Blog #5

This weekend I went to see a dance show called Bare Bones. This picture was taken from one of my dances that I choreographed for the show. It was an interesting journey to see how lights were managed through the space and how it can reflect off the dancers. The lighting from the sides made it seem very dark and myserteous. The purple light absorbed the dancers body in a cool and collective way, it made her look more organic. In this picture I can also see a tint of white on the floor, which is interesting because I only wanted to have purple, amber, and a light green color. I have gain lots of insight from creating these cues and understand how lighting works in a confined way.

Bare Bones 2019

I saw Bare Bones this past weekend. It was a good show! There were sixteen pieces, which was a lot in the span of an hour and a half. All of the pieces were short and sweet. The lighting throughout the show was mostly low side lights which creates fantastic shadowing on the dancers. The production was held in the 1100 studio which is where I will be presenting my thesis concert. As I watched the show, I kept in mind what facilities are available to me when I light my project and the kind of atmosphere I want to create.

The picture attached is a glimpse of my dear friend's piece "Sequence." Her dancers wore shear red orange shirts with red socks so she wanted red and yellow lighting. The piece was very warmly lit yet low in intensity. It was kind of burning glow which accented the
choreography.

Chicago Winter

The above photo I took in Chicago last winter. I really like this photo because it's all snowy and clean. It really shows off just how geometric the city is. The sun wasn't out at all that day, so the sky and everything was white, which just made it look that much cleaner. It reminds me of the feeling of one of the presentations that had purity and serenity as its words, and I though this could be a good reference image for lighting something like that.

Blog 5 : Shadows on the floor

Ok I understand I’m late but I passed out and I as I was about it do this and I literally just woke up and here we are. So I chose this picture because I love the levels of the picture next to the book and the small shadow of the picture frame to right on the book. I also really love how the shadow on the left edge of this picture completely changes the color of the gray on the picture on the floor. There are just so many colors in this photos yet it seems pretty simple to me. I just find all the shadows so pretty in this picture the way they can really create a sense of discomfort because of how unclear the picture is in those spots. But I really like this photo. 

Blog Post #5: Shout out to Nita

Is it cheap to use an actual theatrical lighting picture? Probably. Am I still going to do it anyways? Why yes, yes I am. I checked the guidelines, and I'm pretty sure there was nothing in the assignment that said anything against using such a picture, so here I am. This picture is from last quarter's grad DCP, Mrs. Warren's Profession, directed by Sara Rodriguez and just happened to be lit by our very own Nita Mendoza, and, yes this is part shameless plug, because that's me casually posing in the picture. It was my first DCP and when the big first meeting between the cast and crew happened, Nita presented us with images (much like we did for the picturization project) to represent each act of the play. This was for top of show (if I remember correctly), which took place on a spring morning in an English garden. Take notice of how Nita's lighting works with the minimalist scenic design by Kathryn Jug to create a full atmosphere of the scene. The sky is bright and clear blue through the use of the bottom cyc, gobbos are implemented and softly diffused to create the illusion of a lush garden shrouded by trees and their shadows, and the sun's warm rays shine brightly through the left casting a shadow on my face as it's turned the opposite way. We just got these pictures (photo credits go to Isiah Walk) recently, and it's mystifying actually being able to see the show from the audience perspective for once. Looking at all the various picture's throughout, I was struck by how colorful the lighting could be at times (with us cast in lavender, blues, and even warm amber depending on the scene) which sort of makes sense; Nita's picture's that she brought in bordered on impressionist (almost Monet like) for a couple of scenes. Mrs. Warren's Professsion was gorgeously lit by Nita, with it I hold many treasured memories, and being able to look at production photos fill me with such warmth and serenity... almost like a shaded English garden on a bright and beautiful spring day.

Blog #5 - Shadow Flower

I found this photo on Flikr and really loved the composition of it. I thought that the light had a very interesting effect for a few reasons. The first is that the flower when reflected on the rock looks like it is facing the other way within its shadow which makes your eye believe that there are more flowers that just the one you are seeing. Another thing that I find very interesting about this photo is the way that the sun is in such direct contact with the center of the flower making it seem as if it is bending. I think that this photo will make me look harder at nature in the future and to "stop and smell the roses" more sort of speak so that I can appreciate some of the beautiful nature that we have around us.
-Mikayla Slepicoff

Blog Post #5 Sunset

I've been saving my sunset photo for the end! This picture was taken at the beach during the sunset. What is most appealing about this natural light is the warmth of the sun, and the colors produced around because of it. I believe this picture best shows what was learned in class how cool colors, such as the sky, are almost never absent from warm colors, like the sun. Surprisingly, this blue and orange look was something I was not expecting to see outside of the theatre. Even though the sun is setting, it gives a feeling of rebirth and not necessarily the conclusion to a day. Regardless, when you look at the sand, you feel a little gloomy, but when you add the sunlight, the light included, but also the feeling you get internally become a whole lot brighter.