Lighting designer

ET’s big reveal to Elliot relies heavily on cinematography and lighting in order to highlight the new aura that appears in the movie. The scene’s unique setup creates a different ambiance about who ET is, but also reveals new information to the audience. Through framing, tonality, and speed, the scene has the ability to reach a certain depth because of the different tactics used in cinematography. The cinematography helps bring out the true feelings of the scene by getting audiences to pay…

The Fresnel lens was first invented by French physicist Augustine Fresnel and at first were a simple, beehive resembling contraption with a light source in the middle, but then it developed into something that mirrored a bull’s eye with a more powerful beam (Fresnel Lenses). The Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy went on to explain that the Fresnel lens was created for the sole purpose of installation within lighthouses. The efficiency and power of a Fresnel lens allowed its design to emit a source…

Another study has shown that taking electrical devices, like a cell phone, to bed during the night can affect sleeping patterns. The handheld devices emit a blue LED light that tricks the brain into staying awake longer. The brain produces a chemical hormone called melatonin that prepares the body for sleep. The light from the screen however throw a person’s internal clock off and make them stay awake. Why does the blue light keep people up? A study in 2002 found that light signals in our eyes…

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…

the year and to say that I helped them get there. In Interior Design, designers have to do a lot of things for their client. It 's more than just picking out colors and furniture…

Lighting designer, Kevin Adams, and Scenic designer, David Korins, executed the structure of this musical in a simplistic yet creative way. My favorite element of the set design was the grand wall of distinctive lights located at the back of the stage. These lights could change…

Lighting control systems have evolved over the past couple of years. Lighting systems are possibly the most important part of any theatre production. The modern control system is typically computerised as they have more features and can do more than the average manual lighting board. They began as manual single channel dimmer sets and have become multi-channel automatic control systems. This essay will explore all of the features of a modern control system and how they differ from the original…

Charlotte Whitton once said “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.” Whitton was the first female mayor of a major city in Canada and tried to create a world where sexism doesn’t exist. Sexsism and the portrayal of women in the video games industry is creating a culture that degrades and oppresses women. This essay discusses the amount of people in contact with video games, physical portrayal of women as well as the sexism that women face when working in…

“Just One More Game…: Angry Birds, Farmville, and Other Hyperaddictive Stupid Games,” written by Sam Anderson talks about the demand for video games. The invention of the Japanese game-making Nintendo was spread across the world in 1989. A hand-held, battery-powered plastic slab was created called the Game Boy. The Game Boy came with one cartridge known as Tetris which was a game that had a goal for people to rotate falling blocks – over and over – to build walls that would eventually disappear…

As the world is changing and technology is becoming greater, global business is becoming more of a common phenomenon; this is causing globalization to impact the video game industry more than ever. Being an avid gamer and owning, at least, one system from the major brands today, (Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft) it seemed like a fascinating idea to dive into the world of video games and take a look at them from a more business standpoint. From development to gameplay, countries from all around…