Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1) March 30th – 10:15 p.m – outside Lowe, in front of the Playhouse: walking out of rehearsal on Wednesday night I had my second lighting moment.

2) Students were shining single, spot lights on the ground and onto the front of the Playhouse. When I came out of lowe I noticed this along with the bare tall tree that was in front of my view.

3) Having the tree to the right of the Playhouse with its bare branches and its spotted trunk added a eery, Halloween feeling to the light that was being cast on the doors of the Playhouse. Some students had placed spot lights on the ground in front and where casting light, illuminating the entire front of the theatre. I came out of Lowe and noticed not only the theatre but the tree branches that came into view in front of it. I felt like I was in an eery, secluded town on Halloween night with a bare, stark tree and a haunted theatre in the background.

1) March 30th – 9:15 a.m – lighting classroom upstairs in Lowe: I had my first lighting moment of the week while sitting in lighting class on Wednesday morning.

2) The light came from pictures that were in a glossy holder that was being passed around the room. The sunlight from outside reflected off the glossy finish and onto different areas of the room.

3) I became distracted while in class on Wednesday when the boy sitting next to me was flipping through different photos that were contained in a protective covering sheet. The natural light of the sun shown through the blinds and onto the covering and reflected onto the walls and into people faces. It was an orbit like white, bright light and it was moving as he was looking through, picture by picture. It wasn’t a consistent, full light, instead it had dark shadowy areas and appeared to me to look almost like a crystal ball that was popping around the room. One minute it was one place and the next in another.

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2) I found this photo at http://www.thisnext.com/photo/funny-lighting-design which was accessed through goggle images.

3) Theme: funny

4) I chose this photo as “funny” because I thought the objects themselves were funny, and odd looking but also because of the unknown light source coming through them. In the picture it appears difficult to see what the source is as well as where it would be placed and how the heck it got there. I also really like the shape of the light, just a round circular globe of white/amber light that takes on the form of the unknown object. It’s also interesting to me that there are so many of them, I’m curious as to what they are used for and why.

2) I found this image on Google images and this is the website it actually comes from.  http://files.benandalice.com/archive/2006_01_01_archive.html

3) Theme: Funny

4) I thought the lighting in this painting was funny because it is so abstract.  When I think of funny lighting I think of lighting that is misplaced or is something that you would not expect and this painting, I thought shows this pretty well.  I also associate a lot of colors with lighting that make me feel, as though it is funny.  The rainbow of colors is funny to me because it is so different from the natural light that should be in the painting.  I think lighting is funny when it catches you by surprise and is something that you completely don’t expect.

1)   3/29/11- 9:00 pm- The stoop of the Emily Lowe building.

2)   The two old fashioned looking lights that light up the entrance of Lowe.

3)   I noticed that almost every light on Lowe is a yellowish light except for the two lights that light up the entrance.  These two lights look like old-fashioned gas lamps and it really makes you feel like you’ve gone back in time.  The light is white which is unusual but in contrast with the yellow it is interesting to look at.  They put out a very ominous kind of light and while walking into Lowe it almost feels like a flashback or that you’re going back in time.  I never really noticed them before but now every time I enter Lowe I think of old times when they had those kinds of lights outside of a lot of the buildings and they would come around and individually light them every night.  These lights send me back in time, every time I look at them now.

1)   3/28/11- 8:00pm – A room inside a building that is directly across from bits and bites.

2)   There was a blue light coming from a room in a building.  The light filled the whole room and spilled out of the windows completely.  It was so blue that it made it difficult to see inside.

3)   This blue light was so saturated and vibrant that it really caught my eye.  The light is mysterious because it is an unusual color to be coming from a classroom.  The deep blue matched the night and it really felt like a nighttime color or one that could represent night.  The interesting thing about this light is that it created an after image.  It was so vibrant that after only looking at if for a brief moment, the blue color stayed in my vision for a good while after I stopped looking at it.  This was a very unnatural light that seemed very fantastical for the time and place it was at.

Winter

Model

• NC at 75%, 15ft centered, 8ft downstage, 54 degrees

• AP 2310 at 50%, 8ft downstage, -37 degrees, direct back light

Backdrop

• G520 at 75% from above
• G363 at 50% from above
• AP3300 at full from below

Right before it snows  the sky turns gray and white. It’s bright but dark at the same time. You just know its about to snow!

