Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Overview For Stage Lighting And Types Of Lights

By Christa Jarvis


Working the pieces together in a scene, stage, or set up for performances on concerts, would take a lot of work with different elements that needs to be well sewn together. Most of the concern would be for props, physical setup, lighting, and sometimes cameras. All of these should go together and blend in to give that perfect setup.

The lighting on the stage can either make or break the mood of both the audience and the performers. Stage lighting Chicago should consist of the necessary design and setup to give that perfect ambience and feel during the performances. That is why you need to accordingly place different lighting depending on the event.

The basics would include knowledge on the lights and their requirements for power and electricity. Designers must know this from start to finish or else this might cause busted bulbs and the worst case scenario would be it catching fire on stage. Fixtures have requirements where 2.1 amps of source for 500 watts, 2.7 for 650, 4.2 for 1000, 5.0 for 1200, 8.3 for 2000.

Fixtures come in different uses and with this, you need to know their basic utility in order to get the best out of their uses. There are soft beams that mimic natural sunlight which disperses on an area. These are called wash lights and they are very much suitable to be used in theatres.

One other kind are spotlights. They produce really intense beams and give more emphasis and focus on a given subject on stage. These are what concerts use for their main lights since it gives off a sharp exposure and they are intense as well. The colors can change easily, too, and you only need to purchase the bulb for it, but they tend to be expensive.

There is a flat light that only gives off a plane surface of light. These are flood lights which are only used on backgrounds, props, and backdrops, as well as for the curtains before a play opens. What makes them good is that they are adjustable and they have varying sizes narrow or wide for the light it emits.

The lighting should be well coordinated and directed by the person handling them. That is why when there are rehearsals, the lighting should also be practiced as well. It gives the director more in depth realization and develop techniques to effectively make the presence of the people on stage to be more prominent and appropriate with the emotions of their acting.

There are various functionalities of lights and these should be utilized at their fullest potential. Take into consideration the colors being used, since this helps set up the emotion of the environment. Intensity, distribution, movement, and texture would all come into play to make the whole setup more dynamic.

The lights should be strategically placed in key places. This can be determined depending on the the scene for plays, the positions of instrumentalists and singers for concerts like in Chicago, IL. There are techniques like focusing two beam on an actor with them being forty five degrees pointing towards them to create a three dimensional effect.




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