This first image is really interesting to me because I had always thought of gobos as lighting the ground rather than lighting a person. I think it is really cool the use of the gobo here instead of fake wings as a part of her costume.
This light is neat because it looks like it is coming in through a window by a street lamp or some other source of man-made light. I think its different because there isn't supposed to be a window in the floor but the representation of light coming through a window into the room we are looking at.
I like the idea of using a gobo as a costume piece. It's so cool how it can put two parts of theatre together.
ReplyDeleteThe second photo is my favorite out of these two mainly because of how it crosses the stage diagonally. Not only does it add more light to the scene (duh), but it also creates a more dramatic mood.
I also really like how the gobo is giving the actress wings. It makes me wonder if this particular light was used multiple times, or just for this one instance. Maybe with a different color light, the wings could represent the opposite of the "angel" in this photo.
ReplyDeleteIn the bottom photo, I like how the gobo is used in order to give the illusion of a window being somewhere on the set, like Casey said. It also makes you want to focus just on the area where the light is "shining through the window" since the rest of the lighting is creating silhouettes.
I adore the first image! The use of gobos and lighting to add to characters in shows is something I really love and I wish was used more. With the invention of moving lights and cheaper lighting instruments, it should become easier to do something like this in shows soon!
ReplyDeleteThe angel wings on the first picture are a cool effect of the gobo. Its interesting how the intensity of white of the light seems to match the whiteness of the dress.
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ReplyDeleteThe first image is very captivating, the white light is very intense but compliments the crisp lines created by the gobo. I like Celeste's idea of casting them in a different color, like red, to show a change in the character at some point. I imagine that the design this gobo casts onstage must be fairly static, but it could work should the actress return to that spot. The second design shows a great use of lighting to establish scenery. Using that gobo alone, it is made clear that we are in an interior location. I really like the way that the image is elongated as it reaches farther downstage right, it gives an additional sense of height to the "building".
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