Drama 16 Stage Lighting

New England Sunset:

1. Light salmon, full intensity
2. Straw, 85% intensity
3. Red diffusion, 75% intensity
4. Gold tint, full intensity
5. Deep straw, 85% intensity
6. Golden amber, full intensity
7. Gold tint, full intensity
8. Deep straw, full intensity
9. Congo blue, full intensity
10. Cyc: Flesh pink, full intensity

I was inspired by photos I saw of sunsets in the White Mountains and how vibrant the colors of the sky were without the buildings and air pollution of the city.

Spring Sunrise in Gothic Cathedral:

1. Full CT blue, full intensity, window gobo
2. Full CT blue, full intensity, window gobo
3. Full CT blue, full intensity
4. Full CT blue, full intensity
5. Full CT blue, 75% intensity
6. Flame, 75% intensity, breakup gobo
7. Full CT blue, 75% intensity
8. Flame, 75% intensity, breakup gobo
9. Cyc: Primary blue, full intensity

I looked up photos to see the inside of Gothic Cathedrals, and there were often very geometric arches and designs across the ceiling, and there were lots of tall, decorative windows. I took inspiration from the darkness of early sunrises and tried to create geometric patterns with the lights through the air.

Summer noon in Africa:

1. Deep straw, full intensity
2. Deep straw, full intensity
3. Deep straw, full intensity
4. Full CT blue, 70% intensity
5. Full CT blue, 70% intensity
6. Full CT blue, 70% intensity
7. Full CT blue, 70% intensity
8. Cyc: Moss green, 75% intensity

I wanted to emulate the bright sun that happens at noon and also include the greenery of the jungles in Africa with the green cyc.

Winter afternoon in North Dakota

1. Hemsley blue, full intensity
2. Hemsley blue, full intensity
3. Hemsley blue, full intensity
4. Full CT blue, 70% intensity
5. Full CT blue, 50% intensity
6. Full CT blue, 70% intensity
7. Full CT blue, 45% intensity
8. Full CT blue, full intensity
9. Cyc: Parry blue, full intensity

I wanted to show how bright and white the sun feels in the winter compared to when it feels warmer in the summer. I wanted to use bright cooler toned lights for the sun, and then I made the cyc blue for the sky.

1. A Fall sunset in New England- To evoke fall, I selected a very warm color pallette with a soft discipline. To me, fall in New England is soft and comfortable, and as such I sought to create some softer, more ambient lighting. I also heavily used the breakup gobo to indicate the concept of fallen leaves on the ground.
2. Spring sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral- For this setup, I knew that I wanted to use gobos- and I was lucky to find the Apollo glass gobos. As for the rest of the scene, I imagined the cathedral rather dark, lit dimly by ‘candelight’, represented by Chan 4, and its cool shadows tinted blue by Chan 5-6. I took a lot of inspiration from the design of La Sagrada Familia.
3. Noon on a hot Summer day in Africa- For this scene, I wanted to use warm and neutral tones with a large amount of ambient illumination without over-lighting the scene. I used a lot of top-lighting to indicate noon and to make the lights feel almost obtrusive. However, due to the lack of bounced-light within the program, I realised that I needed to add front lights to light the subject. I also put a gradient on the cyc to accentuate the “heat” from above.
4. Winter afternoon in North Dakota- My main goal was making the scene feel cold. I think back to snow and the bright light reflected off of it, resulting in the high contrast lighting seen. I also chose to follow the cultural association of blue with cold to boost the feeling.

1) A Fall sunset in New England

For this lighting, I used 4 lights coming from the downstage left corner, the larger 3 in the color Deep Straw and the smallest in Medium Yellow. I also included two wide washes of Light Red light from the upper quarter marks and two wide spreads of Moss Green with a breakup gobo from the center top light. For a final touch, I added a Golden Amber light on stage right that pointed to the back left corner.

The four lights I used pointing to the back right corner create an orangey sun, and each larger beam creates warm sun rays that you see during the fall. I used the red lights to create the reddish tableau that we see in New England forests, but I still used green in the gobo to create the leafy outlines to represent the change from green to red. Finally, I used orange light in the upper left corner to fill out the rest of the space and create a similar look to an orange sunset.

2) Spring sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral

For this lighting look, I used Gold Tint on the upper cyc lights and Parry Sky Blue on the lower cyc lights. I used Mist Blue on the center and corner lights; the center one is at full and the corner lights are at 75 percent power. The light at quarter on stage left is Medium Blue Green, and the light at quarter on stage right is Folies Pink. Both of these lights are at 75 percent power. Last, I have two wide-spread Moss Green lights coming from each side of the stage with the Lines gobo.

For this light, I was inspired by photos of Gothic cathedrals that I found online. I created an arch with the front lights with whitish light to represent the sunshine coming in, and the pink and blues to represent the spring colors. The cyc is lit with gold and blue sunrise colors to fill the space. The green on the sides represents the trees on either side of the cathedral, and the lines gobo is used to mimic the architecture.

3) Noon on a hot Summer day in Africa

For this lighting, I used No Color Blue for the three lights coming from the upper right corner, and also for the lights shining onto the cyc. The cyc is lit by Light Sky Blue on top and bottom. Medium Yellow is used on the two lights in the downstage corners, and a Moss Green wash comes from the upper left corner.

