S19 TA434 LIGHTING DESIGN

I believe I missed either week 12's lighting post so here's me making up for that. I really love this image because of all the green foliage we have wrapping around our character, and that the green has many tones and dimensions.  Our character is fortunately well lit from the front even with the bright day sky behind him, but shaded enough to stand out and give the feeling that you're both in this green vine-y hearth. I love how the vines at the top of the image roll from sunlit to untouched darkness. What could he be pondering?

Pigeons are basically rats of the sky, and as much as they are entitled fools, they are a part of our worlds ecosystem and rely heavily on good will of tourists. This photo tries to capture that, the pigeons are on the hunt, prowling in the shady walks of the Notre Dame and looking for their next handout. The lighting and color bring your eyes up to the top of the image, but the focus pulls you back down, and a flickering between the two is the illusion I hope to cast with this image.

For this week I decided to use this photo I took the weekend of tech for The Unseen Hand. I was running up and down from the basement to all over the theater. During one of those runs down I was stopped by how this light on the spiral staircase looked I though it looked so cool that I had to take a moment to capture it. The lighting for this image I personally believe looks professional almost as if someone focused a light to hit those steps. The way the angle of the light hits specific steps makes it look like attention is needed in that portion. I can imagine two actors sitting there during a scene the way the light contrasts with the dark of the background. Although, it may seem a bit creepy because of the dark basement I believe this is a beautiful piece of lighting that was completely accidental.

Week 14 Lighting Blog  Final entry for Lighting blog.   🎉 📷 🎭 The shadows that were cast by the Sun against the red bricks of the Luckman Fine Arts and my friend Christy were very warm and welcoming. After lighting rehearsal for the Spring Dance Concert, the natural light from the Sun outside was peaceful especially after being inside the cold theater for almost four hours. I had this sense of peace, hope, and power when I saw the striking angles of the light and shadows. What was really moving was the power of the Sun's warm light. With this upcoming week being my last dance concert as an undergrad and with commencement in less than 15 days, I felt trust in the Sun's warmth. Trust in the process of what is to come in this next chapter of my life.  😍❤️💛💙 I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation in this post to this class and for everyone's posts and lighting designs in class. Reading the blogs were inspiring for me to view light differentl...

The other day I was walking out of the theatre building when I noticed this large ray of light being formed by the walkway roof thing. At first I though it was just spots where there weren’t any shadows on the wall but it was just light being cut by the ceiling. Looking at this picture it reminds me of the shutters on certain lights since it is used to cut and shape light. This picture for some reason is really relaxing to me since it is so pure and crisp warm light.

While doing the lights for The Unseen Hand, I had to crawl underneath the trap door to turn off the fog machine. The fence above me was letting the light in through the cracks and the leftover fog allowed these curtains of light to form. You can kind of see it in this photo, but it's definitely not as obvious as it is in person. Because of the different lights that were shining on it, multiple versions of this effect were created in different colors and intensities. I'm very fascinated by the amount of possibilities haze creates! The dimension that it can create brings a whole new meaning to adding shape to things :) -Rosie