Here we are! Finally the lighting unit has arrived. I want you to think back to a live concert or play(musical) you have seen. It can be from broadway, or from a big concert hall or stadium. (The bigger the better, sky is the limit). What did you notice (if anything) about the lighting. What did the lighting do to help tell the story or enhance the show. Was there one particular thing about the lights that struck you the most? In your opinion was is the basic function of stage/ concert lighting? What can lighting do that scenery and costumes cant. PLEASE WRITE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH!!Monday, October 26, 2009
Lighting Time
Here we are! Finally the lighting unit has arrived. I want you to think back to a live concert or play(musical) you have seen. It can be from broadway, or from a big concert hall or stadium. (The bigger the better, sky is the limit). What did you notice (if anything) about the lighting. What did the lighting do to help tell the story or enhance the show. Was there one particular thing about the lights that struck you the most? In your opinion was is the basic function of stage/ concert lighting? What can lighting do that scenery and costumes cant. PLEASE WRITE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH!!
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The play Tarzan on broadway used a lot of lighting.One thing that struck me the most was that everytime they would entire a forest or the beach or any place the light had fit so perfectly with the specific scene.One scene in particular was when the cheetahs or cougars came after them in the forest and the lights became dark and red and the eyes of the cougars were a bright red. I do not think this was the basic function of stage lighing because it was more complex. Lighting makes the scene work, without the lighting the costumes are nothing. The lighting also hits the costumes from different angles to go along with the scene.
ReplyDeleteThe concert for Styx and Def Leppard used tons of different lighting. Especially for the solos. Usually for the begining of songs the lihts would dim on or depending on the stage flash on and off. I remember during the drum solo for the drummer for Def Leppard had the lighting attatched to his drums so that when he hit the drum a light would turn on and off and it was really cool because he was very fast. During Styx the light usually covered the whole stage because everyone was playing something.
ReplyDeleteThe concert for Tim McGraw used a variety of lighting. Every time I go to his shows, the lights are always very exciting. They use various colors and patterns through out the show. Most of the times, they make the lighting flash and/or move to the beat of the music. It also puts the spotlight on Tim McGraw or any band member who is having a particular solo. I think this is the basic function of lighting in a show. It tells the audience where they should have their attention drawn to. Lighting can also create dimensions and depth while costumes cannot really do that.
ReplyDeleteI honestly have no idea how i remember this, but when i was around three or four i went to see The Lion King on Broadway. I remember that the light always look very orangy-reddish, which caused it to look like a savana naturally without any extra super expensive props to buy or make. The only props I can remember are a scrawy tree, and a moderatly large tree, and some props for a cave. Otherwise mostly everything was based on the lighting, and the colors that it used.
ReplyDeleteThe musical I saw was Phantom of the Opera and the lighting affected this show in a big way. One scene that I noticed the lighting was when the phantom takes the lady to his lair in the gondola. The lighting made this look like a foggy ominous scene. The lighting, I think, help set the mood of the scene. This was done very well. I was wondering how they were able to do this type of art. I think lighting helps set the mood or feel of a play. This is something that costumes and makeup can't do. This is my opinion on lighting.
ReplyDeleteThomas Falcigno
The concert, Rock The Sound used some very cool lighting. The lighting helped to tell the story of the show because it was dim and calm during the soft songs, and it was bright and dramatic during the loud and intense songs. One thing I noticed was that there were a lot of different colors moving all around the stage during the show. This helped to hold the audience’s attention and keep them focused on the stage. I think that the basic function of concert/stage lighting is to make the performers visible to the audience. Something that lighting can do that neither costumes nor scenery can do is that it can create a mood. Lighting is the main thing that tells the audience how to feel during a scene.
ReplyDeleteTess Stirling
I went to the circus this weekend. The lighting was amazing! They used a single spotlight a lot to show the audience what to look at because there was a lot going on. They also used strobe lights and lots of colors. It made the show fun and entertaining to watch.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 6. I went to go see Toy Story on ice.They used very singnificant padderns,bright colors,and shapes to appeal to younger kids.During the scene when Woody was kidnapped, they used fog and dimm lighting to show the suddleness of the mood.
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