Elements of Design Line Shape/Form Color Texture/Pattern Light

Light Necessity of Illumination (Natural or Artificial is necessary for vision)

Chiaroscuro “Chiaro” meaning Light, “Scuro” meaning dark.

Is characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition to produce dramatic effect.

This often what is referred to as “Mood”.

Chiaroscuro Utilizing Value Form is Revealed

What is the “mood” of this painting?

Philosopher in Meditation, Rembrandt

Controllable Qualities of Light

DIRECTION

INTENSITY

COLOR

DISTRIBUTION

MOVEMENT

Direction The direction (or angle) of light determines the length and location of the shadows cast

Direction: The angle of the light source.

Caravaggio, The calling of Saint Mathew

Direction: The angle of the light source.

Intensity/Brightness The actual amount, or level of brightness, of light that strikes the location or subject. Intensity can range from total darkness to painfully brilliant white light

INTENSITY: The brightness of the light source.

INTENSITY: The brightness of the light source.

Intensity

INTENSITY SUBJECTIVE IMPRESSION.

How bright does the stage seem? This is relative.

ADAPTATION. As the intensity changes the viewer’s eye adapts

VISUAL FATIGUE. Too much/little light for too long is tiring.

VISUAL PERCEPTION. The amount of light needed to see an object.

MOOD. Bright light makes an audience more alert.

Color The color of light reflected by the subject and environment.

COLOR VISUAL PERCEPTION.

THE EYE SEES MORE CLEARLY IN THE YELLOW TO GREEN SPECTRUM.

COLOR

COLOR

COLOR

Largely responsible for communicating “mood”

Warm for Comedy, Cool for Tragedy

Is only Perceived by the objects it is lighting.

The objects own color, and texture will effect this.

Distribution Diffusion or Clarity

DISTRIBUTION: FOCAL QUALITY OF LIGHT; It’s form

and direction.

Ranges from soft, shadow-less diffusion

DISTRIBUTION:

…To a stark, strong, shaft of light.

Movement Any change in intensity, color, direction, distribution, or texture of light http://www.youtube.com/wat

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Movement

Movement: How light changes over time.

This describes the changeability of the first 4 properties. Direction: Right - left, Below - Above Intensity: Bright - Dim Color: The setting sun changes form lavender to amber. Distribution: The headlights created a stark shaft of light throwing long shadows across the room.

Controllable Qualities of Light

DIRECTION

INTENSITY

COLOR

DISTRIBUTION

MOVEMENT

Controllable Properties of

Light DIRECTION

INTENSITY

COLOR

DISTRIBUTION

MOVEMENT

Philosopher in Meditation, Rembrandt

FUNCTIONS OF STAGE

LIGHTING

SELECTIVE VISIBILITY

REVELATION OF FORM

COMPOSITION

MOOD

SELECTIVE VISIBILITY

Using Light to control the

composition on stage and direct

the audience where to look.

SELECTIVE VISIBILITY

Must achieve visibility first.

Every member of the audience must be able to see CLEARLY and CORRECTLY the things they are intended to see.

SELECTIVE VISIBILITY

An actor who

can not be seen

can not be

heard!

SELECTIVE VISIBILITY

The eye is

attracted to the

brightest object

on stage.

Determined by:

Amount of light

Reflection of

the object

Revelation of Form

Using Light and Shadow to reveal

an object in 3 dimensions.

Revelation of Form

Modeling

Revelation of Form

Modeling

Composition

Painting the stage with light.

Using Color, Intensity, and

Distribution to create

compositions of color, light, and

shade over the setting and

around the actors.

Composition Realize the visual aims of the SD.

Never sacrifice visibility for an attractive “picture”.

Compositions are not static, but must follow the play like an underscore.

Mood

The powerful effect upon

our state of mind and

emotions

Mood

Mood

SELECTIVE

VISIBILITY

REVELATION OF

FORM

COMPOSITION

MOOD

DIRECTION

INTENSITY

COLOR

DISTRIBUTION

MOVEMENT