Drama 16 Stage Lighting

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2. Image located at http://franoramaworld.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/spotlight-on-stage.jpg

3. This spotlight makes me feel empty and bare. They way it lights the deserted stage is sad. All that is seen is a single microphone. The stage is barren and I feel empty. I yearn for something to fill the void, but nothing comes. The light simply just shines on, with nothing to truly focus on except the very tip of the microphone. The mood is somber and melancholy, as the wait for fufillment continues.

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2) http://www.masterfile.com/stock-photography/image/700-01120521/Magician%20on%20Stage

3) Theme: In The Spotlight

4) This picture I felt fit this theme great because the guy is in the spotlight. The spotlight shows the man on the stage and it is not difficult to see what he is wearing and how he is reacting. Looking at this picture, gives me a welcoming feeling and it looks like an introduction to a show. This man could be a host and is always in the spotlight because he is the leader of the show.

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Edgard Garrido/Reuters – http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1PxBd7/www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2012/mar/01/24-hours-in-pictures/

Single Light Source

This dog seems trapped, limited to the space that the light touches. He stands out in his red outfit, while surrounded by the monotonous businessmen at the top. The area is like a spotlight, the dog is the topic of this photo. He may not pick the best outfits, but it is this outfit and this lighting that makes the dog a hot subject. Design Choices. The dog seems confused on where to go, where does he walk to, can he escape? There are so many questions that could be running through this dogs head. I don’t think this dog is sad. The light is natural and the illumination gives a positive tone. The shadows of the business men are reaching out towards the dog, but just barely miss him. The sun is glowing vibrantly behind the businessmen, casting these long shadows. There is a battle between the dogs and the shadows, but the dog, with his vivacious costume, is winning. I guess he is the WIENER! (bad pun, sorry)

1/31/12, 2:48 pm, in Modern 2

The light coming in from a window in the back of the room was shining off of the hair of the girl in front of me.

I found myself staring at her head for a while. The light made her hair look very beautiful. Them I looked around and realized she was the only one with light on her not caused by the fluorescent lights above. The light was like a spotlight on just that one girl making it feel like we were all in her story. The world revolved around her and her actions alone affected that world. It was a very strange thought to think that I was merely an extra in the story of someone else’s life. This thought however, I’m sorry to say, was completely brought on by the fact that we were discussing realism in class that day.

Date, Time, Location: Tuesday February 22nd , 2011; 10:30PMish, at home

Objective Description: all but computer screen light shining on a friends face.

Subjective Description: I was lying down on the couch sleeping until I woke from the light from the computer. From my angle, the brightness of the screen made an overwhelming spotlight on the right side of my friends face. It defined his face more, but was also intimidating because his face faded into the darkness as the light disappeared.