- A Fall sunset in New England- To evoke fall, I selected a very warm color pallette with a soft discipline. To me, fall in New England is soft and comfortable, and as such I sought to create some softer, more ambient lighting. I also heavily used the breakup gobo to indicate the concept of fallen leaves on the ground.
- Spring sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral- For this setup, I knew that I wanted to use gobos- and I was lucky to find the Apollo glass gobos. As for the rest of the scene, I imagined the cathedral rather dark, lit dimly by ‘candelight’, represented by Chan 4, and its cool shadows tinted blue by Chan 5-6. I took a lot of inspiration from the design of La Sagrada Familia.
- Noon on a hot Summer day in Africa- For this scene, I wanted to use warm and neutral tones with a large amount of ambient illumination without over-lighting the scene. I used a lot of top-lighting to indicate noon and to make the lights feel almost obtrusive. However, due to the lack of bounced-light within the program, I realised that I needed to add front lights to light the subject. I also put a gradient on the cyc to accentuate the “heat” from above.
- Winter afternoon in North Dakota- My main goal was making the scene feel cold. I think back to snow and the bright light reflected off of it, resulting in the high contrast lighting seen. I also chose to follow the cultural association of blue with cold to boost the feeling.
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