Drama 16 Stage Lighting

Theme: Cold

Attribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickjoust/8347728672/in/set-72157603506244707

Description: This photo takes place on an empty street at night. The blue wash of light encompasses most of the image except for the tiny dot of warm light in the far left and the sky, which is also a warm grey in contrast to the cool-bluish grays we can see on the road and sidewalks. The cool blue light from the main streetlight creates this coldness in the photo. The blue lighting also adds to the emptiness in the image, as cool lighting can be associated with being devoid of life from the lack of warmth.

From: https://randallwarehouse.com/3-ways-to-protect-inventory-on-loading-docks-this-winter/

Theme: Cold

I wanted to find something evocative of coldness that could easily appear warm with only a simple lighting change. Searching for basements and warehouses eventually lead me to this image. What drew me to it most was how simple it was. It is just a pretty typical industrial warehouse loading dock, seen from inside. There are only two sources of light, both of which are visible. The first is the sunlight that is blowing out the highlights on the windows, which is a stark white point in the image. The next is the overhead fluorescent tubes that you can spot in the upper left corner, but which more than likely cover the entire ceiling of this room. These lights are both tuned toward a very cool temperature, but only slightly. It might be a trick of the camera, but regardless it has a serious effect. What should be white light has an almost silvery/blue twist to it. The lack of color also helps sell the effect — with most of the image being made up of various grays. Although not directly related to lighting, the surface materials and texture add to the effect. The semi-reflective concrete feels like a garage or a basement, something you would not want to walk on without some good shoes and a warm pair of socks. Aside from that feeling, it also feels cold in the sense that is seems pretty lifeless. There are no human subjects, and no interesting objects. Everything you see in the image was created to serve a solely practical purpose, a byproduct of some industry that demanded things like garage doors and pallet jacks and tightly wrapped bundles of boxes shoved into the backs of trailers. Not exactly a place you would want to hang out or spend time with friends.

Photo taken by me, Feb. 7th, 2021, at 2:30pm. Hofstra North Campus.

Theme: cold

Description: Everything about this photo is cold to me. Not only does it depict a scene we know would be frigid in temperature, but the lighting drives home the feeling. The snow is so white, and though it makes the photo brighter, it does so without warmth – and I mean that in the sense that certain colors can be warm, and this photo contains none of them. The starkness of the dark trees against the pure white surroundings, including that blank, featureless sky, suggest cold simply by removing the possibility of sunlight. There is nothing in this picture to provide warmth, even in some small way.

Date: February 18th, 2023

Theme: Cold

I visited my sister at Penn State over the holiday weekend and experience the colder climate she endures on a daily bases. To me the tones in the sky demonstrate a crisp winter morning. In the foreground the sky is a richer, deeper blue. Whereas in the back it fades to a softer, lighter shade of blue. The fade from blue to white gives the sense that it gets colder as the sky continues, getting closer and closer to the color of snow. Additionally, there is an evenly distributed bright light with cool tones, making the moment feel even crisper. In contrast, the lines creating the shadows are sharp and harsh, again giving a cooler feeling.

Theme: Cold

Attribution: Megan Axton 12/13/19

Description: This is the sunrise from my driveway while I was waiting for the bus. The darkness, save for the sun, and the blue tone diffused on the snow makes the scene feel cold.

Theme: Romantic

Attributions: Photo from https://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/best-for/romantic-restaurants-london_9856

Description:  The warm, subdued lighting in this photo is what pushes me to think romance.  There is warm, yellow color emitting from the candles and fireplace. The light is just bright enough for those who will sit in the table to see each other but not bright enough for them to be distracted by their surroundings. Therefore creating a more intimate setting if a couple were to sit in a place like this.

Photo from Pinterest.com

Dim light was the first thing I think of when I hear romance. The dim lights in this photo accent the reds of the roses and plates. Romance to me at first feels like something you see in movies. The camera focused on just two people, lights all on them. The dim light sets an intimate mood,  so the only person you can see is who you are with. the tree lights in the back reflecting off the mirror complement the yellowness of the light over the table.

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Theme: Romance

Romance is what individuals make of it, and for a wedding it takes two people in love to make a marriage work. From lots of movies and shows weddings are fairly commonly shown on the beach at dusk. Coming from someone who hates the beach during the day, one of the most romantic things in my mind is meeting your partner at the beach as the sun is setting, the air is turning cool and the torches are lit, and you can just sit there and watch the sea as it slowly fades away into night, that to me is romance.

Theme: Romance

Attribution: Léonard Cotte

I was struggling with finding an image for this theme, but after scrolling through many images, this one caught my eye. To me, romance is more than just romantic love – it’s a feeling about anything, whether that’s a person or a place or a situation, and the lighting of this image feels very romantic to me, on many levels. The street lamps lining this bridge are the perfect brightness for maintaining a romantic tone without obscuring the people or view present. The rippling reflection of those lamps draw the eye away from the total darkness under the bridge and out into the gorgeous open air. And the sky ties it all together with this soft, delicate lilac color, more periwinkle in some places and more cotton candy in others, but neither too bright nor too dim. There’s a visibility in this image that can get lost in efforts to “set the mood,” as romantics are wont to do. You can see everything happening here, but you see it gentler thanks to the warm glow of the lamps and the lavender haze of the sky. It’s an image that feels nice to look at, and one I could easily romanticize.

Theme: Romance

Attribution: Megan Axton 11/17/23

Description: This was an assignment from Drama-005 where we were given a concept and had to make a lighting scene based off of it; my concept was love. Love and romance are usually associated with pink and red. It can also seem like the rest of the world falls away, hence only the subject being lit and not the rest of the stage.