Drama 16 Stage Lighting

Model Lit With:
G1590 at Full, front light approx, 45 deg
AP5800 at Full, full side light, approx 30 deg
YEL at Full, back light, approx 15 deg

Backdrop Lit With:
GRN at Full, down light
G335 at Full, up light
The lighting focuses on greens and oranges, which are the primary colors of fall. The colors are very deep because fall in Vermont is very romanticized as the perfect, most fall like fall. The model is lit from one side because the sun is setting.

Model Lit With:
Cyan, at Full, top front light, approx 70 deg
Yel, at Full, top front light, approx 110 deg

Backdrop Lit With:
NC at 75%, top light
Green at Full, top light
Cyan at 75%, bottom light

In order to capture the colors of spring, I wanted to make a light that, while cold looking, still captured the green promise of new growth that comes with spring.

Model Lit With:
L010 at Full, top front light, approx 90 deg
L105 at Full, top light, approx 90 deg
R41 at 75, top/side light, approx 70 deg

Backdrop Lit With:
L115 at Full, top light
G725 at Full, top light
AP6400 at Full, bottom light

I wanted to really make this image look hot, especially the model. That is why I focused on using the reds, yellows, and oranges. However, I also used green to bring out the feeling of summer and especially the Caribbean.

Model Lit With:
AP2330 at Full, bottom back light
G525 at Full, bottom front light

Backdrop Lit With:
L191 at 50%, top light
G845 at 50%, top light
AP4850 at 75%, top light
G1510 at Full, bottom light
AP1150 at Full, bottom

The main colors here are blues, with a lot of white and grey. The whites and greys are mean to evoke the way the world feels so cold and blank right before snow begins to small, and the blue is to keep the cold feeling of winter.

The backdrop is a Red lighting (AP7750) from the top and Orange lighting (G388) from the bottom.

The lighting on the person is two white lights at 20% on opposing 45 degree angles. As well as front purple lighting (AP3600) at 50%, top pink lighting (Ap8320) at 75%, and slight back orange lighting (AP7200) at full.

I felt that this lighting represented a fall sunset in vermont because the lighting in that area gives of a very purple feel especially as it gets darker. That why I focused on that color. I made it more torwards the end of the sunset when its almost night time.

The backdrop is two blue lights (AP3800) at full from the top and one gray light (Ap2330) at full from the bottom.

The lighting on the person is two yellow lights (AP6700) from the side at 75% one towards the front and one towards the back. As well a pink light (AP7670) from the side middle, a side front pink light (AP7670) at 50% and a side front white light at 10%, and a blue light (AP4600) from the bottom side.

I felt this lighting represented a sunrise in the spring in a cathedral because of the softness of the light. The light is almost entirely coming from one angle with a little coming from the other side which gives the effect of the lighting reflecting off the gray bluish stone in a cathedral.

 The backdrop is two blue lights (AP4850) from the top at full and two orange lights (AP7400) from the bottom at full.

The lighting on the person is one white light from the front at 50%, one red-orange light (AP7800) from the top front at 75%, a orange light (AP6900) from the top at 75%, and a yellow light (AP6200) from the top back.

I felt this lighting represented a noon day in the Caribbean because of the warmth of the lighting. The colors a very warm and mix well to create this glowing radiance around the model.

The backdrop is a one blue light (AP4830) at full from the top and one dark blue light (AP4150) from the bottom.

The lighting on the person is one white light from the front side at 20%, and three varying light blue lights one (AP4750) at full from the front side, one (AP4680) from the middle side at 75%, and one (AP4830) from the back side at 75%.

I felt this lighting represented a winters afternoon because of the icy feel to it. There is a certain crispy almost too white feeling to the light in the middle of the winter and I felt that this captured it.

