Using gobos, this design creates the atmosphere of the forest without featuring any physical greenery. The silhouettes of trees are cast onto the back scrim in three separate pools, with their large scale making the stage appear fuller and darker, creating a woodsy effect.
This preshow lighting design, currently used for Hamilton at the Rodgers Theatre, utilizes gobos to create the illusion of light seeping through the "ceiling boards." The set is made to appear like the interior of a sparse colonial building, despite the locations within the script changing several times across the course of the play. With minimal structures, the textured lighting adds a great sense of depth and realism to the stage, creating a more believable space.
I want to assume that the mood of the first picture is supposed to be very grim. If I'm right, I think the distortion of the pattern on the wall adds to that. The trees don't look perfectly aligned, and it fits well with the mood.
ReplyDeleteI like the transition of the colors from yellow to a blue-green in the top photo. I think that the gobos coming from the yellow lights give the illusion that these fairies are in the woods. The blue-green light from the ground also creates a more mystical effect in my opinion. The way that the shadows hit the fairies also makes them appear a little creepy.
ReplyDeleteThe tree gobos in the first picture are cool because the warped effect on the light gives it a creepy vibe especially when matched with the colors.
ReplyDeleteI really like the simple look that the second one is attempting to achieve. I'm sure the show has many different types of texturing they do to help emphasize exactly where you are at in the show.
ReplyDeleteThe first photo has an interesting texture, the only thing that I don't really like with it is the distortion on the further out trees. I just feel like it looks very unnatural, though this may be the intended effect.