scene. Other common colors used are red and green. Another technique that was used was the darkness. In other genres, you'd typically want all the important details to be well lit so that the audience can see it; however, this scene was underexposed and there were many moments where you couldn't see the actor's face. That being said, they used lighting effectively as they created a strong and tense atmosphere without sacrificing visual understanding and important details.