Wintertime Light Design Group 86

By: Charles L. Mee

WINTERTIME

Hue Le (1121761)Group 86Light Design

VISIBILITY

The lighting is just enough to see the performers’ face. The white snow from the setting is suppose to cast a bright light into the medium lit room. This creates a winter scene and mood for the audience.

VISUAL COMPOSITION

The room is medium lit which would help the light director easily put emphasize on the characters that are talking. Each time each characters speak and/or argue, the

lighting would focus on whoever the conversation includes, helping the one who leave or enters be less noticed until their

part comes.

MOOD & STYLE

In the second act where the family members and friends gathered together for a memorial service for Maria’s “death”, all the furniture were black causing a darker lighting than usual. It created a mourning, sad, and lifeless mood.

In the first act, the lighting will a bit bright to introduce everyone in the play. It gets dimmer due to wintertime. The light will focus on everyone since everyone in the scene is as important as the others.

TIME AND PLACE

The lighting use during this play will be a dim white light due to the play taking place during the winter time.

RHYTHM OF VISUAL MOVEMENT

The light focuses on everyone but one light will focus on the person who is speaking and moves as they move.

The type of light that will be use is a Fresnel. With this type of light, the light director will be able to

focus on the stage and dim or bright on what he/she wants to focus on.

TYPE OF LIGHTS

A dimmer will also be use to help fade out casts, during scene changes, and to change the importance of a

character.

TYPE OF LIGHTS (CONT.)