Lighting Elements
The element that controls where the audience looks.
What is Focus?
Name on skill a lighting designer needs.
Communication, teamwork, creativity
What lighting purpose helps actors move safely?
Visibility and safety
what color was used to establish the cyclops cave in the example cue sheet?
blue
What is a lighting cue?
A planned change in lighting
The element that describes how bright or dim a light is.
What is Intensity?
Who does the lighting designer meet with to discuss the production?
Who is the Director?
What purpose helps the audience know where to look?
Selective focus
What lighting colors emphasized the cyclops appearance?
Red or Amber
What is a trigger?
The line or action that signals a lighting change
The element that describes where the light is coming from.
What is Direction?
Name two responsibilities of a lighting designer.
Analyze the script and choose lighting colors.
What purpose communicates emotion?
storytelling and mood
What lighting change marked morning?
Bright warm amber lighting
what does LX1 identify?
The first lighting cue
Name all four elements of lighting.
What is Focus, Intensity, Color, and Direction?
Why must a lighting designer collaborate with the stage management team?
to communicate and coordinate lighting cues.
why might the designer leave backstage equipment unlit?
to control what the audience sees
How could lighting show Odysseus escaping danger?
brighter lighting communicate relief
name four parts of a lighting cue sheet
cue number, trigger, color, intensity, direction/focus, and reason.