Controllable qualities of light
First we can control_____or how_______or________the light is
Intensity Bright Dim
If we want to avoid the key/fill/shadow situation
Use 2 warm and 2 cool lighting instruments of each area of the stage
Dominant color on stage to be_______at daybreak
Warm
Remember that_____and______lights mixed together produces a flattering neutral
Warm and cool produces a flattering neutral
The side of the actor the sun is on will be a little
Warmer
The solution to this is to have______warm lights coming in from the opposite sides of the stage and ____cool lights doing the same
2 and 2
His method tried to simulate an actor standing outside at
3 in the afternoon
Pure white lights tend to wash out all of the_____of the actors skin and costumes so we add______using gels
Color
The second thing we can control about light
Color
What three things can we control about light?
Color Intensity Distribution
Dominant color to be______at late evening
Cool
Floodlight is called
Diffused light
It has a short throw that is, it doesn't travel, very far and gives a very soft edge
Diffused light
Our____cant exceed the_____
Dimmer load Dimmer capacity
To control intensity of light we use_____and______
Dimmers and controllers
Last we can control_________of light or where light travels
Distribution
Where the light travel
Distribution
If you play takes place indoors there might not be a_________or key light in the room
Dominant
The side away from the sun is called _____and is usually a ______like a light blue
Fill light and cool light
One way to make light that flatters the actors is to mix different colors of light together to make a
Flattering neutral
A_______produces light that washes the entire stage with light
Floodlight
Generally cheaper and produce a very soft diffused short throw
Floodlights
We can control color by using
Gel
GI
General illumination
The whole stage stage evenly lit in neutral light
General illumination
Dimmer capacity
How much it can take
It's usually a warm light Amber or light pink color
Key light
The side the sun is on is called the
Key light
We mix warm______and cool____from different lighting instruments we get a flattering neutral
Key light Fill light
Dominant color to be______at noon
Neutral
If you add the cool fill light the dominate color turns______
Neutral
Wear the warm light and cool light meet its makes a __________
Neutral light
Pure white light has a tendency to wash out the natural color of actors complexion and make the actor look
Pale and sickly
Second we control the color of light by using____and______
Plastic color filters or gel
A cool late evening scene would give you the same problem at daybreak but in______
Reverse
If you have warm key light coming from only one of the stage there might be heavy______on the side where cool fill light would normally be coming in
Shadow
Which is a little dimmer and tending towards being a little
Shadowing
When just certain areas of the stage are lit or there are particular effects besides________
Specials and GI
More expensive and producer harder edge concentrated long throw
Spotlight
A_____ produces a very concentrated and______
Spotlight and controlled
One of the most influential stage lighting designers in the history of stage lighting
Stanley McCandeless
Dimmer load
What you put on it
When is a floodlight useful?
When you want to light large areas and don't need to control the distribution very much