DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 4/16/2020 5:15 pm Scott Township PA
OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Light in my window accentuating my hands.
SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I sit, doing my homework, when I take a look at my hands typing on the keyboard of my laptop. The orange light of the sun enters my window and hits my hands, filling in every crack and pore, fleshing out (no pun intended) every detail in my hands. It made me feel an appreciation in a way for many things; my eyes, my body, my consciousness.
DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 4/17/2020, 2:25pm (Arizona Time Zone) @ South Mountain in Phoenix
OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The sun is moving out from behind the clouds and illuminating the mountains and all that is beyond it.
SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The mountains are such a beautiful sight and I am lucky that I live so close to some beautiful wonders. I’m not really into physical activity, but quarantine away from friends and other family members has taught me to branch out and try new things. I have a beautiful view and I got some exercise today.
1) Fall sunset in Vermont – When I think of fall, I immediately think of New England. New England by far has the prettiest fall and you can see every stage of the leaves changing and then falling. I decided to go with warmer colors to depict what would be seen outside if it wasn’t set on a stage. Orange, yellows and reds are always coupled with fall. From stage left, there is red light (25 Orange Red) and from stage right there is a yellow light that is straw shade (09 Pale Amber Gold) and in the middle where they meet there is a clear white backlight and the colors also mesh to create an orange directly in the middle. All of the light is intense in color but subtle in how much attention it demands; how much it draws the eyes.
2) Spring Sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral – I used to attend Catholic school and I remember in the morning before a mass the chorus used to walk through the church and make sure all the pews were cleaned and all the kneelers were up. I faintly remember the way the sun would peek in through the stained glass windows. The colors I would choose to light the stage would be pastels to represent the light shining through and reflecting all of the stained glass window colors into the Cathedral. Coming from stage left there is a white light (00 Clear) and from stage right there is a purple/pink-ish light (44 Middle Rose), meeting with a blue backlight in the center (55 Lilac). The colors are not intense, they are more muted.
3) Noon on a hot Summer day in Hawaii – The only thing I can think of when I think of an extremely hot weather in a notoriously warm place is SUN. So, the lighting I chose is one intense yellow light (12 Straw) coming from stage left and one dimmer pale yellow light (96 Lime) coming from stage right. I imagine that the dimmer side is some shade they’ve managed to find to shield themselves from the blazing heat. The right side is the sun beaming on them from the opposite side, leaving them not entirely shaded.
R27 Cyc light @ 25%
R15 Cyc Light @ 25%
26 Source Four with Bodacious Blue Gel Back light
Side light 50 course four 50%
Par 64 SR 50%
The orange hues are reminiscent of the deep sunsets you get in the fall with very little cloud coverage. The sunset is behind the character and a bit of blue backlight is the day light that makes it so we are still able to see.
36 Source Four Side light 2nd beam with cookie from stage right 50%
Blue Cyc Light 50 %
SR Boom 36 Source Four w/ Spanked Pink
The room would mostly be a dark blue without much light hitting it but the warmish pink sunrise would create designs through the windows
SL Boom 7150 Sante Fe Amber 75% 36 source four
Cyc Back light R15 intensity 75%
A pairing of two warm colors feels like the strong heat you would feel midday in Hawaii.
Blue Cyc Light R80 25%
SR FOH 26 Source Four 20%
Winter’s are often overcast and especially dim before snow falls. Sometimes we can only make each other out via silhouettes hence this lighting design.
1) A Fall sunset in Vermont
https://imgur.com/a/FHQpQ1X
More intensive ambers with light blues were used to highlight the setting sun and create what appears to be natural light wrapping around the figure
2) Spring Sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral
I chose to go with lots of blues for this one to create a cold atmosphere within the stone gothic cathedral. Amber or white lights could have been used to highlight the Gobos to go through the stained glass but I chose to highlight the light blues to create the atmosphere.
3) Noon on a hot Summer day in Hawaii
This could have also used amber or light yellow lights but I wanted to create as much natural looking light as I possibly could, while also keeping the model clear so that it can be seen clearly by the audience and not blinded
4) Winter afternoon in North Dakota
Heavy use of blue lights, with some white lights to be utilized as the afternoon aspect of this. To give it the feeling of cold, heavy ‘icy blues’
Time/Date/Location: 5:20 PM, 4/15/20
Objective Description: The sun was setting on the opposite side of Little Sebago Lake, but on the other side of the lake it was starting to rain
Subjective Description: The rain that started to fall on the opposite side of the lake diffused the light that passed through it and made it ‘sparkle’ on the water
Autumn Sunset in Vermont-
LIGHTS USED:
PAR 64 WFL @ 15% intensity, color “Gallo Gold”
cyc @ 10% intensity, color “Medium Red”
cyc @ 10% intensity, color “Deep Straw”
36 Source Four @ 20% intensity, color “Apollo Orange”
Whenever I think of sunsets, I think of dimmer lighting filled with warm tones. I wanted it to be soft, with lots of oranges and a nice blend of red and yellows.
