Drama 16 Stage Lighting

Dunkin Cottage Reality

Theme: Summer

This image is of a beach in my town in which  my friends and I frequent exclusively in the summer time. The bright yellow sun with an orange gradient in to purple tones combined with the white foaming of the ocean reminds me of carefree days when all responsibilities are set aside and one can simply relax at the beach and watch the sun set while listening to the waves crash upon the shore. The purple tones looming over the sky signifying the end of a happy day represents a lullaby type soothing, kindly telling the world to rest for the day.

Date: 04/28/2023

Time: around 5:00 pm

Location: in a bookstore somewhere in Manhattan

Objective: the bookstore is a small dainty place off in the corner of street. Inside, the lights were warm but not a disturbingly bright yellow. There was just lighting to make the different books and objects visible to the people inside. It does well to work with the rainbow of color we get from the hundreds or books displayed in the chaotic layout of the book shelves. Although there are large windows on the sides of the store, the windows were covered by curtains and signs which hindered any natural light to come in.

Subjective: The lighting was just warm enough, and bright enough where the books and lettering could be visible. But was still a bit dim where you can feel at ease and relaxed. Similar to how someone might not one to have all the lights on at home, but maybe have it to its 70% value. The lighting did well to accompany the browns from the wooden shelves and the many colors decorating the place from the plethora of books. Overall it created this homey and relaxed feeling, which is great when it comes to the idea of reading books.

Credits to me

Theme: Wildcard

Description: This is a photo taken from an AgustD concert I went to recently. I really loved the chaotic and vibrant lighting palette that was used throughout the entire set. This moment particularly was one I found really cool. Especially the way they put projections into the red beaming lighting coming from some type of footlights upstage. I believed the projections were supposed to be moving clouds in the lights. Initially, it started off as white lights but then when we reached to the climax of the song, it turned to the red (as seen in the photo) to portray the anger in the lyrics he was rapping. Also I liked the use of the phones and using those as practical lights to surround the artist and bring more focus to him.