Drama 16 Stage Lighting

Date: 03/05/2023

Time: 4:48 pm

Location: The living room of a house in East Hampton

Objective: Soft evening sun coming in from the high windows on the wall in front of me, harsh rays coming from behind over the half wall in the center of the room. A little too cool, except for the yellow hotspots on the walls. They are parallelograms, broken up with the shifting patterns of tree branches in the wind. An orange glow is creeping in from the next room over, the chandelier chock full of hot incandescent bulbs. The coated wooden floorboards are reflective, creating a mirror-like effect with subtle highlights seeming to continue into the ground from my perspective.

Subjective: It is a cool evening, right before sunset. The space feels very homey, soft, natural. The distinct color contrast between the cool glow of the darkening sky against the yellow beams of sunset light and orange glow of the chandelier makes the space feel lived in, not exactly in line with nature but not clashing too harshly. If void of people, it could surely be populated by ghosts. But no vengeful spirits, just the souls of some past resident settling down for their afternoon tea, or getting ready for dinner. Neutral, even a bit welcoming.