A LIGHTING DESIGNER. Lighting Designer Duh? A Lighting Designer designs the lights for a show. Responsible for making sure you can see the actors. Helps.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Who’s Who? Working in the Theatre.

Advertisements

An overview of theatrical lighting.

AIMS IN LIGHTING A SHOW Source:

Theatrical Design and Production Chapter 12: Lighting Design © 2006 McGraw-Hill. All right reserved. Effective stage lighting not only lets the spectators.

Production Staff Theatre Arts I -T.

Theatre Hierarchy The Production Process. Producer Decides/approves what play will be done Chooses production team Responsible for the budget Communicates.

Stage Lighting has many purposes. Some of which include: Illumination: Ability to see what is occurring onstage. Revelation of Form: Altering the perception.

 For controlling the operation and intensity of lighting instruments;  Computerized lighting systems operate lights based on information input and stored.

Collaborative Artistic Process Jobs & Production skills

Jobs in Theatre.

Theatre Arts Revision Lighting Created by L McCarry.

THEATRE DESIGN. Role of Technical Design Theatre design contributes to the overall presentation of the theatrical performance The following are the main.

THEATRE DESIGN Role of Technical Design Theatre design contributes to the overall presentation of the theatrical performance The following are the main.

DESIGN TEAM STAGECRAFT- MR. WOFFORD. WHO’S WHO?  Director/ Technical Director  Scene (Set) Designer  Lighting Designer  Costume Designer  Makeup.

Stage Design Designers create the visual and aural elements of a production Four major designers Scenic Designers or Scenographers Costume Designers Lighting.

Lighting Theatre Arts. Why Stage Lighting? Visibility/Illumination Mood and atmosphere Indication of time and place Rhythm and punctuation Make it pretty!

Theatrical Design and Production Chapter 1: Production Organization & Management © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights reserved. Great art.

Theatre Jobs Who is in charge of what?.

Problem? It takes to long to create a focus palette for a moving light.

Instructions for using this template. Remember this is Jeopardy, so where I have written “Answer” this is the prompt the students will see, and where.

Theatre professions Part 1

THEATRE LIGHTING.

Lighting Design By: Garrett Agins. Most Important Thing About Lighting Illumination is the most important part of lighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Illumination.

October 15, 2012 Warm Up: Why are front lights important in a lighting design? Does that make them more important that fill lights? Objective: Students.

Theatre Hierarchy.

Theatre Terms Jargon for the stage.

American Musical Theater. The Lingo Broadway has its own vocabulary or “lingo”

LIGHTING PART 2 COM 103 NCSU John T. Hall, JD. Hanging Angles Instrument angles Molding 3-D objects Lighting actor – –See following slides.

THEATRE LIGHTING Original Power Point K Van Exan – Culloden High Modified t.jones St Roch’s Secondary School.

Theatre Professions.

Technical Theatre Behind the curtain. Producer In charge of the $$ - raising or providing it. Because they take the most risk they make the most money.

11 Lighting and Sound © Geraine Lewis Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written.

Tech. Jobs of theTheater (In other words- where the work and money is at.)

Lighting Design 101 Days 1 & 2. Today… Objective: Explain the basics of stage lighting in terms of it’s qualities and functions. Objective: Explain the.

Lighting Accessories.

October 12, 2012 Warm Up: What is the magic number when you do your scribble plot (what we did last class)? How do you figure it? How is it used? Objective:

THEATRE LIGHTING. LIGHTS HELP SET ATMOSPHERE TENSION TIME PLACE. WITHOUT LIGHTS PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE SHOW IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

The Functions & Qualities of Stage Lighting.  Selective Visibility (Focus)  Plausibility, Realism, Script Exposition  Revelation of Form  Create Mood.

Each design must have it’s own sheet with a detailed boiler plate.

Lighting and Sound Design Controllable qualities of light: Intensity Distribution Color Movement Lighting is among the most abstract of theatrical means.

Lighting Equipment. Lighting: Equipment and Supplies Lighting Control Equipment Lighting Control Board: controls the operation and intensity of lighting.

