This photo is from the Carriage House Theatre's production of The Garden. What has me obsessed with this photos is how the photo establishes a gloomy mood as well as nighttime in the garden. I like how the center of the stage is brighter than where the characters are. It makes me that there is some sort of tension or drama at this moment of the show.
What is so interesting to me about this photo is that you can already depict a sad mood just from the woman's face. But the lighting design and the background makes the mood a little more complex by creating a look of solitude. The lights going across the woman's body is similar to lights traveling through jail bars, which can immediately invoke isolation.
In the first image, I like how the men are not directly lit, but are lit by the lights in the scenery. It draws the attention to the scenery but also the men. The way the dark blue colors give feeling of night time which helps give and eeriness to the scene. I think the two men also help give a sense of eeriness as well. In the second image, the way the light gives a sense of being trapped. The light resembles bars that do not allow the woman to be free. Her dress also resembles innocence or purity.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the lights in the top photo create a mystical setting. A lot of purple, green, and blue colors are used so it makes think of being underwater for some reason. I would like to know the background of the scene because the lights seem very whimsical but the actors don't.
ReplyDeleteIn the second photo, I agree that the light and shadows make the woman seem as if she is trapped or alone somewhere. The shadows are strategically placed so that we can see the details of her face even though she is still covered in lots of shadow.
The second photo is really great at displaying a sad feeling. There is also a feeling of waiting. Like the sun is setting causing the lighting from the blinds to fall across her. It is super effective in creating mood.
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