First, talk about lighting Any dramatic performance, except for the outdoor performances, requires a set of lighting. And if lighting is only the only function of stage lighting, then just arrange a set of fluorescent lights hanging on the stage, you can provide a smooth and smooth light for the actors and set props. However, it is clear that stage lighting is more useful than ordinary lighting, and an efficient set of stage lighting can link the visual elements of a production to increase the enjoyment of the audience.
(a) What is "stage lighting"?
The stage lighting has diversity and regularity. Its most important feature is that it can make the audience's emotions change with the change of the color of the lights, and it can be close to the plot and character emotions.
Stage lighting includes:
1. The headlights (lights of the catwalk in the ceiling on the auditorium) are usually used for face lighting.
2. Four rows of lights on the stage (the first row is the actor's face, the second row has the three-dimensional effect on the top of the actor's head, the third row hits the light behind it, and the fourth row of the skylights shines on the set)
3. Side lights on the left and right sides
These are the scope of a stage lighting designer.
Different lamplights, color patches, and angles can be arranged in a combination of thousands of variations of the designed light. It not only enriches the expression and movement of the actor, but also creates another time and space. Especially in creating the atmosphere and strengthening the mood, it has almost the same function as the music, except that it uses the shade and color to symbolize and suggest the plot. Taking words as an example, actors and sets are real pens, and light is a virtual pen. Designers should use brain power and technology to express abstract adjectives such as "melancholy" and "grief and anger". So when you watch a show, you don't have to narrate or speak. From the color and brightness on the stage, you can understand the season, climate, and time in the play. You can also understand the emotional changes of the character. In general, comedy uses warm colors, and tragedies use cool colors. Of course, shadows without tones are also an excellent expression, and the director’s vision of lighting is actually one of the main factors in maintaining his overall style. In general, dim light is used in tragedies and horror movies. Bright lights are warm and optimistic.
(two) the function of the light
(1) Selective visibility and concentration:
In the theater, we often use a sentence to describe the role of the light: "We only show the audience what we want to show them." We brighten the part we want to see to the audience and leave the rest in the dark; so the selective visibility is illuminated by the lighting according to the importance of the stage location or character. And because the human eye is particularly sensitive to light, when the stage is still lit, the audience will focus on the bright spot; in other words, the light is equal to leading the audience in the performance, ready to find the focus Searchlights.