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Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Light and Color in Storytelling
et cetera...: Following a successful European tour, the science exhibition “experienceCOLOUR” opened in the UK for the first time – running throughout September to mid-October at the Glasshouse Arts Center in Stourbridge.
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Annika Evens
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I do not know much about the world of colored lights and how it can be used to evoke different feelings and help the audience or the viewers. I found the most interesting part of this article to be the part where they talk about the M&M challenge and how changing the color of the light changed the perspective of the people experiencing it. This really does demonstrate how people’s perceptions are changed with color and the power color has on the interpretation of a piece of work. I am also very interested in how color of lights can change the emotion people relate to whatever character or object is lit with that specific light color. I really do believe that color is a very powerful tool to use in design to help evoke specific feelings, like this article mentions. Playing with the different shades of color, as well, can be a very powerful tool because it can help increase or decrease the intensity of the specific feeling that is wished to be evoked.
This very well written article makes a great observation of light and the many ways lighting designers manipulate it to help tell a story. I found it really cool how the article mentioned that a lighting designers job was not just about deciding the color of the light but also the intensity and shadows the designer plays with to influence the audience. It is cool how as an audience member, we don't really think about all of these aspects but they still affect our thoughts and feelings toward the moment and the character. It was cool to learn how the advancements in light have really expanded the influence that light can have. Each color makes us react differently so adding more color gives the lighting designer more control and influence over the audience perspective. Overall, it is always cool to hear about how much thought each designer puts into the production. When everyone is giving their all, we are able to create magic.
I’ve always found the use of light in theatre something that really can evoke the “magic of theatre” when utilized. My lighting design class in undergrad had a similar project to the M&M take done in the article, but my professor called it the “clothesline” effect where he hung up different colored shirts and we were able to see how they changed under the colored lights. It was particularly potent in understanding collaboration between lighting and costume designers. But that is just one example of the power of lights. I also think it’s really wonderful that things like angle has such intense impact on the stage and do not find it at all surprising that this exhibit depicting the connection between lighting and emotion is so powerful. The lighting designer in my opinion has a lot more power over the production than they’re often credited for and there’s nothing like a spectacular lighting moment to make an audience feel the magic.
This article highlights the importance of color and lights in theater. They play a significant role in the story telling process and influencing the way the audience sees and accepts the story line. As a theater goer, I have never really paid attention to the effect lights and color have affected the way I view and understand what is happening on stage. But while reading this article, I remember images from plays I have seen in the past and realized that there was no way for me to remember the characters and the emotions connected to them without remembering the way color and lights played a role. I always knew that lighting designers were important in the process of creating theater but never gave them enough credit for the amount of effect they had on the way the story is told. This article was an educational one for me because it allowed me into the world of lighting designers for a little bit.
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I do not know much about the world of colored lights and how it can be used to evoke different feelings and help the audience or the viewers. I found the most interesting part of this article to be the part where they talk about the M&M challenge and how changing the color of the light changed the perspective of the people experiencing it. This really does demonstrate how people’s perceptions are changed with color and the power color has on the interpretation of a piece of work. I am also very interested in how color of lights can change the emotion people relate to whatever character or object is lit with that specific light color. I really do believe that color is a very powerful tool to use in design to help evoke specific feelings, like this article mentions. Playing with the different shades of color, as well, can be a very powerful tool because it can help increase or decrease the intensity of the specific feeling that is wished to be evoked.
This very well written article makes a great observation of light and the many ways lighting designers manipulate it to help tell a story. I found it really cool how the article mentioned that a lighting designers job was not just about deciding the color of the light but also the intensity and shadows the designer plays with to influence the audience. It is cool how as an audience member, we don't really think about all of these aspects but they still affect our thoughts and feelings toward the moment and the character. It was cool to learn how the advancements in light have really expanded the influence that light can have. Each color makes us react differently so adding more color gives the lighting designer more control and influence over the audience perspective. Overall, it is always cool to hear about how much thought each designer puts into the production. When everyone is giving their all, we are able to create magic.
I’ve always found the use of light in theatre something that really can evoke the “magic of theatre” when utilized. My lighting design class in undergrad had a similar project to the M&M take done in the article, but my professor called it the “clothesline” effect where he hung up different colored shirts and we were able to see how they changed under the colored lights. It was particularly potent in understanding collaboration between lighting and costume designers. But that is just one example of the power of lights. I also think it’s really wonderful that things like angle has such intense impact on the stage and do not find it at all surprising that this exhibit depicting the connection between lighting and emotion is so powerful. The lighting designer in my opinion has a lot more power over the production than they’re often credited for and there’s nothing like a spectacular lighting moment to make an audience feel the magic.
This article highlights the importance of color and lights in theater. They play a significant role in the story telling process and influencing the way the audience sees and accepts the story line. As a theater goer, I have never really paid attention to the effect lights and color have affected the way I view and understand what is happening on stage. But while reading this article, I remember images from plays I have seen in the past and realized that there was no way for me to remember the characters and the emotions connected to them without remembering the way color and lights played a role. I always knew that lighting designers were important in the process of creating theater but never gave them enough credit for the amount of effect they had on the way the story is told. This article was an educational one for me because it allowed me into the world of lighting designers for a little bit.
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