DRAM 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Sacred Mysteries, Oresteia, Lighting Designer
Document Summary
Light is one of the most powerful influences on human existence. Rhythm of our lives guided by the cycles of day and night and the lengthen and shorten of days as seasons change. Audience members carry thousands of impressions and associations with light. Light central metaphor because effects of lights embedded in human psyche. Cover lightbulb to soften marks of age and hide signs of fear. Rain and lack of light to show mood. Beacon signals end of the trojan war. Sun and envious moon grows pale with grief. Early theatres located outdoors and natural light. The modern era electric light on stage. Allow natural dawn to express the day break that begins the play. Christian mystery plays lit by candles and filtered light coming. Lighting designer works with electrical instruments of different shapes and sizes that are placed at various angles to create a design through light. Side light - shapes the actor"s bodies.
