Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: Around 5 Pm in the school of comm

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Light was coming through a non flat sky light window from the ceiling. The light was morphed because the glass was composed of 8 panels and was angled.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: On my way home from a day of class I noticed on the floor this piece of light that was morphed and felt layered all it once. If you were to squint the shape of the object must have been a heptagon. It was bizarre and inspiring to see light layered on top of each other as if it were paper machete in some arts and crafts project. It made me realize that there are so many ways to combine and morph ordinary objects we recognize into something new. Life offers so many possibilities.

1. I took this photo somewhere in July around sunset at a lake in Pennsylvania.

2.Sunset/Sunrise

3. Although the sun beginning to set can not be seen directly you see the effect it has on the earth. The shadows the tree’s cast give them a celestial presence as it doubles the amount of vertical and horizontal space they occupy on the screen. You see the cars in the far right glaring and the backs of human heads highlighted in a halo effect. Everything feels more unified and significant at this time of day.

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: I had my first lighting moment as I was leaving the John Cranford Adams Playhouse after The Magic Flute tech rehearsal on Tuesday, January 28th, walking to my car.

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The sky was completely black aside from a couple stars twinkling along the journey to my car. The street lamp posts were my security for the night to assure I got to my car safely. It was the only light I could see, even though it wasn’t natural light.

3. SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION- As I trudged out of the playhouse, the only thing on my mind was getting to my car without being bothered or spoken to. After a long day, the only thing I wanted to do was drive home, shower and go to sleep. My silence is temporarily broken as I look up hearing the static from the street lamp. The light illuminated the pavement as my feet beat down on it, increasing my speed to my car. The street lights lit up my path to my car and I left to return home to my maximum comfort.

I took this picture of my friends on my last week in Rhode Island, January 18th around 5:20pm.

Theme: Sunrise/Sunset

Description: This photo was captured on Narragansett Beach in Rhode Island. The moment captured depicts a moment of natural beauty while the mood of the picture is one of acceptance, some sadness but at the same time, calming. This photo is perfect for this weeks theme because the picture is captured right as the sun began to leave the sky. The beautifulness of the picture completely takes away from all the raw emotion I was feeling about leaving my childhood home behind forever
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1) January 29-9:50 PM- My Bedroom

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The room was completely dark, save for a pink neon light that cast a room (already covered in an array of light pink decorations) in a warm, pink glow

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I was showing an old friend my room, as they had not seen it this year. I figured they would appreciate the neon sign, and how “me” the pink girls girls girls was. When we turned the lights off, and I saw their face illuminated by the soft, pink lighting, I understood how it truly feels to be hopelessly infatuated with a moment in time. I wanted to photograph it, or paint it. It felt dark, yet, at the same time,  soft and wholly intimate.

1. Photo posted to Twitter by user @TonyClarkCP 12/13/2019 8:05 AM
2. Sunrise/Sunset
3. I used to spend a weekend at Cedar Point every year, but it’s been about five years since I was last able to hold that tradition. The sunrise/sunset theme immediately had me reminiscing on the days when I would get to the park at the crack of dawn to spend a full day of pure excitement and joy. I’ve seen this exact sunrise in person, and the reflection of the early morning sun off of the metal of the tracks of the rollercoaster, fittingly titled GateKeeper, reminds me of the warmth of the sun feeling wonderful amidst the shadowy coolness typical of an early morning on a shore. The blue sky is vast and bright, matching the morning and all the possiblities a day at the park holds. 

1. Date – Time – Location: Around 11:30 PM on January 30 in the upstairs hallway of the house near campus I live in
2. Objective Decription – The hallway light was off, and as I came up the stairs into the hallway, the door to someone else’s room was just barely open, letting some of the light from her room into the hallway.
3. Subjective Description – As I had been climbing the stairs to grab something from my room, I was prepared to turn the hallway light on. However, as I turned around and saw the thin strip of light coming through the door, I was relieved that the softer, dimmer light would be enough for me to see the hallway. The lamps my friend has in her room provide a much warmer glow in comparison to the harsh hallway light we have. To my relief, my eyes remained relaxed, never needing to make a quick adjustment to a shift in light, thanks to the door not being entirely closed and sharing the room’s light with the hallway.

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: I had my lighting “moment” walking back to Colonial Square West after class at around 4:15 on Wednesday January 28th, in the parking lot next to the field. 

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The sky was a dull musky blue as the sun was beginning to set for the day. There were thick clouds in the sky that blocked the sun, creating a halo of light around them. 

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Tired from a long day of classes, I looked down at the cold ground, and saw my shadow cast in front of me as the setting sun followed me from behind. Overcome with a peter pan-like feeling, I was guided by my shadow as if it had a mind of its own. Suddenly, I turned around and was taken by the glowing white clouds as the sun peaked around them against a dull blue sky, when a feeling of youthful serenity came over me. Maybe unlike peter pan, I’ll be lucky enough to get my shadow to stick on. 

I captured this photo on my birthday January 22nd 2019 at 5:45pm in Epcot Disney World.

Theme: Sunrise/Sunset

Description: In context to the location that this photo was taken, this photo captures a moment of calm, simple, “natural” beauty within the active, exciting, and overwhelming world of Epcot. This photo fits this weeks theme, because the sunset lighting perfectly creates a sense of tranquility, hiding the chaos and reality of what is to be in Epcot at 5:45pm.