A Spring Sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral-
LIGHTS USED:
36 Source Four @ 40% intensity, Church Window template GOBO, color “Light Lavender”
36 Source Four @ 30% intensity, color “Spanked Pink”
cyc @ 5% intensity, color Medium Red
cyc @ 5% intensity, color Primary Blue
The stained glass of the cathedral was something I wanted to play with. The sole light source is the rising sun (coming from the east) filtered through these windows, casting the scene in shades of pink and purple.
Noon on a Beach in Hawaii
LIGHTS USED:
cyc @ 20% intensity, color “tahitian blue”
36 Source Four @ 50% intensity, “Water Shining” Gobo, color “Island Blue”
6″ Fres @ 50% intensity
PAR 64 WFL @ 45% intensity, color “Pale Bastard Amber”
I wanted the feeling of the hot, tropical summer sun to feel almost oppressive in its lighting. It is all meant to be very bright. It’s peak daytime where the sun might begin to feel overwhelming.
Winter in North Dakota
cyc @ 15% in “Primary Blue”
6″ Fres @ 50%
PAR 64 MFL @ 20% in “Sky Blue Silk”
36 Source Four @ 10%, “Moving Clouds” GOBO
PAR 64 WFL @ 35%
I wanted to show a place covered in bright snow, hence a lot of the bright lights with no direct colors except blue. It’s freezing cold, and the sun reflecting brightly off the snow is nearly blinding.
1) A Fall sunset in Vermont
MFL (x4) @ 80%
L025 Sunset Red
3700 Groovy Grape
G395 Golden Sunset
When I imagine a Fall sunset I think of a sky full of purples with just a hint of orange.
2) Spring Sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral
MR16 Striplight (x4) @ 80%
6” Fres @ 80%
R51 Surprise Pink
R58 Deep Lavender
3050 Purple Mist
If you were standing in a Cathedral on an early morning, I would imagine the dim sunlight slowly creeping through the large stained glass windows. I REALLY wanted to use the “Church Window” template but I could not for the life of me make it work so I gave up and now we’re just gonna have to imagine it 🙂
3) Noon on a hot Summer day in Hawaii
1k Scoop @ 100%
Par 64 Strip (x2) @ 80%
Source Four (x2) @ 100%
7600 Apollo Orange
R2002 Storaro Orange
R377 Iris Purple
R4530 Cal 30 Yellow
I wanted the cyc to mimic the sun high in the sky on a hot day
4) Winter afternoon in North Dakota
Cyc Strip (x3) @ 100%
Par 64 (x2) @ 60%
4k Softlight @ 100%
R60 No Color Blue
R06 No Color Straw
4150 New York Blue
I love a snowy day with a clear blue sky. The way that the white snow reflects the bright sun is beautiful and also blinding; I tried to emulate that.
DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 4/16/2020, 9:14pm, Living room in Brooklyn
OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The light in the living room was turned on for a late dinner. The gray table turned a lighter shade of gray, with the rubber perimeter reflecting from the light straight above it. The objects on the table became slightly more colorful, such as oranges and apples.
SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The dull table became a little more alive once the light in the living room turned on. The objects on the table grew more in saturation with the help of the light, adding some more life to the gray table.
Fall Sunset in Vermont:
This stage resembles my interpretation of a fall sunset in Vermont. A lot of images on Google used reddish/orange leaves in front of blue skies, and that is where the inspiration for this came from. I used a soft blue for the cyc and lighted the floor in diagonal directions with the shadows casted to look like the leaves.
Spring Sunset in a Gothic Cathedral:
This stage incorporates the variety of examples given when researching “Spring Sunset Gothic Cathedral.” Some images used a lot of pinks, some used a lot of blues, and there were definitely shadows of windows and architecture. I used two different lights for the background, along with a light blue cyc light. I moved the lights around to overlap the colors, create the pink light in between. I turned on a side light with the shadows resembling window frames of sorts and moved it around to reflect against the cyc as well, similar to how windows would.
Noon on a Hot Summer Day in Hawaii:
I knew for this set I wanted to use light blue to resemble the waters of Hawaii. After looking at some examples of the sun in this tropical place, I used the yellow light to brighten the background with a light green cyc behind it. The side lights are creating shadows to give off the feeling of waves in the water, clear as can be.
Winter Afternoon in North Dakota:
For this set, I wanted to give off a cold, but inviting feeling. A lot of examples on Goggle of Winter Afternoon in North Dakota included a warm sun behind all the snow and mountains. That is what these colors are representing, with a warm orange light on the backdrop with shadows casting to look like trees. The floor is a mixture of blues overlapping to look like snow/ice. The shadow in the background is intentional to feel like the afternoon, as sunset soon approaches.
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