Carribean

Model

• AP7500 at 50%, 17ft above, 12ft stage right, 8ft downstage, 37 degrees elevation, 56 degrees side angle
• NC at full, 17ft above centered, 8ft downstage, 54 degrees

Backdrop

• AP4270 at full from above
• R72 at 50% from above
• L217 at 50% from below
• G 780 at 25% from below

A beautiful day in the Caribbean at noon is filled with clear blue skies. The sky reflecting off the water and shining with the sun.

Fall Sunset

Model

• G350 at 50%, 12ft above and stage right, Direct side light, 27 degrees
• AP7800 at 75%, 15 ft above, 12ft stage right, Direct side light 37 degrees
• NC at full, 12 ft stage right, 0 degrees
• AP6900 at 25%, 17ft above centered, 8ft downstage, 54 degrees, direct back light
• L102 at 50%, 15ft above, 12ft stage left, direct side light, 37 degrees

Backdrop

• AP7200 at 75% from above
• AP6100 at 50% from below
• AP 7500 at 50% from below

A sunset in Vermont is bright and fills the sky. The colors casts shadows all over the fields and plains.

Easter Sunrise

Model

• G130 at full, 17ft  above, 12ft stage right, 8ft upstage, 37 degrees elevation, 56 degrees back angle
• G860 at 50%, 17ft above centered, 8ft upstage, 54 degrees
• NC at 75%, 6ft stage left below, 8ft downstage, -31 degrees elevation, 37 degrees side

Backdrop

• AP3100 at 75% from above
• AP4600 at 50% from above
• Ap4900 at 50% from below

When I think of Sunrise in a church I think of the stained-colored glass windows and ceilings. The sun shining through and creating colors and shadows on the people. I also think of pastels because of Easter colors.

2) Funny

Fall Sunset, in Vermont:

Backdrop top: RED @ 10%, GRN @ 30%, BLUE @ FULL

Backdrop bottom: RED @ FULL, GRN @ 50%, BLUE @ 25%

-R38 @ 25%, 12’ above deck, 12’ SR, 16’ DS of model, 21’ throw, 17 degree elevation, 37 degree side light

-AP5850 @ FULL, 17’ above deck, 6’ SR, 8’ US of model, 15’ throw, 48 degree elevation, 37 degree back angle

-YEL @ FULL, 17’ above deck, 6’ SL, 8’ US of model, 15’ throw, 48 degree elevation, 37 degree back angle

-NC @ 25%, 12’ above deck, 12’ SL, 16’ DS of model, 21’ throw, 17 degree elevation, 37 degree side light

Here the backdrop is used to accentuate the fade from blue down to a orange and pink glow. It is made to appear that the light is shining from behind Lucy and Ray, from the sun in the uploaded image. The lighting for the models uses back lights and sidelights, making sure not to be above their heads yet, due to the “lighting source’s” location. Color choices were based upon the backdrop light choices, with similar colors of the suns orange.

Easter Sunrise, in a gothic cathedral:

Backdrop top: NC @ 90%, GRN @ FULL

Backdrop bottom: NC @ FULL

-R313 @ 50%, 17’ above deck, 12’ SR, Direct sidelight to model, 16’ throw, 43 degree elevation

-AP5700 @ 50%, 15’ above deck, 12’ SL, Direct sidelight to model, 15’ throw, 37 degree elevation

-40/27 @ FULL, 17’ above deck, 12’ SR, centered on model, 8’ upstage of model, 14’ throw, 54 degree elevation, direct back light

-L153 @ 50%, 17’ above deck, 3’ SL, 16’ DS of model, 20’ throw, 34 degree elevation, 11 degree side angle

For this one, my intentions were to create a general white wash of the cathedral backdrop, with tints of yellow close to the top to display the sun shining through. According to the backdrop there are window lights from the stained glass shining onto Lucy. I chose warm colors due to the sun aspect and stained glass colors.

