“The basic concern in theatre lighting is with the dramatic intention of a particular moment. The visibility, or the kind of light, in which you see the actors and the scenery, the place, must have a logic. The logic is based on tying all of these in with the idea of being there, in the scene, in the first place.”1
Jean Rosenthal, The Magic of Light
This week, we connect the design mechanics learned last week with metaphor and research, and begin expressing light through sketching, diagramming, and creating a look in the light lab.
The framing topics for this week are:
- Design Metaphor
- Script Analysis
- Scene Analysis for Lighting Designers
- Research
- Research Images for Lighting
- Using Research Images to Inform Sketches ...
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