2024 Assignment Archive
5/7/2024
Final Project and Final Exam Due by 5/14/2024, 12:30pm
5/2/2024
Work on the Final Project. This week’s Lighting Moment will be the last blog entry of the semester.
4/25/2024
Quiz this week. (4/25-29/2024) Quiz covers hanging positions, light plots, lighting paperwork, a few left over questions about lighting boards and lecture.
4/23/2024
2nd Review of MEET VERA STARK is due tomorrow 4/24/2024. VLL “Four Seasons for Thursday 4/25/204. Work on Final project.
4/18/2024
Tutorials on using LXFREE & BEAMWRIGHT software continue next week. 2nd Review of MEET VERA STARK is due 4/24/2024. Review Final project criteria.
4/16/2024
Thursday: Tutorials on using LXFREE & BEAMWRIGHT software. Be sure that you have the software installed and working.
4/11/2024
Quiz this weekend (4/12-4/15/2024). Quiz covers Script Analysis, Reading from 4/9/2024 and lecture.
Reading for next week: Read Sections Graphics & Drawing a Lighting Plan from Stage Lighting Primer Read USITT Lighting Graphics Standard, Hanging Positions and Types of Theatre Spaces. Review Gillette Chapter 14 sections Designing with Light, The Light Plot and Related Paperwork, The Image of Light & Drawing the Light Plot
4/9/2024
Read Lighting Control & DMX512, on the Documents and Links Page. Watch Lighting Board and DMX Videos on Videos page. Review Gillette Chapter 16 Lighting Production sections Dimmers & Circuiting
Work on Photo/VLL assignment
4/4/2024
Be prepared to talk about The Devil and Daniel Webster in the context of the script analysis.
4/2/2024
Review Script Analysis Worksheet, watch the video Play Structure on the Videos page. Tutorial on using Virtual Light Lab software on Thursday, make sure you have software installed.
3/26/2024
Read Chapter 2 in the Gillette text and (Previously Assigned) Review Interview with Broadway Lighting Designer – The Lighting Designer (Career Guides) (link to video interview). Review Lighting Personnel section of Chapter 1 in Gillette text. Review Typical Job Description
3/14/2024
Take the MIDTERM on Canvas, available 3/14 to 3/18 end of day. 1st review due on Canvas by end of day 3/15/2024. Over the break, read the course assigned play, Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet
3/12/2024
Angle Exercise due on Thursday 3/14/2024. Spring theme photo on Thursday. 1st Review of Falsettos or You Can’t Take It With You due on Friday, 3/15/2024. Midterm this weekend.
3/7/2024
Work on Angle Exercise. Angle Exercise worksheet (handed out in class, in case you need an extra copy) Reminder, how to read an architects scale. Angle exercise due 3/14/2024.
/5/2024
Read the section The Image of Light from Chapter 14 of the Gillette text
2/29/2024
Quiz 2 this weekend (3/1 – 3/4/2024) Quiz cover Color & Electricity Falsettos final weekend. Upcoming assignment will require the Architects Rule and Triangles called for in the syllabus, you should have them next week.
2/22/2024 & 2/27/2024
Quiz 2 moved to next weekend (3/1 – 3/4/2024) Review Lighting Instruments & Fixtures Review Design Review Info (Helpful notes) Upcoming assignment will require the Architects Rule and Triangles called for in the syllabus, you should have them next week.
2/15/2024
Review Guide to Color Filters Review this doc on Color. Read Lighting Personnel section of Chapter 1 in Gillette text Read Typical Job Description.
2/13/2024
Romance Photo for Thursday 2/15/2024 Read Chapter 6 “COLOR” in Gillette text. Review Chapter 15 “ELECTRICITY” in Gillette text & Electrical Basics
2/8/2024
1st Lighting Moment blog entry due Friday 2/9/2024. Quiz 1 this weekend. Quiz covers Functions and Qualities of light from the book and lecture, The reading of Jones’ “Light and Shadow in the Theater”, Elements of Design/Principles of Composition reading and Functions of the Eye. (Quiz available 2/9 – 2/12)
2/1/2024
Come prepared to answer this question with researched justification – “Who invented the light bulb?” Read in Gillette chapter 5 the sections “Elements of Design”& “Principles of Composition”. And “Principles of Composition” at Stage Lighting Primer
1/30/2024
Verify that you can log in to this website. Change Password. Research and find out who Robert Edmund Jones is. Read Jones: Light & Shadow. Read Functions and Qualities of Light: Chapter 14, Gillette. Download and install ETC Software & Light Lab, LxFree Software & Beamwright Software.