Drama 16 Stage Lighting

This is a photo of my aunt and uncle  in Brooklyn  from two July’s ago. Lots of things about this photo scream summer to me. The sunlight peaking in through the bright green trees shows the time of year it is. The pink and summery colors of both the surrounding area and my aunts dress colors really emphasize summer. I also just love this picture it’s very summer love.

Ending the photo assignments the way that they started, I honed in on memories of summer nights on a lake. The sunset is warm and calm and the silhouette effect of the foreground and distant hills creates an idyllic, post card feeling that brings the feeling of summer and long days and warm nights.

This photo is summer to me because of the location and vibrancy of the colors around me. I feel like at Disneyland, everything is so much brighter, especially in the summertime. The bubbles, bright blues, and overall saturation are so warm and summery.

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There is nothing more summer to me than the beach. This picture is pretty simple but that’s part of why I like it. The colors of the beach furniture are very pleasant to me and the brightness of the sun makes me want to be there feeling the heat of the sun on my skin. To me this image is happiness and relaxation.

I took this photo over the summer visiting my family in Iowa. This picture was taken just after sunset, and the setting sun really enhances the vibrant blue of the sky. The lighting and sky was also so beautiful there overall because we were in the middle of nowhere, so there was no light pollution to block the colors. This lighting feels like summer for me because of how long the sky stays bright after the sunset, and it brings out nostalgic feelings for me, which also reminds me of the end of summer.

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These photos represent what summer means to me. The clear blue sky with no clouds in sight, small amount of the leafy shade covering the grass, every color in nature is vibrant and alive; this is what summer looks like to me. And what better way to represent the feeling summer is my dog. He smiles more in the summer because everyone is around and he gets to go outside and terrorize the neighbors and woodland creatures more.

Sunset – based on the photos I looked at, the sunsets in New England have a lot of warm tones to them, so I tried to capture the warm redness/orangeness of the sky when the sun sets.

1. Deep straw full
2. Flesh pink full
3. Light red full
4. No color gel full
5. Golden amber full
6. Floor lights- golden amber full

Sunrise – for the sunrise in the cathedral, I was inspired by stain glass windows. There was a lot of cooler tones and purples in the sunrise, so I tried to make the lighting have the early morning coolness, while capturing a stained glass type of feel with the different directions of light.

Floor lights – deep straw full

1. Deep lavender – 60
2. Deep lavender – 65
3. Primary blue – full
4. Primary blue -40
5. Deep straw- full
6. Golden amber – full
7. Light red- 75
8. Pale apricot – 70
9. Deep lavender – 80
10. Primary blue – 35

Summer day – for the summer day in Africa, I stayed simple with earth tones and yellow lighting for the sun. I put a sun in the corner of the lighting to try and capture a hot afternoon sun in Africa.

Floor lights – moss green full

1. No color – full
2. Deep straw- full
3. Deep straw – full
4. No color – full
5. Golden amber – full
6. Deep straw – full

Winter in North Dakota – I tried to make it feel cold with the blue tones, and signified that it was day time with the white overhead light.

Floor lights – partial blue full 

1. Partial sky full 
2. Partial sky full
3. No color full

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Photo Theme: Summer

I chose this photo because summer is about long days and appreciating the outdoors. This photo reminds me of summer’s nostalgia and brings back memories of beach days and watching the sunset. I love the warm sky colors and how the sun shines through the breaking waves.

New England Sunset

I was inspired by the sunset beach photos I would take in Cape Cod. The best sunsets are in the beginning of fall.

Lights used:

1. G CC21, DS Right, full intensity, 36 degrees
2. G CC15, DS Right, full intensity
3. G CC15, DS Right, 75% intensity
4. G CC21, DS Right, full intensity
5. G CC21, US Right, 75% intensity
6. G CC21, US Right, full intensity
7. G CC26, DS Right, 75% intensity

Spring Sunrise in the Gothic Cathedral

This lighting sequence would represent the small sunlight beginning to rise through the windows of the cathedral.

Lights used:

1. G L151, DS Right, full intensity, window gobo effect, soft focus
2. G CC15, CS Right, full intensity, window gobo effect, soft focus
3. 100, US Right, full intensity, window gobo effect, soft focus
4. G L151, DS Left, full intensity, window gobo effect, soft focus
5. G CC15, CS Left, full intensity, window gobo effect, soft focus
6. 100, US Left, full intensity, window gobo effect, soft focus

Noon on a hot summer’s day in Africa

The surrounding area in Africa is very warm and hot as if the sun’s color was the temperature of the area.

Lights used:

1. G L151, DS Right, full intensity, 90 degrees
2. G CC15, CS Right, full intensity, 90 degrees
3. G CC21, US Right, full intensity, 90 degrees
4. G L151, DS Left, full intensity, 90 degrees
5. G CC15, CS Left, full intensity, 90 degrees
6. G CC21, US Left, full intensity, 90 degrees
7. 100, DS Right, 50% intensity, 90 degrees
8. 100, DS Left, 50% intensity, 90 degrees

A winter afternoon in North Dakota

For winters, there is this natural feeling where people would associate winter colors with the cold being just blue. I wanted to show more of the very light white-blue color effect during one of the aftermath of a blizzard.

Lights used:

1. G L201, DS Right, full intensity, 90 degrees
2. G L201, CS Right, 50% intensity, 90 degrees
3. G CC68, US Right, full intensity, 90 degrees
4. G L201, DS Left, full intensity, 90 degrees
5. G L201, CS Left, full intensity, 90 degrees
6. G CC68, US Left, full intensity, 90 degrees
7. 100, DS Right, 25% intensity, 90 degrees
8. 100, DS Left, 25% intensity, 90 degrees
9. G L201, US Right, 50% intensity, 90 degrees
10. G L201, US Left, 50% intensity, 90 degrees

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.