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Introduction to stage lighting

One, the introduction to the light

Any dramatic performance, in addition to the day in the outdoor performance, are all need a set of lighting. And if the lighting is only part of the stage lights only function, so as long as the arrangement of a set of fluorescent lamp hanging on the stage, can provide props actor and his setting a light smoothly. But, apparently, stage lighting more useful than normal lighting, a set of efficient lighting can be made of a visual element, add fun to audiences.

1. what is meant by "stage lights"?

Stage lighting has diversity and regularity, its most important feature is to let the audience emotional ups and downs with light color fluctuates myriad feelings, more close to drama and emotional role.

Stage lighting has altogether:

(1) The front lamp (the cat in the audience and the ceiling lamp), usually do using the area light.

(2) Stage four row of lights (the first row as actors face, the second row according to the actor's head has 3 d effect, the light behind the third row to play, the fourth row awning lamp set)

(3) The side of the left and right sides of the lamp

This is a stage lighting designer range of writing.

Different light, shade, Angle, can permutation and combination are hundreds kinds of light after the change of the design. Not only enrich the expressions and movements of actors, but also created another time and space, especially in terms of build atmosphere, strengthen emotional appeal, almost have the same function and music, it is only with the contrast and color symbol, and hinted that the plot. In text, for example, actors, scenery is real pen, light is empty pen, designers have to use brain, technology to express "melancholy" "pessimistic" abstract adjectives. So when you see a play, don't have to be narrator, lines, from the stage of hue, brightness, season, climate, can understand the play time, can also understand the role of mood changes. Use warm color department in general, comedy, tragedy, use cool color department. Of course, no shadow color is also excellent results of expression, and the director of the idea of lamplight, actually he is maintaining the play consistent style is one of the main factors, roughly speaking, dim light for the tragedy and horror, bright lights are warm, optimistic theme.

2. the function of the light

(1) selective visibility and attention:

In the theatre, we often use one word to describe the effect of light: "we only give the audience what we want to show them". We want to give the audience the part of the light, and the other part of the left in the dark; So the selective visibility, by lighting according to stage the importance of the location or characters, have layers and selective lighting. And because the human eye particularly sensitive to the light, there are lights light up when the stage, the audience will have the light will be eyes focused on; In other words, lighting and led the audience in the show, can find a searchlight key at any time.

(2) rendering has set conditions of space and time:

In some scenarios, has prompted or implied about the conditions of space and time. The play, for example, was once upon one day in the morning or afternoon, and the drama in real time, of time and space is the lights can be designed according to the basic conditions, so as to decide on the direction of the light, color, such as in lighting to create the effect of the afternoon sun, or the effect of early winter, or fall down Ye Fenggong effect and so on.

(3) the stage picture for the color to set the atmosphere (emotional) :

Stage space as a canvas, and things such as stage, sets, costumes, without light, they will not be able to see, so the light is the director and designer tool, brushes, paint, bit by bit will stage the picture with color.

It has double meaning: it is a kind of scenery with clothing, the audience to see presents its color; Another is the color of the light itself, can create some kind of atmosphere and the effect on stage; For a simple example, the light of the lamp are often divided into two systems: one is the cool color of light, one is light warm color, cold color is given priority to with blue, light warm color is light yellow or reddish, both can produce very different sensory feeling, this feeling and atmosphere of the setting can help the performers and the stage of action, this is through the stage lighting achieved a result.

(4) shape space and form:

Stage lighting can clear cutting stage space, the area lies between different lands, as well as the background, middle, prospects, such as level, present stage of the depth of field, to achieve a complete visual effect. Moreover, to the use of different theater form about space, light also plays an extremely important characters.

3. how to make the lights

Performing arts, the most concerned about the actual experience, so the light of this art, in addition to the theory, the equipment is used outside the classroom learning, practice experience of the great weight. Novice like little student, follow the master tuning Angle, color paper... . Through the actual operation, to accumulating experience.

First step - of the stage lighting design, of course, is to read the script!!!!!

