Transcript The Standard 3-Point Lighting Technique

WORD OF THE DAY
Exonerate
OBJECTIVE
Identify the different
functions of theatrical
lighting
STANDARD
B.C.1.1
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How will the students do on the
quiz?
Do the students understand the
design possibilities that stage
lighting offer
TEACHER INPUT
Announcements
Test Taking Expectations
Lighting Power Point
Video Clips/ Questions
GUIDED PRACTICE
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
ASSESSMENT
Greek Theatre QUIZ
DATA COLLECTION
Closure activity – highlight
your mastery
Students determine
mastery of objective in their
drama journal
Students write part of speech,
definition, teacher example
sentence and a sentence of their
own
TEACHER REFLECTION
Exonerate
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Verb
To relieve of a responsibility, obligation,
or hardship
To clear from accusation or blame
The car salesman appeared from the
darkness. He pulled off the human mask
he had been wearing to reveal the alien
face beneath. “You are accused of
crimes against the universe,” the alien
exclaimed. At that moment John knew
he would have to exonerate himself to
get out of this mess.
Pick Any Two – Create Your Own
Objective: Explain the different functions
of theatrical lighting
Agenda:
Warm Up
Quiz – Greek Theatre
Lighting Power Point
Closure
A few notes
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The functions of stage lighting
1. Illumination – providing visibility
2. Mood – creating the feeling of a
scene
3. Pattern/ Texture – creating visual
interest.
4. Creating scenic elements
Lighting designers can create scenic
elements with light quickly and easily
Spectacle – Creating visually
spectacular moments that can excite
an audience
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Questions
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1. How does lighting design control
perception?
2. How is lighting design used
differently in musical concerts than
in a theatrical production?
3. What is the importance of front,
back, and side light?
felon
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Noun
A person capable of or guilty of a
crime
It took a moment for John to accept
that he was an intergalactic felon.
WORD OF THE DAY
Felon
OBJECTIVE
STANDARD
Identify the different
B.C.1.1
functions of theatrical
Students write part of speech,
lighting
definition, teacher example
Identify different lighting
sentence and a sentence of their fixtures
own
Create a Gobo
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
TEACHER INPUT
Announcements/ Todays
Expectations
Notes
Lighting Demo
Explanation – Gobo Design
GUIDED PRACTICE
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Work on your Gobo
ASSESSMENT
DATA COLLECTION
Closure activity – highlight
your mastery
Students determine
mastery of objective in their
drama journal
TEACHER REFLECTION
OBJECTIVES:
1.) Identify the different lighting
fixtures in a theatre setting
2.) Create a Gobo
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AGENDA
Warm Up – Word of the Day
Notes – Lighting Fixtures
Lighting Demo – Lighting Fixtures
Gobo Assignment
Closure – Highlight your mastery
By the end of the power point you need to
know these terms and concepts
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Flood
Fresnel
Ellipsoidal Reflector Spot Light
Follow Spot
Par can
Gel
Gobo
Cyc
Scrim
LED
Intelligent Lighting
3 point Lighting Technique
General Lighting
Provides a diffused, shadow less,
wash of light over the entire stage
space
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Webster’s High School Drama Dept
Specific Lighting
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Introduced by the lime light in the middle of the 19th
century, provides a sharp, highly controlled shaft of
light.
These shafts were used to highlight a small area of the
stage, a principle actor, or create the illusion of sunlight
(or moonlight).
These units were typically placed in the balconies of the
auditorium or the galleries on the sides of the theatre.
Webster’s High School Drama Dept
Common Lighting Terminology
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Flood
A broad beam of light, less directional and intense than
a spot.
Spot
A controlled, narrowly-focused beam of light.
Tungsten
Light from an ordinary light bulb containing a thin
coiled tungsten wire that becomes incandescent (emits
light) when an electric current is passed along it.
Tungsten colour temperature is around 2800K to
3400K. Also known as incandescent light.
Fresnel
A light which has a lens with raised circular
ridges on its outer surface. The fresnel lens is used to
focus the light beam.
Flood
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This is the simplest type
of lantern, consisting of a
lamp and a reflector in a
box, with no lens.
The reflector
concentrates the light
towards the opening in
the box. There is no
control over the focussing
of a flood, other than its
general direction.
Symbol for a flood
on a lighting plan
Fresnel Lights
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Stage Lighting Fresnels provide a
round soft edge circle of light that
can be adjusted from spot to
flood. You can change the color of
this theatrical light by placing color
gel in front of the unit.
