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    Lighting The lights are the first thing the audience experience in this piece, then comes sound and movement. From the begging the lighting design was unique in the since that there was emphasis on the curtains. There were lights shining directly on the wings drapes. They were simply horizontal lines stacking straight up. The choice to have the lights show up first gave the audience time to take in the lights and create their own idea of what the lights represented. There were two sets/types of lines that created this look. There was a heavily weighted line that went up the curtain at an equal width. Above that line, not so equidistant was a lesser weighted line, creating almost reflected look. The lines were a soft blue almost white color, which reminded me of glass windows. The reflecting lines going up the curtain and blue light caught me to think about skyscrapers in a city. Coupling the natural wave of the curtain also reminded me of what a glass corporate looks like when you drive by it. From the first light cue I was able to place this dance in a large city. The lighting then goes into a bright white…

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    Stage Lighting Jordan Williams 26 March, 2015 English 10th Mrs. Sexton Stage Lighting Thesis: Stage lighting is growing in importance due to the high demand for more elaborate productions. This is because it presents a different aspect of entertainment to the audience. Introduction History A. Inventor B. Purpose III. Terms A. Technology B. Techniques IV. Designer A.…

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    Electric lighting is something many people today take for granted. Humans have always used a variety of techniques to get the light source they needed, but no invention was as successful as the light bulb. During the 18th century, candles and oil lamps illuminated most homes. While they were able to emit some sort of light, there were many drawbacks. They often lit houses on fire, created foul smelling smoke, and only gave off a small amount of light. The wealthy typically used beeswax candles…

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    The same goes for learning, if one part is skipped the final lesson will be unable to be understood. With drama there are many intricate rolls that are each shaped uniquely much like a puzzle. If one piece is taken away, the final picture is not as beautiful or as meaningful as it could be. On top of the incomplete picture, there is a lack of learning for those who participate. The Kilgore High School drama department needs to upgrade their lighting system to give students an equal understanding…

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    Raging Bull Lighting

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    The lighting style used in the movie Raging Bull was a special techniques by the director. It was filmed lighting was in black and white, that played important part that placed perfectly on each scene. While Jake was fighting scene the lighting with high key to stress on the boxers, also the high key lighting provide a beautiful elegant look and some scene. Low key lighting was used to give a look as if brutal low-spirited atmosphere, like when Jake life started to spiral out of control, went…

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    Dead Again uses different lighting techniques to create dramatic contrast and a sense of mood in each scene. This is highlighted through the film noir scenes when dramatic high contrast was achieved by using two extremes of lighting, a lack of light and a heavy amount of light. This was especially shown in the opening interrogation scene. During the scene the light in the room was the only light source present and everything else was in complete darkness. In the scene the contrast was so strong…

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    Lighting is a technique that director Tim Burton uses to create the perfect mood for a particular scene in many of his well known movies. An example is when low-key lighting is used to fill the screen with darkness. Just barely any light left in the movie, which can give the sense danger and fear throughout the scene of the movie. In contrast high-key lighting is used to do the opposite of low-key lighting. It’s used to fill the screen with brightness, which can give the scene a sense of…

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    Neo-Film Noir movies, including “Bat-Man: The Dark Knight Rises,” are very similar, they do differ from each other regarding the plot line, lighting, camera angles, and characteristics. In Film Noir, the plot line of one film is actually very similar to other films within the same genre. Like most Film Noir films, including the film “Illegal,” the first initial scene features a crime that involves the murder of a…

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    balance of variety and unity (Weber). Natural and artificial lighting are two types of lighting used in interior design. Natural lighting is defined as day lighting that optimizes natural sunlight entry into a building to minimize the need for artificial lighting. (Weber) This lighting also known as sunlight creates an open, happy, cheerful, and inviting feeling throughout the space. Natural lighting is essential to help lower energy costs and it also reduces the need for artificial lighting.…

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    manipulation therein. 3. What role do the various technical theatre disciplines (Lighting, sound, set, props, and costumes) play in achieving 1 and 2? Lighting: Selective Illumination, Revelation of Form and Atmosphere/Mood: These objectives of lighting achieve one of the main premises of lighting; comfortable illumination (Campbell 71-2) as well as define the performing space, whilst also emphasising aspects of the performances where necessary. Therefore, in this particular performance of…

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