Drama 16 Stage Lighting

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 2/10/21- 5:30 pm- My dorm room (3rd floor of Vander Poel Hall)

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The sun was in the middle of setting and reflecting off the tower across from my building.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: As the sun slips further and further below the trees, its reflection follows the slow pace. The vibrant orange tones light everything in their path, creating an aura of warmth across the snowy grounds. The clean snow sits like pools on the grass and the sun’s path spills into the collected flurries with a growing crescendo.

1. WHEN/WHERE: February 7th, 2021; 5:13 pm; outside of Dutch Treats
2. Facing West, the clouds have cleared just enough to finally see a bit of the sky and the sunset. The trees are covered in snow and everything is bright.
3. Within 10 minutes, the sky went from being completely white to having patches of blue, allowing the sun to finally shine through. The world turned into a winter wonderland as the pink and orange light peeked out from behind the snow-covered trees. Everything was evenly washed with brightness-not a single shadow in sight.

2) This photo was taken by Micaela Erickson

3) THEME: Sunrise/Sunset

4) DESCRIPTION: The snow sits upon the trees illuminated by the last light of day. The sun still shines bright, its light peeking through the trees even as the light fades into night. Blues, pinks, oranges, and yellows mingle together, their pastel gradient gives a sense of peace and calmness. Everything is quiet yet so bright. Sunsets in the snow leave a subtle smile on those around. 

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: 2/10/2021 – 2:51 – My kitchen window in Uniondale, NY

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I am standing in my kitchen cleaning the dishes when I look out my window. Bright, white snow is blanketing the ground, perfectly untouched except for the small pawprints of animals. Although bright, the light cannot reach inside of the molded snow. Wispy, stringy clouds diffuse the sunlight as it filters through the leaves of a tree, turning it pastel. A long, skinny shadow flows out of the pine tree.

SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: This moment evoked curiosity within me. I can only assume that those prints are from little critters, but I wouldn’t know a raccoon print from a squirrel print. There is discomfort that comes with not knowing what is so close to the place you sleep. Can it get in? In addition, the sun can’t quite reach in the holes of the prints, darkening them and adding to the mystery. Curiosity also comes from how the sunlight leaks through the clouds and trees to reflect off the snow and light our world in a candied yellow. Its brightness is aweing.

1. 2/12/19; 5:45 PM; My Backyard
2. The orange sunset and pink sky was peeking through the clouds over the snow covered trees and ground.
3. The warm colors contrasted against the cold harsh landscape and acted as final glimpse of warmth and comfort before the cold grey clouds overtook it and the darkness of night set in.

1. 3/7/2018 Outside my window at 12 PM

2. The entire parking lot was covered in not the nice bright white snow but instead a dark blue snow that covered everything. The light from the sun trying to push through the large clouds making a dark blue light as only shadows came through.

3. The way that only the shadows and darkest of light was getting through made the room feel very warm and nice. so how it made me feel to be outside of the odd light . Not the actual light itself, which was more cold and not fun to run through.

2. Limerick, Ireland in winter

3. Theme: Single Source

4. It’s interesting how in the middle of the night with the proper base color the smallest light became a huge bloom of illumination. The way the snow was in the nighttime allowed to pick up bright lights very well. So the small camera flash on the phone allowed for a huge bloom of stark white. This is also kind of relaxing to see however, as it feels as if the light gives the ability for play even at night. This is nostalgic for all my late nights playing sports by led rather than daylight, so it gives off the same feel here.

1. Location: Hofstra Parking Lot behind Hofstra USA, March 13, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.
2. Objective: The light post is gleaming through the snow on top of me. There is nothing around me but a light flurry of snow. Only myself and the yellow-white light above is shown.
3. Subjective: This light shows how isolating a snow storm can be at a university. Usually, when class is cancelled because of a storm, I have stay inside in order to keep out the cold. However, I usually will get tired of my isolation and venture out into the tundra. I believe that this light shows the possibility that there is something out there besides ice and snow.

1. Thursday, February 9 at 12:30pm sitting in my bed in Hague house in the Netherlands Complex.
2. The lights in my room were off and the blinds on the window were shut, but the bright white light from the snowy scene outside shone through and lit up the room.
3. I woke up to find that the midday sun was shining brightly, enjoying itself and having fun bouncing around in the newly snow-covered world. Its happiness was contagious as the sun reached through my blinds, saturating my room with a bright white glow. My sleepy eyes adjusted as the vivid colors of my room were illuminated by the cheerfulness of a new day.

Thursday 9th of February, 6:00pm, inter-mural fields.

Bright white stadium lights only casting lights across one side of a snow covered field, creating a shadow from a snowman.

Pure white light shoots from the stadium lighting, causing the snow to glow against the darkness of the night. The sea of white is only interrupted by a stretched and distorted shadow of a snowman, as if trying to escape the light but tethered to its spot.