Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1. March 28th – 7:15PM – train ride between Penn and Mineola Stations

2. The very last few minutes of the sunset

3. We had spent a long day in the city, and started to head back to Hofstra at 7. After only a stop or two, I began to realize the magnificent sunset occurring right outside my window on the train. The sky was a brilliant shade of pink along the horizon, slowly fading into a grey-blue. The sun hung low in the sky, the brightest orange I’ve ever seen. Streaked across the sky were clouds, all of which were light purple-grey in color. The moment captured my attention and kept me entranced until the sun sunk low beneath the horizon and the stars began to come out. It reminded me so much of summer back home, with beautiful, brilliant sunsets in colors that you can never seem to name or recreate. It’s like sitting by the pool in the evening, with a fire lit and the night moths flying past our faces. The only thing missing in the moment was the smell of too much bug spray and an excess of laughter.

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2) Created and photographed by Norwegian artist: Rune Guneriussen
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3) Intrigue

4) This photo perfectly represents intrigue. The juxtaposition of the natural forest to the electrical lamps creates a sense of wonder and mystery. The moment you see this picture your brain starts asking a million questions. Why are there lamps in the forest? Where are they leading? Who put them there? What are they plugged into? Is it magic? The photo is actually taken at dusk, but with the coverage of the trees, it seems really dark, so the warm incandescent light coming from the lamps jump off the page and invite you in. You want to follow the trail of bright beautiful lamps to wherever it leads.

2. Photo: Indie Smoking 101 by Taylor Kyles, 1-14-2010

3. The word “Intrigue” brings to mind the 1940’s. Film Noir, Smoky bars, and the deep voiceover as the pretty lady in red enters the detectives office. This photo seems like almost a modern film noir, all sepia tones with a cigarette glow front and center. The shadows around her eyes, and covering most of her face make you wonder what exactly is haunting her mind. The glow behind her beckons to worlds beyond her darkened form, making the viewer question what stands between her and them.

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There is absolutely nothing more intriguing than the great outdoors. The National Parks, man’s desire to conquer or be one with nature, there is a mystery of nature that will never be solved, yet we keep trying. There is something fantastic about what we don’t know. I think sun and shadow made purely by nature is the most intriguing lighting that can be found.

2. By Ryan Pohlner, taken in Ocean City, MD on June 18, 2011.

3. Intrigue

4. Light in itself is incredibly intriguing. This photo I found was to be just that. Light drawing you to a source.

I picked this specific picture because I lately have been feeling a little homesick and nostalgic. I’m from Maryland, so Ocean City was  a staple in my childhood vacations. I remember the treat that was the boardwalk and running on the beach at night, which somehow was WAY more exciting than being on the beach during the day.

I love that this photo is taken from the beach and is looking towards the boardwalk. The light is literally exploding off the boardwalk, and lighting up everything surrounding it. You feel alone surrounded by the darkness of a beach at night, but the light ahead reminds you of the life and excitement and is drawing you to it like a moth to a flame.

1) Wednesday March 28, 2012 around 6:00 pm

2)  The light hitting the library

3) I was walking to Bits with a friend to grab some dinner the other night. The sun was just about set, casting the library in this bright golden light. However, because of the angle, the library was the only thing lit. The surrounding buildings were shrouded in darkness, drawing even more attention to the mass building that is the library.

Because it was a late sunset, the light was pure gold, which reflected off the windows, making it seem ever brighter. Compared to the desolate, dark buildings surrounding it, the library looked like a temple, Nirvana, or some great place to pay homage to, not a grimy college library where 70 year old men go to pleasure themselves.

By the time we left Bits, the sunset was gone, and the building had gone dark, like the others around it. I was glad to experience that brief moment of blinding beauty, even if it was fleeting.

