One of the light,

Any dramatic performance, in addition to the outdoor daytime show, are a group of lighting. But if the lighting is lighting the unique function, so as to arrange a group of daylight lamp hanging on the stage, it can provide the actors and sets & props a smooth light. But, apparently, stage lighting than ordinary lighting of some of the more useful, a set of efficient lighting can be produced a visual elements together, increasing the audience watch the performance.

( a ) what is the stage lighting . "?

Stage lighting has diversity and regularity, its most important characteristic is the ability to make the audience's emotions with light colors changing hue and undulating feel, more to the story with the emotions of characters.

Stage lighting contains a total of:

1stage lights ( the audience in the lamp ceiling cat ), usually done by surface light.

The 2stage of the four rows of lights ( the first row according to actor faces, second rows according to actor head has three-dimensional effect, third rows of playing behind the light, fourth rows of canopy light background )

In 3the left and right sides of the side lamp

This is a stage lighting designer sway range.

The different light, color temperature orange, angle, can be arranged into a million changes after the design of light. Not only enriched the actor's expression, action, and created another time, especially in the atmosphere, strengthen the sentiment, has almost the same function and music, but it is the brightness and color to represent, suggesting that the plot. To the text as an example, actor, scenery is real pen, light pen is empty, designers should use the brain, technology to express "melancholy " and " grief" abstract adjectives. So when you see a play performance, without narration, lines, from the stage hue, brightness, can understand the play in the season, climate, time, also can understand the role of emotional changes. In general, a comedy with warm colors, tragedy is cool. Of course, no tonal shadows are excellent effect way of expression, and director of the lighting concept, actually he maintained throughout the show 's style is one of the main factors, roughly speaking, dim light for tragedy, horror, bright light is warm, optimistic themes.

( two) the function of lamplight

(1) selectively visibility and concentration:

In the theater, we use a word to describe light function: "we only to the audience we want to give them a look.". We want to give the audience the part of light, while the other part in the dark; so selective visibility, is composed of a light in accordance with the stage location or person's importance, as there are layers and selective illumination. And because the human eye to light sensitive stage, when there are lights flashing, the audience will be the eyes focus on light; in other words, the light is led the audience in the show, can always find focused searchlight.

(2) is set in space:

In some scenes, has prompted or implicitly related to time and space conditions. For example, this play is to occur in a certain period of a day in the morning or afternoon, and these dramatic time and space in real time, a lighting design can follow the basic conditions, to decide on the direction of the light source, color, such as lighting creates a afternoon sunlight effect, or winter morning the effect, or the autumn leaves of red maple effect etc..

(3) for the stage picture color to set the atmosphere (emotional ):

The stage space as a canvas, and the stage, background, clothing and so on, if there is no light, will not be seen by man, so the light is the director and designers with the tools, brushes, paint, one point one points will stage picture with color.

It has a double meaning: one is speaking background with clothing seen by viewers, showing its original color; the other is a light color per se, but on the stage to create some atmosphere and effect; for example, light colored light is often divided into two systems: a cold light, is a warm light, light blue hue to the main line, the warm light yellowish or reddish, both can create different respective senses, this feeling and atmosphere setting can help actors and stage movement occurs, this is achieved through a stage lighting effect of.

(4) shape space and form:

Stage lighting can be very clear cutting stage space, separate each performance area, as well as the background, foreground, middle level, present stage depth of field, achieve complete visual effect. Furthermore, the different forms of theater about the use of space, light also played a very important role.

( three ) how to make a light

Performing arts the most attention to practical experience, so the study of the art of light, in addition to the theory, equipment used in classroom learning, practice experience accounted for a great component. The novice like apprentice, with adjustable angle, master, with colored paper .... Through practical operation, to continue to accumulate experience.

Stage lighting design in the first step, of course is to read the script!!

But reading focus, angle and the actors they must practice see scenes of the picture and the mood changes, find out the turning point, are converted to light intensity, color, rhythm. Because the design is so abstract art, so designers tend to think that learning is the most important in the understanding of life, life in everything worthy and must pay attention, care about. Individuals can live more reading about music, art, history, or the Chinese poetry, painting and so on. In fact, information absorption, observe the important works. Lighting design, set design, and the director must makeup are discussed, in order to seek the unity of interpretation angle further communication, compromise. Of course not absent.