Drama 16 Stage Lighting

Date: 5/5/23

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Walking down the ramp from the library towards Hofstra Hall

Objective: Sunlight coming through the clouds shining a singular ray onto the H shaped bush in front of Hofstra Hall.

Subjective: As finals approach closer and closer, the weather has been getting better and better, dangling a hook in front of everyone saying “haha it’s summer and you’re still in school.” The light outside of Hofstra Hall is no different, shining solely on the H with clouds everywhere else. The lighting was taunting, but also inspirational since we’re so close to the end of this semester.

Attribution: Taken by a friend of mine on June 30th 2022

Theme: Summer

Description: To celebrate the long journey of graduating high school, 6 of my close friends and I took a trip to the beach for 3 days at the end of last June. This summer, we want to plan another trip together, not necessarily at the beach but somewhere fun, or to plan to go see a concert or something else over the summer while we all have time together.

Taken by me on December 31st 2022 around 3:30PM at the Capital One Arena.

Description: Ice Hockey is the only sport I really follow. Last year on New Year’s Eve some family friends invited my parents and I to box seats for the final game of the year. While in this picture the lighting just seems like regular overhead lights, throughout the night visibility was constantly changing, energy rising and falling in the crowd. The game itself was incredibly fun to watch, and it’s an incredible experience to watch live sports from some of the best seats in the stadium.

Date: 4/23/23

Time: Around 11:30AM

Location: Bernon Hall

Objective: Clouds rolling past the sun causing various shades of orange and yellow throughout the room.

Subjective: The sun fades out, then back in, then back out again. Colors shifting, people looking confused. It reminds me of being in the eye of a storm, the world is yellow, the rain passes, everything is calm yet mysterious.

Fall sunset in Vermont

Description: For the moving light I used gel R009, and for the cyc lights I used gel R052.

Justification: Fall weddings are popular, especially when the air is crisp, nature is in full swing with all the pretty colors, and Vermont is a natural spot for a wedding venue since it offers the perfect amount of natural beauty.

Spring Sunrise in a Gothic Cathedral

Description: For the moving lights and the middle cyc lights the gel is R051, and the left and right cyc lights are gel R095.

Justification: While Italy is not the birthplace of gothic architecture, there are lots of hints of it throughout the country. The sunrises are incredibly beautiful, and there are lots of natural photos taken while in the country.

Noon in Hawaii on a hot day.

Description: The moving light and top and bottom cycs are gel G888 with no gobo.

Justification: Noon in Hawaii gets incredibly hot, so people tend to go to the beach in order to cool off and to spend time with friends/family.

A winter afternoon in North Dakota

Description: The moving light and the top cyc lights (4 and 7-9), and bottom cyc lights at 75% are gel E174. The top blue cyc lights are a combination 10.815% red, 33.968% green, and 100% blue.

Justification: The sun is starting to set above the church, and as the last person leaves they get a photo of the scenery.

Date: 4/16/23
Time: Around 10AM
Place: Student center

Objective: Sunlight shining through someone’s stained glass earrings spreading multiple colors on the table I was at.

Subjective: All the colors remind me of a crystal shop. All the distorted sun rays shining through translucent crystals, calming people down. A very nice feeling, then when you move around and the colors shift you can get more excited again.

Attribution: https://images.app.goo.gl/6BmtFkb8uRhjmMYz7

Theme: Surreal

Description: Migraines plus doing homework in my dorm often make me feel trapped in one place. This image and this lighting makes me feel the same way, trapped in a small room with faint light, coming in through blinds that make lines along the floor.

Date: 4/7/23

Time: Around 8PM EST

Location: My dorm room

Objective: The lights from the hallway coming into my room from under, and around the door’s small gaps.

Subjective: The light reminds me of science fiction movies, the ones where interstellar aliens, or of other beings descending down behind a door and flooding every open gap with light. While the light isn’t nerve wracking, it makes me think about what could be coming if there were to be something behind the door.

Zendaya Smart Water commercial

Attribution: https://images.app.goo.gl/8deezAHA2sLsAn5u6

Theme: Advertisement/Desire

Description: Zendaya standing backstage of a mock commercial shoot, with white light brightly illuminating the left side of the photo, and having dimmer lights around her, such as the orange dots on just her head. The lights make her stand out in the darker background, and the only fully focused object is the bottle of smart water that she is holding.

Date: 3/30/23

Time: Around 10:50AM

Location: Backstage in the blackbox.

Objective: The class before ours working on focusing lights to the stage.

Subjective: The pitch black creating mystery, suddenly lit up in a new light. Light that moves to just the right spot, light that may not be perfect at first, but can be moved and changed to be precise. As soon as it’s perfect the color changes, and then mystery again.