1. Fall Sunset in Vermont
Backdrop:
Top (Left to Right) : L778 Full, R124 Full, L780 0%, AP1800 Full
Bottom (Left to Right) : BLUE Full, P35600 Full, L741 Full, YELLOW 25%
Top Light: AP7770 at Full 54 degree elevation angle direct backlight
Stage Left: NC at 50% 0 degree elevation angle 56 degree back angle, YELLOW AT 50% -19 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle
Stage Right: BLUE at 50% 27 degree elevation angle, NC at 50% -19 degree elevation angle 56 degree back angle, NC at 25% 0 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle
When I look at sunsets, I enjoy the bright colors you get out of them, especially since the sun is still shining, which makes for interesting combinations. I particularly enjoy when there is a mix of purple and brown in the sky from a sunset, and that is what I tried to base this lighting design on. I also looked at pictures of sunsets in Vermont, and I found several pictures with the brown and purple mix, so it made me happy that I could do that for this scene.
2. Easter Sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral
Backdrop:
Top (Left to Right): AP3100 50%, AP 7600 Full, YELLOW 50%, AP8100 50%
Bottom: All NC 0%
Top: G470 at Full 54 degree elevation angle, direct back light
Stage Left: P36100 at 50% 37 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle,
Stage Right: P34758 at 50% 37 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle, P31080 at 50% 43 degree elevation angle, P34200 at 25% 27 degree elevation angle
Cathedrals are well known for having stained glass windows, and I reflected the many varying colors in those windows on my figure in this scene. Also, I realized since it was sunset, only the top of the cathedral would have any light, and the floor of the cathedral would be dark because the light hadn’t gotten there yet, hence why the bottom of this scene is dark.
3. Noon on a hot Summer day in the Caribbean
Backdrop:
Top (Left to Right): LHT715 Full, RED 0%, NC 25%, YELLOW 50%
Bottom (Left to Right): NC Full, LHT778 0%, R10 Full, NC Full
Top: YELLOW at Full 54 degree elevation angle direct back light
Stage Left: R19 at 25% 23 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle, NC at 25% -19 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle
Stage Right: L002 at Full 23 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle, NC 25% -19 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle
The Caribbean is a beautiful place, and during the summer it’s especially beautiful. I immediately made the backdrop a light blue color because that is the entire sky during the summer, and it is picturesque. Then I lit my figure to make it glow, because the sun has a way of making people glow during the summer.
4. Winter afternoon just before the snow
Backdrop:
Top (Left to Right): AP2320 Full, NC 10%, NC 0%, G1517 25%
Bottom (Left to Right): G842 75%, BLUE 50%, NC 50%, BLUE Full
Top: NC at Full 54 degree elevation angle direct back light
Stage Left: R140 at 50% 37 degree elevation angle 56 degree side angle, G905 at 50% -23 degree elevation angle
Stage Right: BLUE 50% 43 degree elevation angle, G885 at Full -23 degree elevation angle
Winter before the snow is a very gray, mysterious, and kind’ve sad looking if you look at it. I used a lot of blue, gray, and an off-gray kind’ve color in both the backdrop lighting and the figure lighting. I used the lighting on the figure in this way as a big contrast to my summer lighting, in that the summer lighting figure glowed, but this figure is the opposite of glow.
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