Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1. Amsterdam lounge, 2/9/23, around 5:20 PM
2. The sunset shining through tree branches and through partly opened blinds.
3. As the sun slowly started to sink through the branches, through the windows and blinds, shadows slowly crept closer and closer to the table I was sitting at. Even knowing it wasn’t a real hand, it was still chilling and nerve wracking, like a ghostly figure was reaching out. As the sun made the sky warm peach and royal pink tones, and as the shadows finally sank back out of the room, peacefulness and calmness returned.

1) Thursday February 9th, 2023 – 9:00 pm – Groningen 228

2) A bright desk lamp shinning directly into my eye sitting on my friend’s desk.

3) As my friend called out my name, I turned my head to look at her, and at this exact moment, she decided to flip on her desk lamp. The white light flashed like car headlights into my eyes making me feel on edge and alert. The light momentarily blinded me and left me with spotty vision like I was wearing an eye patch on only parts of my eyes. The light felt like a pocket sized sun burning into my eyes until she turned it off after watching my reaction.

Date: 2/4/23

Time: 7:28 pm

Location: Utrecht

Objective Description: a string of soft yellow fairy lights hanging on the wall above my bed with polaroid pictures hanging from them

Subjective Description: The way that the light string back-lit the pictures feels warm and inviting. The lights are from my aunt and the pictures are pictures I took of my friends, so combined they feel like home

Sunday, February 5th, @3:00pm

Objective: My friends and I were sitting in my dorm room working on our homework. I was sitting on the floor and the sun was shining through the window so that it was blinding me. I stood up and turned off the room light.

Subjective: The sun shining through the window was bright but also had a warm tint. When I stood to turn off the lights something felt off, but it wasn’t the sunlight. Once I turned off the light I could see it on all of our faces the relief of just having the natural light in the room. The room light had a cold feeling to it so when I turned it off the room was bathed in a warmth that was comforting and symbolized the tranquility and restfulness of a “lazy Sunday.”

Photo taken by me: January 15th, 5p.m.

Theme: Sunset/Sunrise

I took this photo when I was in Matera, Italy. The sunset shows pink and purple, instead of orange and yellow. It is so astonishing. Although the sun did not shows directly in the photo, its impact affect the whole sky. Moreover, I like the way that when pink and purple are so powerful, there still half of the sky that only shows blue, and it makes the picture more beautiful than only pink and purple.

February 6, 2022 – Picture taken by my mom in Florida

Theme: Sunrise/Sunset

My mom is currently in Florida for the next three weeks and on Monday she sent me this photo. I really enjoyed the bright orange sky that is showcased in the photo. It reminded me of when I used to go with my family to Florida to see my mom’s side of the family and it made me very nostalgic. It also made me sad because I’m here and she’s in Florida.

Photo Taken by Me: 5:15 pm, 2/4/2023

Theme: Sunrise/Sunset

I took this photo from my dorm room window. My dorm room is west facing, so during sunsets, the light shines through my blinds and makes the room a warm orange. I like watching the sunset from my dorm window since growing up I couldn’t see the sunsets like this other than on family vacations. The gradient of color has always fascinated me. How the sky one minute can go from a light blue to these striking red, orange, and purple tones. I try to take a photo of most of the sunsets I get to see.

Photo taken by me at 4:41 pm, 12/16/2021

Theme: Sunset/ Sunrise

I took this photo after visiting the new art exhibitions around Chelsea. This was the first time I had left my house in a long time, other than going to school. Although I was very hesitant about going out, it turned out to be a really great day. This sunset was the cherry on top. The sky’s blue, pink, and orange colors created a beautiful, surreal image. This combination of colors is not something I usually see, so it really was a magical moment for me. This provided a moment of serenity for me, and it felt like I could escape from reality a bit.

Theme: sunrise/sunset

Photo taken by me on Jan. 18th, 2023, 4:58pm.

I took this photo on Tel Aviv beach in Israel in January. I’m very fond of sunsets, and my dorm room at Hofstra – where I’ve lived since freshman year – has a west-facing window, so I’m lucky enough to get to see many sunsets behind the Manhattan skyline. Those are pretty, but the sunset on the beach in Tel Aviv was different from what I was accustomed to, which made it more special. I’ve always been intrigued by the quality of a sunset that is both orange and pink and when you say it’s one it seems to appear as the other. In this photo the gradient of the sky from a pale blue-gray to an orangey-yellow to that bright orangey-pink is stunning. The way the light makes the water shine in an almost metallic way, contrasted with the complete lack of reflection from the sandy beach, creates a beautiful image. It also brings back nice memories of my trip to Israel – I was with two close friends when I saw this sunset, and now it will always remind me of them.

From: My camera roll, taken November 22nd 2022. Sunset from my bedroom window in Hempstead, NY.

Theme: Sunrise/Sunset

This was a photo from the end of last semester. I had just wrapped on a film project I had been working on, and this was my last night in New York before heading home for Thanksgiving break. I have a West facing window in my bedroom, and often have a chance to view the sunset over the trees and buildings. This particular sunset struck, it had already crossed the horizon (at least as far as I could tell from my perspective) and the deep twilight blue was taking over the sky — broken by a strip of glowing orange as the last streams of sunlight bent around the far curve of the Earth. The glow from the light silhouetted the neighborhood, which turned into a mass of shape and form. It looked pretty cool, so I took a few photos. I was in the sunset of the semester, and that Thanksgiving was the first real break I had from working on any big projects in months. It was a great moment of catharsis knowing I could relax for a while.