Noon on a hot summer day, in the Caribbean:

Backdrop top: RED @ 10%, GRN @ 50%, BLUE @ FULL

Backdrop bottom: RED @ FULL, GRN @ FULL, BLUE @ FULL

-G980 @ 50%, 17’ above deck, 9’ SR, Direct sidelight to model, 14’ throw, 51 degree elevation

-G980 @ 50%, 17’ above deck, 9’ SL, Direct sidelight to model, 14’ throw, 51 degree elevation

-AP6100 @ FULL, 17’ above deck, Centered on model, Direct downlight on model, 11’ throw

-AP6100 @ 25%, 10’ above deck, 6’ SL, 16’ DS of model, 18’ throw, 13 degree elevation, 21 degree side angle

In this stage design, the backdrop fades from a harsh blue to a vibrant white. This emulates the noon sunlight coming from the sky above Ray. The model is being lit directly above himself with two additional lights on both sides of him. Another light is used SL to define some more of his side so we have more dimension. The colors used were whites with hints of yellow in them, and whites with hints of purple. These lights give the effect that ray is being lit from above him at noon.

Winter afternoon, just before the snow:

Backdrop top: RED @ 10%, GRN @ 25%, BLUE @ 50%

Backdrop bottom: RED @ FULL, GRN @ FULL, BLUE @ FULL

-G820 @ 75%, 15’ above deck, 12’ SR, Direct sidelight to model, 15’ throw, 37 degree elevation

-NC @ 50%, 15’ above deck, 12’ SL, Direct sidelight to model, 15’ throw, 37 degree elevation

-G885 @ 26%, 17’ above deck, 3’ SR, Direct sidelight to model, 11’ throw, 75 degree elevation

-G980 @ 50%, 17’ above deck, 3’ SL, Direct sidelight to model, 11’ throw, 75 degree elevation

This stage design captures the mist and dull shades before a snowstorm. The backdrop is lit from a dull blue to a plain white. Waltzing Ray and Lucy are lit with whites, dull blues, and a dull purple to give some dimension, but remain capturing the integrity if the setting.

Easter Sunrise in a Cathedral

Models lit :

1 NC@75%, 12 ft above deck, 12 feet stage left of models, 8 ft downstage, 16 foot throw, 23% elevation angle, 56 side angle

1 AP@75%,12 ft above deck, 12ft stage left, direct sidelight, 13ft throw, 27% elevation angle

1AP@Full, 17ft above, center light, 8ft downstage, 14ft throw, 54% elevation, direct back light

1Yel@75%, 12ft above, 12ft stage left, 8ft upstage, 16ft throw, 23 degree elevation, 56 degree back angle

1Ap1100@75%,12ft above, 12ftr

Backlight lit:

1NC@ Full, upstage

Noon on a summer day in the caribbean

Model lit:

1Yel@Full, 12 ft above deck, 12ft stage right, direct sidelight, 13ft throw, 27 degree elevation angle

1Red@50%, 17ft above deck, centered, 8ft downstage, 14ft throw, 54 degree elevation angle, direct backlight

1Green@Full, 12ft above, 12ft stage left, direct sidelight, 13ft throw, 27 degree elevation angle

Stage lit:

1Green@ Full downstage

1Red@Full downstage

1Green@Full downstage

Autumn

Model lit:

1AP7800@Full, 12ft above, 12ft stage right, 8ft upstage, 16ft throw, 23 degree elevation, 56 degree back angle

1yel@50%, 17ft above, centered, 8ft downstage, 14ft throw, 54 degree elevation, direct backlight

1red@full, 12ft above, 12ft stage left, 8ft throw,23 degree elevation, 56 degree back angle

stage lit:

1red@full, upstage

1green@full, upstage

1red f@full, downstage

BEFORE SNOW

Model lit:

1AP2330@25%, 12ft above, 12ft stage right, direct sidelight, 13ft throw, 27 degree elevation angle

1cyan@25%, 17ft above, 6ft stage right, direct sidelight, 13ft throw, 61 degree elevation

1AP2330@Full, 17ft above, centered, 8ft downstage, 14 ft throw, 54 degree elevation angle, direct backlight

1cyan@25%. 17ft above, 6ft stage left, direct sidelight, 13ft throw, 61 degree elevation

1AP2330@75%, 12ft above, 12ft stage left , direct sidelight, 13ft throw, 27 elevation angle

Stage lit:

1NC@full, upstage me

1NC@50%, downstage