Drama 16 Stage Lighting

Photo taken by me on June 10,2022 at 8:35pm, Central Park

Theme: Summer

Description: Summer is where the days last much longer. I tend to spent most of my free time in summer, roaming the city and visiting museums and galleries. This photo was taken while walking by the lake in Central Park around 8pm and the sun was only beginning to set. The colors are warm and bright, specifically an insanely bright yellow at the horizon with oranges and bits of blue littering the sky. The warm colors really push that summer vibe, even the blue has a warmer, lighter hue to it.

Date: 04/28/2023

Time: around 5:00 pm

Location: in a bookstore somewhere in Manhattan

Objective: the bookstore is a small dainty place off in the corner of street. Inside, the lights were warm but not a disturbingly bright yellow. There was just lighting to make the different books and objects visible to the people inside. It does well to work with the rainbow of color we get from the hundreds or books displayed in the chaotic layout of the book shelves. Although there are large windows on the sides of the store, the windows were covered by curtains and signs which hindered any natural light to come in.

Subjective: The lighting was just warm enough, and bright enough where the books and lettering could be visible. But was still a bit dim where you can feel at ease and relaxed. Similar to how someone might not one to have all the lights on at home, but maybe have it to its 70% value. The lighting did well to accompany the browns from the wooden shelves and the many colors decorating the place from the plethora of books. Overall it created this homey and relaxed feeling, which is great when it comes to the idea of reading books.

Credits to me

Theme: Wildcard

Description: This is a photo taken from an AgustD concert I went to recently. I really loved the chaotic and vibrant lighting palette that was used throughout the entire set. This moment particularly was one I found really cool. Especially the way they put projections into the red beaming lighting coming from some type of footlights upstage. I believed the projections were supposed to be moving clouds in the lights. Initially, it started off as white lights but then when we reached to the climax of the song, it turned to the red (as seen in the photo) to portray the anger in the lyrics he was rapping. Also I liked the use of the phones and using those as practical lights to surround the artist and bring more focus to him.

Date: 4/25/23

Time: 7:05pm

Location: my house

Objective: I am heading towards my bathroom. The bathroom door moved locations as my house went through some recent renovations. Now the door is located in a small room between the kitchen and outside. This small room receives little to no natural light from the outside since the window is covered and it’s normally dark unless the light is turned on. The bathroom door is slightly open and the bright warm light is on.

Subjective: The yellow, warm light from the bathroom is illuminating much brighter than expected, especially in a dark room. The door is slightly open and so the light can only be seen in that small opening and it produces almost a sunlight ray effect from the door opening. It reminds me of movie/tv scenes where this image can create an element of surprise and it’s as if treasure awaits you on the other side. The lighting really creates a level of curiosity and mystery, and one can assume whatever behind that door is going to be a pleasant surprise.

1. Fall Sunset in Vermont

Description: In most of the fall sunsets I have looked at, most contain deep hues of reds, pinks, purples, blues, and oranges. They tend to be more vibrant and rich in color, similar to how the fall is usually associated with colors of deep browns, oranges, reds, and yellows.

Fixtures: 3x S4 Ellipsoidal

Gels: E363 special medium blue, SG043 deep pink (x2), R021 golden amber

2. Spring Sunrise in Gothic Cathedral

Description: When it comes to spring sunrises and spring colors in general, theres a lot of light pinks and various light colors/pastels that come to mind. In my image, I tried to go simple with using warm light colors of yellows and a pink. I used a window gobo to replicate the inside of the gothic cathedral.

Lighting Instrument: 3x S4 Ellipsoidal

Gels: L151 gold tint, R052 light lavender

3. Noon on a hot Summer day in Hawaii

Description: From my experience, noon is around the hottest time of day and when the sun is harshest and brightest. I tried to imitate that by directing many warm-colored lights to the figure and make it as bright as possible, as well as have it create a large soft circle to give an appearance of a sun and the sand surrounding the person.

Lighting instruments: 4x S4 Ellipsoidal

Gels: SG054 special lavender (2x), L151 gold tint

4.  Winter afternoon in North Dakota

Description: I based this lighting off of the image of a blizzard happening in North Dakota. I think the main characteristics that remind me of a snowy day is the snow falling and the cool white color that we see in the emitted from the air and the snow. I used the dots gobo to try to imitate the snow falling.

Lighting instruments: 3x S4 LED Ellipsoidal

Gels: R364 blue bell, E174 dark steel blue, L201 full CT blue

Date: 04/16/23

Time: 1:00 am

Location: driving home from the 7/11 near my house

Objective: It’s dark outside but not as dark as I expected. More like dark grey, where you can still see movement in the sky. The only light guiding me while driving, other than my car lights, are the low streetlights. There was also a lot of fog at that time of night, enough to make me take precaution with driving slower than usual.

Subjective: All the fog and low lighting in a dark setting reminded me of many horror scenes. The fog intensifies any sense of fear because it inhibits your line of vision. It adds on to the idea of uncertainty and the unknown.

Attribution: Instagram, @carterr_

Theme: Surreal

Description: I focused on the idea of how surreal appears very dreamlike. This image does maintain components of reality with the warm light hitting the person from the back, but the blue-green light is an uncommon and relatively unnatural color. The blue-green light coming from the window on the side creates that unrealistic, other worldly illusion. Also the haziness of the light provides the blurriness and lack of accuracy that is associated with dreams.

Date: 04/08/23

Time: Around 6pm

Location: My friend’s room

Objective: My friend had just recently installed these set of led strip lights on the walls of her room. These LED lights had many different settings, as well as a connection to her phone where the lights can blink and change at the rhythm of a song.

Subjective: The bright, vibrant colors produced by the LED strips reminded me of a nightclub or concert venue. Especially when it started switching and flashing to the beats of a song in her phone. The lights really transformed the style of her room, which is normally pretty simple and monotone.

Dylan Purple Versace Perfume Ad

Attribution: https://www.versace.com/gb/en-gb/world-of-versace/stories/advertising-campaigns/versace-dylan-purple.html

Theme: Advertisement/Desire

Description: The model is standing right behind the huge perfume bottle, and both are sitting on top of some rocks. The fragrance is called Dylan Purple and this ad definitely screams purple. There is purple gradient as the background, the model’s dress is purple, and the perfume bottle is a vibrant purple as well. The model and bottle are lighted in a neutral/cool white light and both are lighted pretty equally. So much purple does not do a good job of directing my eyes to the product but it definitely makes me remember “purple.”

Time: 10:30pm

Date: 3/30/23

Place: Room in Adam’s Playhouse

Subjective: The small room is dark since its night and the lights are off.  There is one big window overlooking the parking lot and the Shapiro Family building. The only source of light is coming from the window and it reflects its shape onto the wall inside the room.

Objective: A shadow of a window outline is seen on the empty wall in the room, along with the moving branches of the tree outside also being reflected in the shadow. This image reminded me of the window gobo we installed in the lighting instruments back in the blackbox. I was able to see a similar product of using a window gobo without needing to alter anything in the room. The shadow reflecting the window and moving branches was a calming image for me and quite dreamlike.