What is volume light? This paper analyzes the role of volume light in the film Farewell My Concubine.

Volume light belongs to an indoor lighting control system, which mainly presents a luster formed around the object after the light is sprinkled on a certain medium.

As far as films are concerned, light and color coexist. By processing the light to form different shades of light, we can create different characters' moods and space-time atmosphere, and have the function of creating a specific narrative atmosphere, so that the film can meet the requirements of characterization in specific situations and times.

The film Farewell My Concubine was directed by Chen Kaige and filmed by Gu Changwei. Around the joys and sorrows of two Peking Opera actors for half a century, it shows the thinking and understanding of traditional culture, human living conditions and human nature.