The Four Functions
The four functions: Explain visibility
The audience needs to see the play on stage.
Give an example of what would make the lights dim?
an exit
an ending to a scene
end of the day
lights turning off
Name the four properties of light
Intensity
Color
Distribution
Movement
Give an example of light intensity:
Lights are very bright towards the front of the stage.
The lights are dim upstage right.
Three primary colors
Red Yellow Blue
The four functions: Explain mood:
The light design is responsible for setting appropriate tone and mood in scene.
Give an example of visibility
The stage was lit up by strip lights pointing down at the front and back of the stage.
The four properties: explain intensity
The brightness of a light.
The amount of light, the movement of the light, and color contribute to its intensity.
Give an example of color in light:
Putting a blue filter on a light for a sad mood setting or for an evening setting.
Putting a red and yellow filter on to create an orange for a sunrise.
Three secondary colors
Orange
Green
Purple
The four functions: Explain composition
Some areas of the stage are more emphasized or well lit, than other parts of the stage
Give an example of composition
The spotlights are focused on the people sitting at the table on stage, the rest of the scene and props aren't as bright or highlighted.
The four properties: explain color
Color is controlled by light passing through colored filters.
The actual light is not colored.
Give an example of distribution in a scene:
The light on downstage left, shifted to downstage center and got wider.
General lighting uses what two lights
Strip lights, and flood lights
The four functions: Explain plausibility
The audience expects the believe that the light on the stage is coming from a source within the world of the play.
Give an example of plausibility
The light on stage that's supposed to represent moonlight looks like moonlight.
The four properties: explain distribution
Controlled by changing the direction and or the shapes of the beams of light.
Give an example of light movement in a scene:
The color of the scene needed to change.
The lights needed to be brighter.
specific lighting uses what kind of lights
spotlights
Name the four functions of light
Visibility
Plausibility
Composition
Mood
Give an example of how lights can set the tone or mood in a scene.
Lights are bright in the back right hand corner to represent the sunshine, every other light is medium brightness to signify day time.
Lights are dim to represent the evening time or a sad or serious mood.
The four properties: explain movement
Movement occurs whenever a change in intensity, color, or distribution is needed.
Give an example of both Intensity and color.
The blue in the scene got brighter as the purple began to fade.
name three different lights were being introduced to
strip lights, flood lights, and spot lights