Fall Sunset

FALL SUNSET:

Backdrop lit with:

• NC at 25% from above
• L713 at full from above
• AP3180 at 75% from above
• NC at 25% from below
• RED at 75% from below
• GRN at 50% from below

Model lit with:

• AP3180 at full, 17 ft. above deck, 3 ft. SR of model, 8 ft. DS of model, 14 ft. throw, 52 degree elevation angle, 21 degree side angle.
• AP 6800 at 25%, 0 ft. above deck, centered on model, 8 ft. DS of model, 10 ft. throw, -37 degree elevation angle.
• AP 6800 at 31%, 12 ft. above deck, 12 ft. SL of model, direct sidelight to model, 13 ft. throw, 27%  elevation angle.
• AP 6800 at 61%, 6 ft. above deck, 12 ft. SL of model, direct sidelight to model, 12 ft. 0 degree elevation angle.
• AP 6800 at 50%, 1 ft. above deck, 12 ft. SL of model, direct sidelight to model, 13 ft. throw, -23 degree elevation angle.

I chose to emphasize the sidelight created by the sun setting in the west. The darker and lighter shades of purple used as toplight on the backdrop are meant to give the feeling of the night sky still illuminated by the setting sun, which, at least in New England, is often purple in hue.

Summer Noon

SUMMER NOON:

Backdrop lit with:

• NC at full from above.
• AP 2140 at full from below.

Model lit with:

• AP1500 at 60%, 17 ft. above deck, 3 ft. SR of model, 8 ft. DS of model, 14 ft. throw, 52 degree elevation angle, 21 degree side angle.
• AP1500 at full, 17 ft. above deck, centered on model, direct downlight on model, 11 ft. throw.
• AP1500 at 60%, 17 ft. above deck, 3 ft. SL of model, 8 ft. DS of model, 14 ft. throw, 52 degree elevation angle, 21 degree side angle.
• AP2140 at 20%, 0 ft. above deck, 6 ft. SR of model, 8 ft. DS of model, 12 ft. throw, -31 degree elevation angle, 37 degree side angle.
• AP2140 at 20%, 0 ft. above deck, 6 ft. SL of model, 8 ft. DS of model, 12 ft. throw, -31 degree elevation angle, 37 degree side angle.

High noon in the Caribbean has a white-hot sort of feel to its sunlight, so I used almost pure white downlight (it being noon, when the sun is directly overhead) on the model, with some fill on either side to prevent unwanted shadowing. I thought adding light reflected off the sand would be interesting, so I found a gel that matched the sand color and used it for some footlight.

Spring Sunrise

SPRING SUNRISE:

Backdrop lit with:

• NC at 25% from above.
• AP3540 at full from above.
• NC at 25% from below.

Model lit with:

• R12 at 25%, 17 ft. above deck, centered on model, 8 ft. upstage of model, 14 ft. throw, 54 degree elevation angle, direct back light.
• L143 at full, 17 ft. above deck, 3 feet SL of model, direct sidelight to model, 11 ft. throw, 75 degree elevation angle.
• R4490 at 50%, 17 ft. above deck, centered on model, direct downlight on model, 11 ft. throw.
• L106 at full, 17 ft. above deck, 3 ft. SL of model, direct sidelight to model, 11 ft. throw, 75 degree elevation angle.

I was working with the idea of the model being at the altar, lit mostly by light coming directly in from behind her and from both sides through stained glass, hence the shadows and the saturated colors. It isn’t a naturalistic setup, but I feel it conveys the spirituality of the moment. For a fill of the cathedral itself, I used a pale blue that made me think of the sky on spring mornings.

Winter Afternoon

WINTER AFTERNOON:

Backdrop lit with:

• NC at 80% from above.
• NC at 60% from below.

Model lit with:

• G680 at 40%, 17 ft. above deck, 9 ft. SR of model, 8ft. DS of model, 16 ft. throw, 42 degree elevation angle, 48 degree side angle.
• AP3300 at 75%, 17 ft. above deck, centered on model, 8 ft. DS of model, 14 ft. throw, 54 degree elevation angle.
• AP6200 at 40%, 17 ft. above deck, 9 ft. SL of model, 8ft. DS of model, 16 ft. throw, 42 degree elevation angle, 48 degree side angle.

This was my experiment with the McCandless system: I used complementary colors at opposing (roughly) 45 degree angles in front of the model. I used breakup gobos to give the effect of light coming through the trees, and I added a wintry bluish-white direct frontlight to give the impression of the crisp feeling in the air just before snow.