Lighting and Sound Design
I
Historical Background
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Nicola
Sabbatini |
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Futtenbach's
"Noble Mirror of Art" |
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The
Gaslight Era |
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Thomas
Edison’s Invention |
II.
Functions of Lighting Design:
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Visability |
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Plausibility:
Time & Place |
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Create
Mood: Feelings & Emotions |
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Emphasize
Rhythm & Structure: Production Style & Movement |
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Composition:
Stage Focus & General Design Principles |
III.
Qualities of Lighting Design:
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Intensity:
Brightness / Dimmers |
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Color:
Lamp, Wavelength, Saturation, & Tint / Gel |
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Distribution:
Angle, Focus, Pattern, & Plasticity / Location & Application |
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Movement:
Cueing of Moment to Moment / Control |
IV.
Types of Lighting Instruments:
Ellipsoidal:
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Hard
Quality of Light (Key) |
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Projects
Patterns and Shutters |
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Maintains
an Optical Relationship |
Fresnel:
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Soft
Quality of Light (Fill) |
P.A.R.
(Parabolic Adonized Reflector):
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Soft
Beam of Light (Shaft) |
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Typical
Wash Light |
V.
The Lighting Design Process:
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Planning |
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Rendering
and Drafting |
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Hang
and Focus |
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Technical
Rehearsals |
Sound Design:
I.
Functions of Sound Design:
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Create
Ambient & Environmental Sound: Equivalent of Mood includes Underscoring |
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Create
Practical or "Canned" Effects: Script or Actor Motivated Sounds |
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Supply
Necessary Reinforcement: Microphone & Monitor |
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Maintain
Communications: Stage Headsets and In House Phone |
II.
Sound Design Equipment:
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"Industrial
Home Stereos" |
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Transducers
(Microphones) |
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Recorders
(Reel to Reel, DAT, Cassette) |
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Transponders
(Speakers) |
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Mixers
and Amplifiers |
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Computer
MIDI and WAVE Tables (Digital) |
III.
The Sound Design Process:
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Planning |
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Sampling
and Recording |
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Editing
and Mastering |
| Mixing and Playback |