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Understanding Basic Lighting Theory for Stage Productions

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Explore the fundamentals of stage lighting in this concise guide designed for aspiring lighting designers. Learn about the importance of using the right type of lamp and lighting instruments to focus light effectively on performers. This tutorial covers the concept of creating a ten-foot pool of light, ideal lighting angles including front, side, and back light, and discusses optimal instruments such as Fresnels and ellipsoidals. Gain insights into the practical aspects of lighting a performer and enhance your lighting design skills for productions like Blue Man Group.

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Understanding Basic Lighting Theory for Stage Productions

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  1. Basic Lighting Theory

  2. What’s this? Nope. It’s called a lamp. And the thing it goes in is called a lighting instrument.

  3. Assume, for the purposes of drafting, that every light you aim at the stage will splash about a ten foot circle of light onto the stage floor, although you can adjust them to a lot of different sizes. Notice the actor standing in the middle of this pool of light. You are trying to light the actor, not the floor, so you have to have a person standing there to focus on. Apparently, this is a production of Blue Man Group…. 10' pool of light

  4. You know that a circle has how many degrees? 360. Okay, so assume that 0 degrees is full front toward audience. Then see how the degrees play out around the circle. Now, front light should, ideally, be at 45 degrees, side light at 90 degrees and back light at 180 degrees. 180 degrees 90 degrees 45 degrees 10' pool of light 0 degrees

  5. This is how you would light one ten foot area: Front light is used to make the actor’s features visible. Notice the hatchet face on the guy standing in the middle of this pool of light…. Use an ellipsoidal here so you have max control. Blueis front light.

  6. This is how you would light one ten foot area: Side light makes sure that no matter which way the actor turns, she’s lit. Use a Fresnellhere. Red is side light.

  7. Back light makes the actor stand out and be more easily distinguished from the background, cyc or scenery. Use a Fresnellhere, too. Green is back light. This is how you would light one ten foot area:

  8. What kind of instrument would be good to use here? A Fresnel is good back light. Why? A Fresnel is good side light. Why? An ellipsoidal is good front light. Why?

  9. What kind of instrument would be good to use here? Could you use a PAR as back light? Could you use a PAR as side light? Could you use a PAR as front light?

  10. What kind of instrument would be good to use here? Could you use an ellipsoidal as back light? Could you use an ellipsoidal as side light? Could you use a fresnel as front light? Why not?

  11. Could you use a scoop here for any angle? Nope, scoops are for cyc or work (rehearsal) light.

  12. Awordaboutcolor…

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