THE 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cyc, Lighting Designer, Stage Lighting

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Theatre
• Course: THE 1101
• Professor: T I N A G O R A L S K I

Document Summary

At its most basic, stage lighting functions to make the actors and their environment visible to the audience. Shift emphasis from one stage area to another. Make objects on stage appear flat or three dimensional (depend in angle) Blend the visual elements on stage into a unified whole. 22. 23. 24 are control cool light in down stage area) for the show and when they occur (the time in the cue means how long it takes) (channel involved: which channel going to use and in what level) Lighting designers usually combine both direct and indirect light to illuminate the actors and objects on stage. Direct lighting comes from a definite location and illuminates specific areas; indirect lighting washes over the entire area to be lit and doesn"t appear to come from any one specific location. * controllable qualities of light offstage (follow spot or moving light)