Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1. Attributes: I took this photo at 1 AM.
2. Theme: Wild Card
3. Description: I took this photo because there was a giant potato reflecting the light on campus. I noticed that the other side of the potato was dark and created shadows, but not until I came to this side that was lit by the parking lot lights. The plastic potato was damp from driving through the rain, and the water drops reflected the light back out. The light helps to enhance the illusion that the potato is real and it makes it look freshly baked.

1. Found on Google
2. Theme: Wild Card
3. The lighting in this picture is fascinating. There is a sense of irony given that the subject of the picture is a lighthouse and there is very minimal light and color. It’s noticeable that the light from the sun is either rising or setting just below the horizon and is blocked by the clouds in the sky. Having the picture be in a black and white is quite striking because color is only visible to to light wavelengths, and it’s almost like there is no color because the lighthouse is clearly not lit.

Attributes: Found in google images

Theme: Wild Card

Description: I really love this photo because I think the way the mirrors mess with the lights is really cool. There’s not much visible effect from the light, but the way that the black of the background fades into the warm yellowish color of the light as it gets deeper is really interesting. The simplicity of the color scheme is also really appealing, too, because it makes the image look darker than I think it would if there were lots of colorful lights. I also really like how you can only tell there are people because of the absence of light in some places.

ATTRIBUTES: https://arts.ufl.edu/academics/theatre-and-dance/

THEME: Wildcard

DESCRIPTION: With my final dance performance coming up this week, I have started to notice all the interesting choices for lighting made by this season’s choreographers. This photo captures the essence of one of the pieces, choreographed by Yoshito. The lack of color in correspondence to the sharp angular light provides a dramatic intensity to the atmosphere. Moreover, I feel as though the rectangular format is similar to that of focusing a lens or zooming in on a picture. While the small frames of light create interesting shapes on the floor, they also focus the audience’s gaze on the dancers’ movement and fade out all the in-between spaces.

ATTRIBUTES: Google

THEME: Wildcard

DESCRIPTION: I chose this picture because I thought it uses warm and cool colors in a very interesting way. The magenta light coming from the lamp and the deep blue light coming from the sign create a very calming atmosphere that I think is very cool. The dim lighting in the room also contrasts with the bright light coming from the neon sign, which gives the sign a almost glowing affect around it, which I also thought was very interesting.

Date/Time/Location: April 27 at 9:45 in the Netherlands

Objective Description: The purple fairy lights wrapped around the room and the warmth of a single lamp

Subjective Description: The purple fairy lights wrap around the corner of the room. They don’t provide much light given the other light source in the room, but they do give the space a bit of life and liveliness that would otherwise be absent. The fairy lights are changing and flickering, turning on and off every few seconds. The purple, combined with the warmth of the single lamp in the corner, give the room a warm, inviting, and lively feeling, drawing the inhabitants closer and giving a sense of connection

Found in google images

I chose this photo because of the juxtaposition of light on either side of her face. The way the light is hitting her is leaving half very blue and cool, and the other half very orange and warm. This makes one side of her face look more alive and awake and excited, while the other side looks somber and tired. The light reflecting on her glasses is also very eye-catching and makes it hard to see her eyes which makes the picture more interesting to look at.

ATTRIBUTES : This photo was taken by Jeff Schultz.

THEME : Wildcard

DESCRIPTION : The first thing that I noticed about this picture was the use of color. I love how the picture has generally muted colors, and then there is the bright strike of green against the muted colors that pulls focus. I love how the limited use of the green makes it that much more impactful. I also enjoy how the water reflects the skyline to create a mirrored effect. The cool tones of the picture give the feeling of cold weather.

Attribute: Google Images

Theme: Wildcard?

Description: I chose this photo because I thought it was unique that there was a person walking by in the foreground. I like how it looks like the person is in motion and simply passing by the full moon in the background. I also like how the person and the trees are a silhouette and the sky in the background is still blue, seemingly after the sun has set. The moon is the brightest part of the photo so it drew me in first. Then my eyes adjusted and took note of the rest of the details. The image without the person would still be beautiful but the addition of something just passing by gives it more of a story line.

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 4/23/2022 Playhouse Tech Rehearsal 3:00pm

OBJECTIVE: The house lights are down and it’s very dark on stage. There are many people in the theater besides my cast, SM, and the tech crew. As the lights are being adjusted we are marking through the main parts of the piece and walking through molding the piece to the stage.

SUBJECTIVE: This made me realize how empty the space is when there isn’t an audience. Even thought this wasn’t my first time in a tech, I liked the way it felt to be on the stage with no audience. The way the seats look in the dark with no one in them gave a sense of potential energy that I hadn’t noticed before. I think because this piece is particularly high energy it was more prominent.