 Lighting is more then just brightening up a stage › It creates the mood.

Lighting Instruments What we use to light the stage and how we use it.

Character’s names are in ALL CAPS so you know not to read them and so you can easily see who you are talking to Stage directions (tell the actor what.

Theatre Organization and Jobs Chapter 1 Theatrical Design and Production Pages 6-21.

Lighting for the Stage. Who says lights aren’t important?

Intro to Stage Lighting

Who’s Who In The Theatre. Producer or Board of Directors  Ultimate Authority  Secures the rights and financial backing for the production  Producers.

Understanding Color in Theatre

Technical Theatre LIGHT DESIGN.

Technical Theatre LIGHT DESIGN.

Technical Theatre LIGHT DESIGN.

What does “Theatre” mean to you. Why/How has Theatre lasted this long

The 4 Main Types and Accessories

Production Process & Jobs

Jobs in Theatre LA ARBOLEDA RAV YEAR 16/17 Isabel Vélez.

THEATRE LIGHTING.

Grand Drape Front curtain that travels or opens and closes, not goes up or down.

Lighting for the Stage Key: How is lighting used in the Theatre?

BY Victoria, Reece, Lauren and Andrei

Production Roles.

Who’s Who? Working in the Theatre. Who’s who? House Manager Publicist Director Assistant Director Technical Director Box Office Manager Artistic Director.

Jobs in Theatre.

Basic Stage Lighting (This is very basic

Lighting Design Process

Originally by Steven Johnson With adjustments by Mrs. Deker ;)

Sound and Light Technical Theater.

Light Plot Tech Theatre.

Lighting Design Process

THEATRE LIGHTING.

Presentation transcript:

A LIGHTING DESIGNER

Lighting Designer Duh? A Lighting Designer designs the lights for a show. Responsible for making sure you can see the actors. Helps set the MOOD and TONE for a scene.

Tools Script Instruments Gels and Gobos Lighting Plot Cues Cue sheet Instruments Schedule

Script Where you get your information about your design. The design needs to fit what is going on in the script (and the director’s vision) You wouldn’t put dim, blue lights in a scene during a sunny day.

Instruments ERS, Fresnel, Scoop, Strip lighting, Spot Lights, Strobe You must make due with what you have Only use what you need Be creative Use colors and patterns (gels and gobos

Gels and Gobos Gels - colored, translucent plastic. A color filter in a color frame that is put it in front of an instrument to change the light color. Gobo – a thin metal template inserted into an ERS to create a shadow pattern of light.

Lighting Plot A sort of “floor plan” of where the lighting instruments go in the theatre Includes lighting trees, catwalks, and electrics. Shows where to hang the lights and where each light is “focused” to (areas)

Areas Areas – spots on the stage where lights are focused to. Over lapping circles of light. Lights are “focused” into areas to make it easy to light one part of the stage at a time.

Cues Cues – Tells when there is a change. A lighting cue is marked where the lighting changes. Cues are marked in the script During the shows, when the line/action happens, the cue happens

Cue Sheet Cue Sheet – A list of all the cues, when they happen and what they are Helpful because you don’t have to flip through the script to find the cue. Easy to see and read

Instrument Schedule Instrument Schedule – All the information about each instrument. Information Areas Gel Color Dimmer Special Notes

Other Lighting People Master Electrician Lightboard Operator (aka Lightboard Op)

Master Electrician Master Electrician – the person responsible for ensuring the lighting instruments are hung, focused, patched, and run according to written and verbal instructions from the lighting designer. Sometimes called the ME

Lightboard Operator Lightboard Op – the person responsible for running the lightboard during rehearsals and the show. Follows cues and directions from the Director, Lighting Designer, and/or Master Electrician

Stage Lighting Demos GfIhttp:// GfI hE- Bs&feature=BFa&list=SPAC262F5E04BF52 72&lf=list_relatedhttp:// hE- Bs&feature=BFa&list=SPAC262F5E04BF52 72&lf=list_related vrgg&feature=relatedhttp:// vrgg&feature=related 1fpk&feature=relatedhttp:// 1fpk&feature=related zTHdc&feature=related