Lighting By: Rachel Margalus

What is Lighting? Lighting is more then just

brightening up a stage› It creates the mood.

What’s it used for? It’s used for…

› Plays› Musicals› Dances› Concerts› Weddings› (sometimes churches for

performances)› Ceremonies

How to make designs? Read the Script and get your feel

towards a part of the production• Once for general impressions

(emotional response) ▪ Research images

Another time for analysis ▪ Historical research

• Another time for cuing (looking for landmarks)

Process Talk with the Director and compare

ideas Create a Lighting Plot Draw plot/ diagram to show where

lights need to go› The cue sheet is a list of the lights

you need to put in the air.

Magic Sheet

(51) (52) 16 14 15

(50) 10 H 2 L

(52)H 11L 13

1 2 3 4 5B R V Y RR80 R24 R59 R14 R26

AMBER 100 101 102 103 104 105 G1

CYAN 110 111 112 113 114 115 G2

MAGENTA 120 121 122 123 124 125 G3

BLUE 130 131 132 133 134 135 G4

Lighting Magic Sheet for TH 568.01

235 Special

17 18

Catwalk 2

Elec#1

Elec #2

Elec #2

Elec #2

SL PoleSR Pole

Elec#1

ELEC #3 CYC

Time for Paperwork!! Instrument schedule (each light

listed by position) Channel Hookup (each light listed

by channel) Shop Order (each thing you need

to hang your plot) Magic Sheet

Paperwork continued! Fixtures Dimmers Cables Color Color frames Gobos and frames Fog machines Control board Every fixture and

Accessory you need for the show.

Process continued After the paperwork comes Hanging the show Troubleshooting Focus Cue writing Technical Rehearsal Process

Cue sheets CUE Page Line/action Description

1 13 Song #1 - 9, Aeneas enter, whole cast sing joyfully in palace

Golden look with royal reds and purples, btight happy mood

2 14 Act 2 Scene 1 Witches Cave, Song #7 - 8 large witches cast

Dark, empty feeling place with many shadows, dark un seen faces and features.

3 14 Act 2 Scene 2 The Grove Songs #9 - 12 Open field feel, ligther, lush green openes, with an air of happines from the hunt, but the looming of an aproacing storm.

4 16 Act 3 the interior of Dido's chamber abord ship Song #13 & 14 the influence of the witches

A Small chamber abord ship. Somewhat dark from the storm and the space. This can be played in front of the main act.

5 17 Act 3 the interior of the place as she turns away Aeneas Song #15.

Golden look with royal reds and purples, but a much more dampened mood, as the distain Dido has is unfurled.

6 18 Act 3 the interior of Dido's Grave chamber as she chooses to die.

A blank grey cold look as the choice of death is made over love. A feeling of emptiness and unresolved loss.

When designing…. Take your time! If you think it looks good, then it

looks good! We can always go back if the

director doesn’t like something!