This first photo has too much dark colored fabrics in contrast with the bright white light. It is not warm or pleasant but instead harsh and white and makes the face of the actor diminished and her skin almost fluorescent.
This photo has the light focused on the one girl in the middle rather than the woman at the edge of the stage who appears to be talking. The light cuts off the woman's faces and makes it so you cannot see all of them.
Yeah i agree with you about the lighting in the second photo. The women in the middle seems to be the character they are trying to showcase, however, the light spillage on the other women make it hard to focus on her.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the big Deal? I agree with you on both of the pictures. In the first image, the light seems to be too bright making it hard to see the woman's face. In the second image, I think the lighting makes it hard to see some of the women and also lights some of the women better than others, without a real focus on who we are supposed to be looking at. The woman upstage right as well as the woman center stage both appear to be lit better than the other women.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you on both of the pictures! The first one is just so washed out--not only can you barely see the woman's face, the lighting is in no way dynamic. It practically does more harm than good.
ReplyDeleteThe second picture is just way confusing. Without context, you have no idea who's being highlighted in the scene, or even what's happening. Honestly, even if I was watching the show, these lighting choices would make it hard to follow.
Honestly, I think the first lighting design might be dramatically more flattering simply by bringing down the intensity of the lights. The white wash drains the color in the curtains, and in her face. The second image has really captivating colors, but the performers are totally in shadow. It's not a sultry darkness, it seems like appropriate lighting choices just weren't made.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you on the first picture. The white wash does not compliment or highlight the actress's good features in any way, shape, or form.
ReplyDeleteIn the second picture, I definitely agree with you about the focus of the lighting, however, I do like the color choices of the second picture.
The first photo in this definitely reminds me of some poorly budgeted/ school productions with the way the lighting and coloring is done. Both the style of lighting and the choice of color of the lighting add to what just feels like poor stage lighting. The second photo has some interesting choices, both in color and the design of the lighting. I feel like the second photo overall does a much better job with lighting the stage and the dancers than the first photo did with just a single actress.
ReplyDeleteThe girl in the first picture must be straight up blind as the light is shining right into her eyes and the brightness doesn't match the rest of the colors at all.
ReplyDeleteThe second photo is another odd case because the audience is being given two separate signals by the play, one from the lighting and one from the actor. This is literally tearing the audience apart.
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