samedi 8 novembre 2014

Elements And Technicalities Of Stage Lighting

By Christa Jarvis


Working the pieces together in a scene, stage, or set up for performances on concerts, would take a lot of work with different elements that needs to be well sewn together. Most of the concern would be for props, physical setup, lighting, and sometimes cameras. All of these should go together and blend in to give that perfect setup.

Lights in a scene contribute so much to the gaze and focus of every audience. Stage lighting Chicago managers have full control over what they want the on lookers to focus on and this creates the perfect mood and ambience for the performers, too. Placing them appropriately could be a great way to successful setup.

Basically, what you need to know first are fixtures for the lighting. Designers can use many varieties of these and this will all depend on what it is used for. It should be crucial to know the power requirements for every fixture. 500 watts for 2.1 amps, 650 for 2.7, 1000 for 4.2., 1200 for 5.0, 2000 for 8.3. Knowing this can prevent from busted lights especially during those events and performances.

These lights are not the same and come in varying degrees and shapes. There is a Wash Light that what it emits are soft beams which makeshift the way natural light shines. The size of it is easy t adjust and the sources for it can be blended with each other, too. Theatre stages are the ones mostly utilizing this.

Another one are spotlights. These are the type that gives focus and more attention to whatever subject there is. It provides the audience direction on where to look at. These are most commonly being used in concerts since they are sharp and intense. The colors can be easily changed as well and physically it is only a bulb, but the bulb itself is quite expensive.

Flood lights can give a wide spread of exposure but they cannot be adjusted. They give off enough amount of flat exposure and is mostly used for backdrops or backgrounds on a set or stage although they do have different sizes depending on the need. They can be narrow to about twelve degrees, or wide as twenty four to forty eight degrees.

In theatre plays, the director for lighting should be able to go along with their rehearsals in order to get the perfect mood for each scene. There needs to be control on which the audience should focus by highlighting an area. They should also determine the mood, composition, and revelation of the form of the actors.

Coordinators and also managers for the physical equipment should take into consideration the lighting, since this can either make or break the whole scene. You would not want to have the scene to turn out flat and boring just because there seems to be less emotion because of bad lighting. Play around with the colors, angles, and other aspects.

The lights should be strategically placed in key places. This can be determined depending on the the scene for plays, the positions of instrumentalists and singers for concerts like in Chicago, IL. There are techniques like focusing two beam on an actor with them being forty five degrees pointing towards them to create a three dimensional effect.




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