2. By Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2010/11/haven-brand-manure-tea/

3. Intrigue

4. When I think of intrigue, I think of curious. Something has to bring out your curiosity, whether it be a food or object or whatever the case may be. So when I found this picture, I laughed a little bit because its a chubby cat playing with string. But I thought it was perfect because this cat was intrigued by a ball of string. There are pictures of the cat before this moment where he is getting ready to touch the string, and it was cool to see his process of finally being ok with the string and sleeping next to it. Lighting wise I like how the focus is on the cat and string, heightening the fact that this is about the cats intrigue.

1. 3/23/12 9:00 p.m. in New York City

2. The Video Boards and lights in Time Square.

3. I love New York City. It’s got everything you could need in one tight place. I’ve never been able to appreciate NYC at night though because I’d always be in a rush to catch a train back home or back to campus so I never sat back and took in the city at night. When I was given the chance to last Friday, though, I took full advantage and I was not disappointed. Lights were everywhere, from the giant video screens on buildings, to lights in the street. I finally realized for the first time why they call NYC the city that never sleeps, because the city at night is about as alive as any place can be during the day.

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 3/24/12 – 2:34 A.M. – Academic side of campus just outside the Netherspann

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I was walking back from CPK with my friends late one night and as we were talking I noticed a big shadow cast on the wall of the Netherspann as a public safety officer walked in front of a light. His shadow was twice the size of him.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I was walking back from CPK late one night with a few people that live in my house. We were wandering back in the light fog that was rolling in and enjoying each other’s company. I was listening to the conversation and enjoying the beauty of the fog and how mystical it was. I loved looking at how the light made it glow and how everything seemed so calm and peaceful. As we continued to walk toward the Netherspann something caught my eye.

What I saw was a dark and very tall shadow on the wall of the staircase. It jumped up so quickly and seemed to be so incongruent with the peacefulness of the mood that was in the air. I jumped and stopped the conversation to show everyone that there was a figure that was by the door and it was large and moving slowly. We all froze where we were and tried to analyze the situation to see what was going to happen. Slowly a large and lumbering public safety officer emerged from behind the bush and walked on toward the turnpike. It was really cool how something that should be a sign of safety and a symbol of protection had evoked so much fear upon us simply due to the fog and the way the light was casting such a tall shadow of the officer on to the wall. His shadow had to have been about 18 feet tall and the man was only about 5’10” tall. With the added element of the glowing fog that was enhancing all of the light beams around us, the shadow seemed to pop and all of the light, and lack there of, was very clearly defined wherever I looked.

2) Photo taken by Nic Christopher. June 24th 2010 at around 6:30 PM. Taken on a hiking trail in Steamboat, Colorado.

3) THEME: Intrigue

4) DESCRIPTION: This photo was taken a few years while I was on a hike with my parents in the northwestern part of Colorado. We went for an evening hike to enjoy the beautiful weather and the wonderful mountain air that was surrounding us. We walked up the path and saw all kinds of animals and interesting shapes in the mountains before we arrived at a plateau with a cabin and a big grassy field. After we explored the abandoned cabin we finally started to head back down the mountain to the car. On the walk home, me and the dog kept getting ahead of my parents and having to stop and wait for them to catch up.

At around 6:30, the sun had passed to the right of me and the path we were walking on was now in full shadow and my sunglasses were no longer needed. The mountain to my left was glowing bright and being warmed by the late afternoon sun. Once the dog and I got ahead of my parents I stopped with her and took off my sunglasses as we stopped at a large rock that was sitting next to the trail. I set down my sunglasses on the rock and started playing with the dog. At one point I looked over at my sun glasses and realized the intriguing reflection in the lens. I grabbed my camera and began to shoot.

What I love about this picture is how it transposes the west facing mountain onto the eastern facing one. My black glasses are placed upon the very muted and gray background that does not resemble much life. The background is very plain and feels dead and dry. If you study the reflection in the lenses however, you see a hillside that is luscious and full of green, colors and life. The hillside is warmly lit from the late evening sun and the colors are popping right out of the hillside. I love the fact that you can also see the camera on the side of the lens as if it is someone or something that is looking in on this other contrasting side. It is shadow meets light in a burst of life and color.