Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1. DATE: 04/20/22
2. TIME: 9:00 pm
3. LOCATION: Google
4. THEME: Surreal
5. DESCRIPTION: This paint has so many things to say despite the fact that as viewers we know that it is a fantastic idea that we are looking at. I was able to see the inside and outside perspective of the paint: inside meaning that a woman as a whole is beautiful but also has to maintain certain character to be strong enough in society. On the other hand, the outside perspective depicts organization, physical beauty but also that matched the wonderful colors from the sky. The lighting of various pink tones combine with the blue and a little of yellow and brown created a soft and delicate feeling.

1. Found on “DeviantArt.com.” Titled, “The Path,” published by JoshuaDuLac.
2. Theme: Surreal
3. I find that the contrast between the light and dark, very realistic lighting, and the unrealistic stairs leading to the sky give an element of surreal. I’ve seen this lighting in the sky before after a day storm and I’ve never thought that there could be more behind the clouds, but this picture gives the illusion that there is more life behind the light, like there is something we’re missing and we can only take the stairs to find out. With the lighting and subject working together, there is an element of realism, but there’s also an element of fantasy and the way the lighting offers a spotlight in a way allows the two opposites to come together in a profound way.

ATTRIBUTES : This photo was taken by John D Sirlin.

THEME : Surreal

DESCRIPTION : I chose this photo because of the combination of colors. I feel like our usual expectation for a sunset sky is lots of warm tones, oranges and reds, but here the sunset sky is full of purples and blues which makes it feel more unsettling. The dust storm is also interesting because when I think of dust I often associate it with something small, and easily moved. However, this picture makes the dust seem large and powerful. This betrayal of expectations encapsulates the idea of the surreal for me.

2) Attribute the Photo, tell us where it came from. Mason’s Creations

3) THEME: Surreal

4) DESCRIPTION: This chandelier is based off of an octopus’s tentacles. Personally, I find it bizarre to asssociate the slimy texture of an octopus and their sticky tentacles to hard and nonmoving lighting. Additionally, seeing a glowing octopus underwater would likely feel surreally magical, especially if there were multiple glowing across a large abyss of dark ocean.

The Whitney Summer 2019

THEME: Surreal

DESCRIPTION: On a dark hill with a low ceiling, single bulbs hand above in a grid, like they’re floating in darkness. Eerily enchanting.

2) Attribute the Photo, tell us where it came from.

This is a photo I saw in a Tik Tok about places in your dreams.

3) THEME: Surreal

4) DESCRIPTION:

In my dream I often go no where, run around in circles with no place to go. The light is unnaturally even. No shadows or highlights. Just bright white light from every direction. The white light. A subject of human consideration. Running around, seeking the natural in a world created in my head.

ATTRIBUTES: Photo is of a Banksy art installment posted to Banksy’s Instagram.

3) THEME: Surreal

4) DESCRIPTION: The word “surreal” creates a feeling of dream-like unreality. To me, surreal means extremely bizarre and not logical. I chose this Banksy art piece because of the absurdity going on and the odd, dream-like lighting. The lighting reminds me of the weird, slightly uncomfortable lighting you run into when you are having a strange dream. It reminds me a lot of the mythical “back rooms” that many people have dreams about. The rats represent a surreal fear that many have that is then reflected into their dreams.

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2) Jee Young Lee (Untouched – Unedited Surreal Photography by Jee Young Lee – Pondly)

3) THEME: Surreal

4) DESCRIPTION: The lighting through the window is trapped inside the confines of the glass’ shape, rather than dispersing through the room, representing the dream state and being trapped in your mind, no matter what is going on around you. The top half of the room is impossibly lit diagonally from the window, creating a dream-like effect in which only half of the room may wake the model.

1. ATTRIBUTION: Taken by me at my house in SF, September 9, 2020, 8:18 AM
2. THEME: Surreal
3. DESCRIPTION: I wake up to find myself surrounded by darkness, as if it is the middle of the night or too early to be awake. The harsh white light from my phone shows that it is actually 8 in the morning. I get up and look outside my dining room window to see the apocalypse. A blanket of smoke covers the city, blocking the sun’s rainbow of light. The world is made up of flames and yet there is only black.

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2. Found on https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-surreal-moon-balloons-scene-with-photoshop–cms-27547
3. Theme: Surreal (plus Lighting Key)
4.  The moon is a natural reflector of light, sitting in the sky like a silvery mirror. However, the fact that the moon is represented as multiple balloons of light is beyond bizarre. And yet, it still provides the same natural glow of the celestial object.