THEATRE LIGHTING
WITHOUT LIGHTS PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE SHOW IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. LIGHTS HELP SET ATMOSPHERE TENSION TIME PLACE. WITHOUT LIGHTS PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE SHOW IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
National Theatre Videos LINK TO ALL LIGHTING how did you become a lighting designer?
Types of Lights
PROFILE SPOTLIGHT Lantern giving a hard edged beam of light
Lantern giving a soft edged beam of light FRESNEL SPOT
Powerful profile used to follow the actors around the stage FOLLOW SPOT
FLOOD LIGHT
Lighting States
The whole acting area is evenly lit WASH
ACTING AREA IS NOT LIT BLACKOUT
GOBO
PYROTECHNICS SOME VIDEO EXAMPLES
SPECIAL EFFECTS Used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage e.g. strobe light, mirror ball, smoke machine SPECIAL EFFECTS
Lit from behind Lit from front GAUZE
transitions
A signal to an actor to move or speak or lights or sound to begin CUE
SLOW FADE TO FAST FADE TO SNAP TO The lights/sound fade out slowly The lights/sound fade out quickly SNAP TO cue is achieved instantly
without a blackout in between Fade between cues without a blackout in between CROSSFADE
ACTING AREA IS NOT LIT BLACKOUT
Hardware
Positioning the lights to get the desired lighting FOCUSSING
BARNDOORS
GEL
G CLAMP
SAFETY CHAIN
USR USC USL CSL CSR USC DSL DSR DSC AUDIENCE
base drama on the above stimulus decide where and when this story is happening Write a brief scenario for your story 5 marks Choose one scene in your story and describe the mood and atmosphere of the set As well as explaining how you would create it. 8 marks