Lighting Design

Lighting Designer• Decides what kind of lights are needed, where to focus them, and when

to turn them on.• The lighting crew places them and runs them during the show• Set designers may envision specific lighting but it is up to the lighting designer

for lights to be hung and what specific colors are used• Aware of:

• Ground plan• Location• Mood• Time of day

Lighting DesignInto the Woods – Of Mice and Men

Vocabulary

• Lighting Plot-diagram of where all lights are positioned• Cue Sheet-provides cue #, page #, description, cue line,

time count, intensity• Color Scale-range of colors being used for lighting• Gel-a transparent colored material used in a lighting

fixture to change the color of the light• Lighting Board-controls all lighting instruments

Styles of Lighting

• Theatrical lighting-the actors need to be lit; provides information for the play

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlUmAt7WISA&list=PL87C8DB6EAE3E4FC0

• Concert lighting-providing a show through lighting, more about the spectacle

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7dpI9zVe1Q (1hr.)

• Dance lighting-highlights the movement of the dancers• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8EWSlm7JJA (48m)

Cue SheetCue # Time

CountIntensity Page # Descriptio

nCue

What number

Time to turn off and on

How bright/dim

Location What do you see

When the light goes

1 3 75% 1 Full Wash Start of show

2 3 100% 3 DC, DR, DL “let’s go outside”

Color Scale

Lighting Project

• Create a Cue Sheet for all lighting• What lights are needed in the play

• Create a color scale of the colors you selected for the play• Provide 2-3 sentences explaining your color choices