But read on, different Angle and actor they must practice see scenes of the screen and that the mood changes, to find a turning point, into the movement of the light, the intensity and color. Because of the design is so abstract performance art, so most of the designers think learning knowledge is the most important in life, every thing in life is worth and must pay attention and care. Personal life can study about music, art, history, or China's poetry, ancient paintings and so on. In fact, information absorption, works, the view is very important. Lighting design must be discussed and director, set design, make-up artist, to seek the unity of the annotation Angle for further communication and compromise. Rehearse cannot miss more, of course, every gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, must be familiar with as a performer, can accurately light instead of to express emotion. With software, must also know the lamps and lanterns of the venue, equipment, light and space, height, design will not unrealistic.

Perfect performance, involves the overall coordination, especially the scenes workers is to use the entire stage performances, and screen a opened, scenery, lighting, sound, etc have been performed, but also to linked together, let no ChaShi. Relationship between technical rehearsal performance quality, is especially important for light, he can in a rehearsal in actual practice to know him in the atmosphere, the effect whether appropriate or not, and trying to modify again.

In addition to performing in front of difficulties, produced in the performance also have a case. Because in the actual performance in operating computer switch and lighting hub, after all, is a very boring work, so need more spirits, to avoid mistakes.

4. what kind of state is the mark of a lighting designer to pursue?

(1) Simple is beauty.

(2) Not fancy, a presumptuous guest usurps the host's role, foil theme instead of self-expression.

(3) Can foil atmosphere, spirit, and let the audience naturally accept, dissolve into, don't feel its existence, is a good design.

The highest ideal is "lessismore", hope to return to the realm of nirvana, rather than change, color more numerous, desperately to a reminder of the "existence" lights. Color, of course, maybe more, do more abstract, but the audience feels more real and have a more profound emotional expression. Perhaps related to lighting design, using basic abstractions such as personality, as for this new course work, and most important have the ambition, in addition to dabble, multilateral efforts, still have to cultivate patience, careful, and emotions from loading stage to dismantle, and from the feelings of the plot to design, these three points are the most important factor.

With other art, lighting design is the most direct learn from nature, but need to be the longest cud work, creative artistic expression. The cud not only refers to the accomplishment of the designer itself, also includes the research, innovation of science and technology.

In addition to a sense of accomplishment, the glamour of lamplight is in there? Maybe like - a light industry senior said it, like life itself, cannot go back again, you only have to find the beauty from the wrong, sorry!

Second, the lighting production process

1. lighting design.

(1) After reading the script, must want to understand the performance itself, do analysis work, insight into the performance characteristics, find out the plot atmosphere of the turning point, in accordance with the script set to the effect of different paragraphs.

(2) Set the lights make: from time to time to participate in rehearsals, understand the performance content and location, and the actor, director, music, clothing and other departments repeatedly after discussion to determine the point Q, creative concept and the effect, set light draft, after repeated revision after the first draft. To be finalised before the actual performance can be in accordance with the performance, a change at any time.

(3) Configuration circuit, explored the venue according to the loop circuit, control panel, instrument, stage light pole number of lamps and lanterns and space size, stage depth aspect, related mechanical equipment such as: dimmer controller, design configuration circuit.

(4) Delivery: dance finalized delivery the lights dance of the prison, the run process identify each step and with actors determine the lighting details details about the change point.

(5) Sorting equipment: on the basis of the light field configuration and rented equipment, the equipment ready in advance, such as color piece and color piece, gloves, forceps.

(6) Scheduled process: the former into the theater, according to the light itself throughout the work content, clear to calculate the required working hours, and with the stage of other departments planning work flow, so as not to affect each other.

2. lights:

(1) Assembly lamps and lanterns: according to the loop configuration table, hanging lamp, configuration circuit, coloring and adjust the Angle of lamps and lanterns and spacelight position.

(2) To determine the effect: with director light brightness Level, determine each effect and record in detail.

(3) Dress rehearsal drills: dress rehearsal as formal, show the rehearsal process never interrupt, questions at the end of the rehearsal again up for discussion. Before the performance, for the time, according to Q meter and each record by the effect of the Level of actual practice, find out may face problems in operation.

(4) Perform performance: in accordance with the dance instructions, accurate to perform every effect.