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Light and sound design - basic
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- 2. Lights 4 Major Functions 1.See actors 2. Focus audience attention 3. Create a mood 4. Establish interior/exterior light sources
- 3. See actors • Spot –Direct lighting on an actor that does not move • Follow spot – Moveable light that follows an actor around the stage • Wash – General lighting that covers an area with more than one actor
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- 7. Focus audience attention •Spot light – Darkness everywhere except spot • Dimmer in certain areas of the stage to pull focus to more lit areas
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- 11. Create a Mood •Bright vs. Dark • Color symbolism • Happiness • Eeriness • Etc.
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- 17. Interior/Exterior Light Source •Sunlight into a room – Windows – doors • Time of day – Interior or exterior • Lamp • Overhead light
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- 24. Process 1. Read thescript and take notes – Light sources – Affects • Strobe • Police cars • Etc. – Time of day – Time of year • Winter darker than summer
- 25. Process 2. Speak tothe director and take notes • Color symbolism • Mood in scenes • Areas of the stage • Locations of set pieces
- 26. Areas of thestage • Our stage areas
- 27. Equipment • Lamp --actual bulb in the light • Fixture -- houses the lamp • Gel -- inserts in front of the light to change the color or filter the light • Gobo -- gel that projects a certain image • Board -- controls the lights from the booth
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- 34. Process 3. Light Plot mapof lights available in a venue
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- 37. Process 4. Cue Sheet(also called prompt sheet) -- chart out every moment that lights change Cue = The moment in the script when the lights change. Top = beginning Up = on Down = off Fade in = slowly come on Fade out = slowly turn off
- 38. Example of cuesheet # Pg. # cue Description of change 1 1 Top of show House lights down; lights up SR 2 1 “get thee to a nunnery” Fade out SR; DC Spot 3 2 Transition to scene 2 (Ophelia screams) Work lights up; full stage wash top of scene 2
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- 40. Major Functions • EstablishMood • Provide realistic sound • Situate the audience in the world of the play
- 41. Establish Mood • Mostlythrough music – Pre-show • Audience will know the vibe of the show before it starts – Transitions • No dead space • Move feelings from one emotion to the next – During scenes and at certain moments • Heightens tension • Builds romance – Helps the audience understand how they should be feeling
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- 43. Provide Realistic Sounds Doorbell Doorknocking Phone ringing Dog barking Toilet flushing
- 44. Videos • Foley Artist= Create sound for movie. Not usually used in theatre but provides a good example of sound creating realism. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=UNvKhe2npMM&noredirect=1
- 45. Situate the audiencein the world of the play • Time Period – Especially with music – Telephone sounds (old school vs. cell) • Time of Day – Crickets chirping – Birds singing/rooster crowing • Location – City sounds – Country sounds – School – Office – hospital
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- 47. Process 1. Read thescript and take notes – Time period – Time of day – Locations – Realistic sounds
- 48. Process 2. Talk tothe director and take notes • Mood • Transitions • Music • Pre-show
- 49. Process 3. Cue Sheet- Similar to lighting cue sheet
- 50. Cue # Page# Cue in script Description of change 1 1 Top of show Fade out pre- show; fade in Mozart track 1 2 1 “get thee to a nunnery” OS - sound of glass breaking Affects Track 1 3 2 (Ophelia crosses to C) Door knocking - Affects track 2
- 51. How to acquiresound • CD’s – Music – Sound affects • Internet – Youtube – Pay sites
- 52. Activity • Create aWWW for a lighting term or a sound term (spot, follow spot, wash, gel, gobo, cue, fade, foley artist) • Create either a sound or a light cue sheet for the provided scene – Cue sheet must have at least four cues. – Be creative; make choices.