Lighting, sound and video

1. Lighting, Sound and Video
by Jamie Spirito

2. Todays Aims
 What is Theatre Lighting, Sound and Video
 How can we make informed decisions regarding
 How to read and produce paperwork.
 Expand understanding.
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3. By the end of the
session
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 Take a short piece of text and make
informed decisions regarding the Lighting,
Sound and Video Design

4. What can inform our
creative decision?

5. Source Material
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 Read it
 What is it
about?
 Read it again
 Make notes on
important
information  Discuss
 Did we all find the
same
information?
 Is my opinion
more important?

6. Lighting (LX)
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Aims of Theatre Lighting.
 Illumination
 Sculpture
 Selectivity
 Mood/Atmosphere
 Interaction
 Fluidity
 Style

7. Aims
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Illumination

8. Aims
SCULPTURE
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9. Aims
SELECTIVITY

10. Aims
MOOD/ATMOSPHERE

11. Aims
MOOD/ATMOSPHERE

12. Aims
INTERACTION
Illumination
Sculpture
Selectivity
Atmosphere

13. Aims
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Realism
Impressionism
Symbolism
Minimalism
Fantasy
Naturalistic
Abstract
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STYLE

14. Aims
ILLUMINATION, SCULPTURE, SELECTIVITY, MOOD/ATMOSPHERE, INTERACTION, FLUIDITY,
STYLE

15. Show and Tell
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 Illumination
 Sculpture
 Selectivity
 Mood/Atmosphere
 Interaction
 Fluidity
 Style
1. Bring in two
pictures, photos or paintings.
One that shows sunrise and one
that shows the feeling of
happiness

16. Lighting Tool Kit
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 Location
 Time of Day
 Direction
 Key Light
 Brightness
 Colour

17. Tool Kit
LOCATION
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Does a classroom look the same as a
park? (Inside vs Outside)

18. Tool Kit
TIME OF DAY
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Does morning look the same as night?

19. Tool Kit
DIRECTION
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Where does the light come from?

20. Tool Kit
KEY LIGHT
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Where should the light come from?

21. Tool Kit
BRIGHTNESS
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What Level / Intensity should the light be?

22. Tool Kit
COLOUR
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23. Task 1
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 Recreate it
 Decide on one of the photos and describe
it in terms of lighting

24. How can we show our ideas?
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Lighting Plan and Focus notes
Mind Map
Sketches
Images
Photos
Other lighting designs
Tool kit
Play around

25. How can
we show
our
ideas?
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Lighting Plan

26. How can
we show
our
ideas?
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Lighting Plan

27. How can
we show
our
ideas?
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Lighting Plan

28. How can we show our ideas?
Focus Notes

29. How can
we show
our
ideas?
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Lighting Plan
Stage
DS
Warm front, cold front,
Blue Back wash, warm
back wash

30. How can
we show
our
ideas?
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Cue breakdown

31. How can we show our ideas?
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Lighting Plan and Focus notes
Mind Map
Sketches
Images
Photos
Other lighting designs
Tool kit
Play around

32. Task 2
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 Recreate it
 How can we describe it?

33. Group Task 1
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What do we want on stage

34. Lighting Design
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● “Stage Lighting is a Fluid Selective atmospheric illumination
appropriate to the style of a particular production” Reid (2001)
● But just remember…..
There are no Rules!
And everything you see is deliberate

35. Sound (SND) Lighting is never too green...

36. Source Material
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 Read it
 What is it
about?
 Read it again
 Make notes on
important
information  Discuss
 Did we all find the
same
information?
 Is my opinion
more important?

37. Sound (SND)
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Sound in theatre goes beyond finding the
right sound effects for a production. Sound
can be used to establish the time or
location of a performance, or to create
and enhance mood and atmosphere.
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38. Sound (SND)
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Sound designer
 Responsible for everything the audience hears
 Aural world of the show – what sounds live in the world
 Mood/Atmosphere through music and soundscapes
 Amplification of performers – voice or movement.
 Design of the PA system

39. Sound (SND)
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 Reinforcement
PA Systems
Amplifiers
Speakers
Microphones
 Sound Effects
Prerecorded
Foley
 Soundscapes
 Music
Live
Prerecorded
Popular music
Underscore
Incidental
Composed
Diegetic
Non-Diegetic

40. Sound
(SND)
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41. Sound (SND)
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 Levels
 Is a traditional church loud?
 Direction
 Does sound always come from straight in front?
 Fades
 How long does it last?
 Time
 Is a park quiet in the middle of the day?
 Location
 How can sound tell us where we are?
Tool Kit

42. How can we show our ideas?
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Speaker plan
Mind Map
Other sound designs
Tool kit
Play around

43. How can
we show
our
ideas?
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Speaker Plan
Stage
DS

44. How can
we show
our
ideas?
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Speaker Plan

45. How can we show our ideas?
Focus Notes

46. How can we show our ideas?
Cue Notes

47. How can we show our ideas?
Write it down
Describe it...

48. Task 3
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 Listen
 How did it make you feel?

49. Video
WHAT SHOULD I WATCH...

50. Video (Vid)
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 Content
 Live
 Pre-recorded
 True to life
 Animation
 Fictional
 Factual
 Placement
 Size
 Shape
 Back wall
 TV Screens
 Mapped
 Phones/Tablets
 Amount
 How does it enter and Leave the
space
 Diegetic or non-Diegetic
 Does it have sound

51. Video (Vid)

52. Video (Vid)
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53. Video
(Vid)
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54. Task 4
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 What do we need for our text

55. Task 3
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56. Have we
achieved?
Take a short piece of text and
make informed decisions regarding the
Lighting, Sound and Video design.
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