10/23/14 11:00 AMMeet with mac to go over the midterm.Think about coming on Saturday

How Dimmers work1800sCandles were usedMade of animal fatMade things smokey and stinkyHow to color the light?Tried to put bottles of colored wine in front of the candlesWould take colored pieces of silk and put it in front of the candleThey would raise cans above candles and try to raise and lower them to give the effect of a dimmerTheatres are built to be burnedBegan using natural gasHelped regulate how much flame we got or how little flame we gotLate 1800sThomas Edison develops the light bulbBatteries began coming into playSalt Water DimmerRecycle a whiskey barrelFill it with salt waterPut a coppor plate in the bottom and on topPut a plunger at the topPushes plunger up and downThe closer the plates the brighter the lightThe farther the plates the dimmer the lightCould control between 18-24 lighting instrumentsThe people controlling these would be about 20 guys with a very choreographed way of aking sure it was all done the way it was supposed toWWIIThe start of the electronic ageStill using the idea of resistanceBoards are getting smallerSilicone Controlled Rectifier (SCR)A doorway (gating device)What you see is a whole bunch of keypadsThe light board sends the message to the dimmers, which is really what does all of the workIf you type in a certain amount of percentage on the board, the SCR closes or opens accordingly.

Color in LightPrimary colorsRed, green, and blueSecondary ColorsBlue+Red= MagentaBlue+Green= CyanRed+Green= AmberMix all three=Near White LightHue: Name of colorValue: Freedom from black or whiteSaturation: The amount of color in itCan always change the saturationWavelengths for lightROYGBIVTechnically indigo is no longer a colorUltraviolet to Infrared When you put a gel in front of a stage lighting instrument, You are not coloring the light, just filtering the light.There is a difference between Amber and yellowAmber is more golden

Complimentary ColorsBlue and AmberGreen and MagentaCyan and Red

For gelsFirst started with glassGlass began to break under the lightsBegan using gelatinThe same kind of gelatin that you eatBugs tried to eat itDried and Cracked quicklyCheapRain ruined itSaturated colors faded quicklyDifference between Cool and WarmFirst, depends on what youre comparing it toLavenders have a tendency to nutreulize thingsTransmition factorE.g28% means if you use this gel only 28% of this light is going to hit the performer

The purpose or function of all design in the theatre is to create an environment that visually fulfills the director/ choreographers vision.

McCandless approach to lighting a stageRead or listen to the piece all the way without any stopsRe-listen several times Now its okay to take notesMeet the choreographer/directorMeet the other designersSee a run throughSeeing all of the pictures unfoldStart the light plotDivide width of stage by 8 ft circles, must be odd numberMust be odd because center should be lit with its own instrumentEach 8 ft circle gets 2 lights at the most pleasing angle of illuminationPick cool and warm sideStay consistant with warm and cool and with groupingGroupingwhether it is dimmers or channelsFinish the light plotCyc/DropGobos/PatternSide light/ Back lightIsolation in is the best scale for OBTObstacles notedKey-what are the symbalsTitle BlockWho/What/Show/DesignerFoot MarksNeed to note channel, cat, and instrument numbersInstrument sketchMagic Sheet

Stage Lighting10/23/14 11:00 AM

10/23/14 11:00 AM