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Lighting Design Evaluation

In order to progress in future lighting design projects it is important to reflect and look back on what I did. I have made the following points:

• Communication - Although I knew what I wanted it to look like I found it hard explaining this to other people. I need to have more confidence when talking to other people.

• Overall Vision - I really enjoyed working out which lights were needed where, but due to the complexity of the performance it was hard to assign lights when we were limited on stock. In future I will identify problems and highlight these to the director earlier in the process.

• Troubleshooting - during the rigging stage I did need help when presented with issues. I sometimes got confused with what I was being asked to do and therefore I wasn't able to give the right advice to the rigging team. In future I need to ask for help rather than panicking and also maybe have a plan B in case of problems that occur.

Overall, I really enjoyed designing the lighting plan and would really like to do this again in the future.

Task 1: Lighting Research

Task 2: Lighting Design - Director's Concept

The overall concept of the performance was for the whole of the theatre to look like it was in the woods including the audience space. The actors would be able to use all areas in the space. You shouldn't be able to identify difference between the audience and the performance space. This was achieved by adding equal lighting for both the audience and the performance space. The time of day was produced in line with directors wishes. This being one side of the performance space to be lit darker than the other to make the set seem more realistic. The main concept was to produce a design that is typical of naturalistic theatre.

Task 2: Lighting Design - 2D Design

This is the final confirmed design for the A2 drama exams. This lighting plot was produced using software called 'LXFreeJava'. This will be handed to the crew in order to rig and focus the lanterns. This plan is used by the people setting up the lights (rigging) for the show. (Further information can be found in the focus notes).

This is so the riggers can see exactly where each lantern should be and where they should be plugged in to.

Task 2: Lighting Design - Colour Call

This is the colour call we used for our A2 drama exam set. Along the top we have the name of the lantern that will be used. Down the left hand side we have the number of gel (this number corresponds to a specific colour). The columns containg tally marks show how many of each colour for each type of lantern will be required for this show.

Task 2: Lighting Design - Focus Notes

This is an example of focus notes for the woods set for the A2 drama exams. In the first column the small numbers uncircled are the numbers of the sockets that the lanterns should be plugged into. The circled numbers is the number of channel that the lantern will be assigned to. The next column is a description of the type of lantern to be used. The third column contains the number that corresponds to the particular colour of gel that will be inserted into the lantern. A gel is a coloured overlay that goes over the front of the lantern to alter the colour of the light that is emitted from the lantern. Sometimes you can mix two gels together to create a new colour or effect to the light. The fourth column is to tell the rigger that the lanterns are used for the different lighting states so we will group similar lanterns together. The final column is a brief description of where the lantern is to be positioned to create the desired effect.