This lovely photo was taken during Trinity's production of Three Penny Opera. There is a clear spotlight seen here center stage on the two characters Macheath and Tiger Brown. There is a distinct edge and a clear difference in color temperature between the spotlight and the rest of the lights, insisting we focus on the two characters.


This is another example of different color temperature creating focus. This is from the extremely popular Broadway musical Hamilton. Even though Aaron Burr is doing the similar choreography as the other characters onstage, the fact that his light is significantly different from the rest of the stage makes him the focus of the scene, in addition to him being center stage. There isn't a clear sharp edge on his spotlight, but the color difference is enough to make him the focus.

Selective Focus

In this photo, there are two different sets that the character is standing next to. However, the spotlight on him makes you focus on the character and not the two different settings. It is also slightly to the left of him, making it seem like he is in the outdoor side and not the indoor that is washed in blue, on the right side.

The dancer is the focus in this picture. Like the one above it is indicated by a spotlight. This lighting technique is used a lot in the film this still comes from (The Red Shoes). I thought it was beautifully done and very effective in making the woman the focal point.

Focus

This is a photo from the play Cabaret. The lighting is all in red except for the one man at the top who is lit in white. It reminds me of what we talked about in class about the warm and cool tones in the lighting. The white color on the man looks much colder than all the people in red. My attention was also drawn straight to the man and then I noticed that the woman in the front is doing the splits and there is a person behind her with their legs in the air. It is effective in drawing in attention. 

This photo is from The Phantom of the Opera. The light draws your eyes to Christine but not in as dramatic of a way as the first picture I have. I also think it has to do with the color of her costume, everyone else seems to be in darker colors while her costume is lighter. She was the first thing I noticed in this picture and then the other people I noticed after so the use of lighting was effective. 

Selective Focus

In this photo there is a a bright light on the three soldiers downstage. The actors upstage are still visible and have some light on them, but because light on the three actors downstage is so bright it draws the audiences attention. The pool of light on the men upstage is also more focused than any of the other lights.In this photo, most of the lighting is directed at the woman who is standing on the balcony. The light appears to be coming from above stage right. Although the light shines on more than just the actor, the actor stands out because of the dark background around her.

I really like how the spotlight draws the audience's eyes toward the bottom level of the stage, but the actor is not in the middle. It throws some interesting shadows on the walls behind the actor, and couples well with the blue and gold textured lighting on the ceiling, and the soft white focus on the back curtain. 

I absolutely adore how the light is directed so intensely on the top of the staircase, and how is flows in an almost solid state down the staircase and onto the floor. The rest of the stage in either in shadow or entirely dark, and the actors at the bottom of the staircase are only lightly lit. I just love how solid and intense the lighting is--you are forced to look exactly where the light comes from, taking away from everything else on stage.

Selective Focus

I like how the one spotlight in this photo is bringing your focus straight to the female character in the center of the set. There is no other light, and while the spotlight does slightly light up other parts of the room, the strongest area is over the two characters. Because the man is standing with the light over him, it makes him look almost scary especially because he almost seems to be surrounded by darkness. Meanwhile, the female character appear to be almost completely covered in the light, making her seem like an innocent person.



While all the people in this photo are covered in some sort of light, your eye is immediately drawn to the three people in the yellow/orange light. These three people are also in different poses than the group of people behind them. Because of the poses and different colored lights, we know that we are meant to be focused on what is happening in this moment. It looks like these three people are going through some type of change.

Selective Focus

This is a picture from the movie Wait Until Dark starring Audrey Hepburn. It's about a murderer invading a blind woman's house, but the woman takes out all of the lights so there are very few light sources. I think the light from the fridge counts as an example of selective focus because it's the first thing that someone would look at in this photo. Once you look at the fridge, you immediately notice the killer on the right, then Hepburn on the far left. I like how this scene uses a light that fits into the scene rather than a spotlight because it's sensible and adds to the suspense.

The photo was taken by Marija Majerle. With the majority of the background being dark, the sunlight is the first spot a person's eyes would look towards. In addition to that, I like the early morning mood that comes from the light-dark contrast in this photo as well as the silhouette in front of the sunlight.

I think this picture is interesting because the sunlight's rays are shined directly at the blocks of wood, which is the focus point of the picture, yet the light still grazes over and slightly accents the man's face. 

I like this picture because the focus point of light comes from the Sun, yet it is shown through the pompous grass. I think it's intriguing how this natural lighting creates a contrast of shadows and illuminated pompous grass blooms between those that are angled to be in front of the sun versus those that are off to the side.