I chose the cyc color to be light blue to mimic the bright blue sky on a hot summer day, and I shone white lights on the cyc to create the look of clouds traveling across the sky. The three white lights shining onto the subject are Jacob’s Ladder of the sun’s rays, and the green light from the upper left corner creates a wash on the floor for grass. The yellow coming from the corners could represent dry grass, dirt, or sand.

4) Winter afternoon in North Dakota

This lighting look is created with three lights in Full CT Blue coming from stage right, and additional top lighting in Full CT Blue coming from the quarter marks. The cyc is lit with Light Sky Blue on top and bottom.

This is a very minimalistic lighting look, but I was inspired by a snowy yet sunny day often seen in the winter time. The sun is shining on the subject, and the additional top light creates the same dispersing effect that clouds create. Then of course, the cyc is lit blue like the sky.

Reference Photo Via Pinterest

I selected this image because of the strange, almost unnatural lighting it displayed. Althought it is still on a single subject, I knew that it would prove as a challenge.

When making my diagram, I knew that I was going to utilise the cyc lights. I also planned on using ERS’s for the spots of color which break up the orange/red background.

In Light Lab, I would have made the floor and wall white to be more reflective but ran out of time.

Fixtures:

4 Cyc 100% Golden Amber

Chan 1- Top Light, Soft Focus, Light Red, 36 deg, 50%

Chan 2- Side Light Stg Left, hard focus, Golden Amber, 26 deg, 100%

Chan 4-6- Background lights, soft focus, Deep Straw, (10, 19, 26 deg), 50%

Chan 9-10- Top Light, Soft Focus, Light Red, 90 deg, 50%

Photo via Pinterest

Theme: Surreal

I chose this photo as surreal because it is unnatural lighting. The color combination is unusual, and putting myself in the model’s position in the image, staring directly into a light source can induce a feeling of surrealism.

For the angle/color diagram, there appears to be a front light containing an orange light with a green highlight, and a second orange spot from the upper left corner.

Deep Straw – full, front and upper left corner

Medium Blue Green – full, front

Medium Blue Green – 75, upper left corner

I used a soft focus on all four beams, 5-degree width on both Medium Blue Greens, and 14-degree width on both Deep Straws.

#1 – Deep Straw, Full Intensity, Sharp Focus, 10 Degree

#2 – Golden Amber, 85% Intensity, Soft Focus, 26 Degree

#3 – Light Red, Full Intensity, Soft Focus, 70 Degree

#4 – Primary Blue, 75% Intensity, Soft Focus, 50 Degree

#5 – Parry Sky Blue, 85% Intensity, Soft Focus,90 Degree

Ref image via Pinterest

I had some issues with balancing the material properties of the original subject and the rendering engine of the program, but this is as close as possible as I think that I could get it. I ended up needing to add a side light on the left and a top light.

From: https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/its-confirmed-there-is-water-on-the-moon/

Theme: Wildcard

This semester I am working on a piece for student rep that revolves around the concept of little kids and their view of space. The very last section of my piece I want my dancers to look like they are on the moon. This photo is what I am using for for my inspiration because while it isn’t a real photo it has the really strong side lighting plus the Earth in the background which I was looking for in photos.

Fall Sunset in Vermont

1,5:No Gel 100%     2,8,9: R15 75%    Bottom Cyc: R21 100%

Top Cyc:R80 100%   3: L201 100%   4: R51 100%

10:L151 100%

I wanted to try and showcase a bright sunset since that was in the title and knowing it was Vermont I was picturing it with a bunch of warm colors to help capture the Vermont trees.

Spring Sunrise in Gothic Cathedral

1,4,10: R15 75%   2: No Gel 100% Window Gobo

3,5,6,9: L201 75% (except 5 which is 85%)

7:L151 100% Window Gobo        8:L151 75%

Top Cyc:R68 90%   Bottom Cyc: No Gobo 75%

I wanted to use a window gobo in order to get the effect of a sunrise coming through a window and since it’s stained glass in a gothic cathedral I felt that the color wouldn’t just be a single color and the window would be slightly distorted with multiple refractions. I also added some low blues in the background to show it being early in the morning.

Noon on a Hot Summer Day in Hawaii

1,5,8: No Gobo 100%     2,3: L201 75%

4,10: R51 100%           6,9:L89 25%

Top Cyc: R68 100%       Bottom Cyc: No Gobo 100%

Since it is noon I wanted to work more with over head lights and wash out the floor with a sandy like color. The bottom Cyc is meant as a reflection of the sand color and the green on the sides is hinting at the possibility of tree further beyond the stage.

Winter afternoon in North Dakota

1,4,5,6,8,9,10: L201 100%

2: L151 75%       3: R15 75%

Top and Bottom Cyc: R80 100%

I used the top lights as mainly a way to wash out the stage in white to give the effect of snow. When I was looking at photos for North Dakota I also saw a lot of orange so I wanted to put some low level orange lights in the scene. Since it is a mid afternoon as well I was picturing it on a nice clear day which is what I used the Cyc for

The first one is noon in Hawaii and I chose very warm colors with the light being the strongest directly above the person’s head because thats where the sun would be located at mid day. The next one is sunset in fall Vermont and there are also a lot of warm colors with the background being cool colors representing the sky and the colorful clouds I found in my research. The third picture is sunrise on a gothic Cathedral and the research I found showed very pink light and it felt very soft. The last one is the winter and it was all cool colors with light reflecting off of the snow so it is coming from all angles. I chose to think about the suns position in a lot of these and that influenced a lot of my choices.