Fresnel
• The Fresnel (pronounced "Frennel") is a
soft-edged spotlight with more control
over beam angle than floods, but less
control than elipsodials. The lens is a
series of stepped concentric circles on the Strand Cadenza Fresnel
front and pebbled on the back It was first
used in stage lighting in the late 1920s.
• The size of the beam can be adjusted by
moving the lamp and reflector closer to or
farther from the lens, either by a screw
mechanism or a simple slide. The beam
can be shaped by the four barndoors
attached to the front of the lantern.
Symbol for a
Fresnel on a
lighting plan
Fresnel
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Fresnel "spotted down" - lens further
from glass
Fresnel "flooded" – lens closer to
glass
Ellipsoidals
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A stage lighting ellipsoidal light, is
the most versatile conventional
fixture of stage lighting. While it
emits a circular beam of light, you
have the ability to adjust every
aspect of it for your theatrical
lighting needs.
Leko Continued
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1 - You can change the diameter of the circle to
adjust to your stage lighting need.
2 - You can change the shape of the circle using
shutters that will help adjust to your theatre
lighting need.
3 - You can change the colour to help adjust to
your theatre lighting needs.
4 - You can project images and shapes with
gobos that can produce scenery with stage
lighting.
5 - You can have a sharp or fuzzy image.
6 - You can lock the focus of the light where you
need it.
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They are very similar to the Lekos, because
they are ellipsoidal and strong lights.
They are stronger and used more frequently
in theatres.
Followspot
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A stage lighting followspot is a theatrical
lighting unit that is manipulated by a
followspot operator (human) behind the
unit, to point the light at the desired
object.
Followspots have the ability (in general)
to change color, focus and size of the
circle easily. Some folks call it a
theatrical spot light. It is comprised of a
stand, a yoke, and the head.
Followspot
With the lenses far apart, the beam is narrow
With the lenses close together, the beam is
wider.
Parcan
• This lantern first came into use in the
1970's in the Rock and Roll industry. It
quickly found favour due to the relative
cheapness of the lantern, the weight and
the ease of focussing.
• The lantern itself is simply a "can" in which the PAR
lamp is contained (hence "Parcan"). The PAR
(Parabolic Aluminised Reflector) lamps are available
in a range of beam angles depending on the amount
of diffusion on the front lens of the lamp. The lamp is
a sealed beam unit consisting of a lamp, reflector and
lens in one.
• Because the light produced can be very intense,
Parcans are especially suited to strong colours or for
special effect. Be aware that deep colours can burn
out quickly at full intensity.
Symbol
for a
parcan
on a
lighting
plan
The Standard 3-Point Lighting Technique - Key Light
Key Light
This is the main light. It is usually the strongest and
has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is
placed to one side of the camera/subject so that this
side is well lit and the other side has some shadow.
The Standard 3-Point Lighting Technique – Fill Light
Fill Light
This is the secondary light and is
placed on the opposite side of
the key light. It is used to fill the
shadows created by the key. The
fill will usually be softer and less
bright than the key. To achieve
this, you could move the light
further away or use some spun.
You might also want to set the
fill light to more of a flood than
the key.
The Standard 3-Point Lighting Technique - Back Light
Back Light
The back light is placed behind
the subject and lights it from the
rear. Rather than providing
direct lighting (like the key and
fill), its purpose is to provide
definition and subtle highlights
around the subject's outlines.
This helps separate the subject
from the background and
provide a three-dimensional
look.
CYC/ Cyclorama
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A drop hung upstage designed to
reflect light
Scrim
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A drop which is opaque
when illuminated from the
front and semi transparent
when lit from behind.
Gel – colored filter for a lighting
instrument
Intelligent lighting
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A lighting instrument that
moves, and can change focus,
color, and patern
LED
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LED lighting is able to change
to any color in the spectrum
Produces Less Heat
Can last up to 50,000 hours
Is basically better in every
way
GOBO
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A steel frame used to
create a pattern in
lighting.
Gobo Uses
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Breakups
Designed to “break up the light”. This provides
texture and visual interest. Shapes can be
geometric or organic.
Representative/ Literal
Used to represent something like a cloud, a
lightning bolt, a window, etc.
Decorative – Holiday symbols or words.
Gobos can be steel, or glass. Glass gobos can
be colored and gobo rotators can be used to
spin an image.
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