Extra Credit Blog- Natalie Makel - Disneyland

I chose this photo for the overall feel of Disneyland for a couple key reasons. First, the Christmas tree is clearly whimsical. It has funny angles, is overly large, and looks like a cartoon. All of those describing phrases are what Disneyland is though. Disneyland is an escape for reality, so it makes sense that nothing would be realistic or normal. Next, the tree was a seasonal ornament- no pun intended. Disneyland was in transition from Halloween to Christmas; so, I liked that the tree was a spooky, scary, Christmas tree. The lighting is also mainly in the tree. The branches are almost too dark to see, but the beautiful purple and warm amber ornaments cast gorgeous shadows along the curving, spiral tree. The designer was successful in trying the capture a dark, fantastic, festive item.

The next area depicted is the inside of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. The chandelier’s lights were functional, but also dramatic. I really imagined that this chandelier was on board The Black Pearl. I could see and hear the clinking of the crystal as the ship would hit rough water. Pirates of the Caribbean is set in the early 16^th century and this chandelier very much envelops that time period. The designer was so smart to incorporate function lighting with a realistic period piece.

This next photo was taken inside The Haunted Mansion. The overall theme of the area was old and a little spooky. I think the stained glass is awesome because the lighting designer had to create the “sunlight” behind it – it was not positioned in a way where the stained glass had access to natural light. The purpose of this light was to add to the older feel of the mansion because stained glass is not an everyday occurrence. I think the designer’s intentions were successful in regards to this lighting element.

Week # 10 Yuting Zhang

People use fake candles to lighten the pictures of black who killed by the police at the center of quad. The light of candles is warm subtle which creates a sense of hope. The pictures are lightened from the bottom, which create a ghost feeling environment. This ghost feeling environment fits the fact that the photos are photos of dead people.  The intensity of light is so soft that makes people more sensitive and easier for them to feel mourning.

Week 10 - Rob Turner

This view drew my attention because of how the street light blended in a little bit with the sunset. My iPhone camera doesn't quite do it justice - but I am interested in how the fluorescent lights can blend well together with the natural colors of the sunset. Additionally, I like how the streetlights continue to travel down the cement path at an angle, while the colors of the sunset are almost perpendicular to the streetlights. What colors blend well together, to paint a complete picture on stage? Also, on stage, I would be interested to see how angles can have an impact on a particular scene.

Week 10 - Aiden Giuffre

This is light through the blinds in my room across my dresser. I thought it was interesting because it was so directional and well defined. We often use goboes in the theater to imitate light through blinds, but I rarely see the narrow striations and fade from top to bottom in artificial imitations of this effect. The other interesting part of this image has to do with color interactions between light on lit. Even though we know sunlight has a blue color to it, one could be forgiven for seeing this image and deciding the sun was golden or yellow. Contrasting the lit dresser, the skull, or the box of soda to the dark dresser reveals just how important lighting is to creating visually appealing scenes. For even more contrast her is the same shot by fluorescent light at night:

In my opinion the sunlight provides the "best" visual experience of a dresser, but each has their own message.

Week 10 - Adedoyin Domingo

This is a photo of my friend working at her desk. I found this lighting to be interesting because of how the warm light from the lamp directs our eyes. Here my gaze is not on her but the table and the things she is working on. This image has a very cozy but intriguing quality.

Since directing the eye is one of the jobs of a lighting designer, this image made me think of how practicals or on-stage lights can be used for this purpose. If you used a desk lamp to highlight something on stage that would direct the eye but also feel very intimate and maybe mysterious (depending on the colors of the light and scenery).

Week 10 - Alexander Waxler

As I was sitting outside my residence hall talking with my brother to other night, I noticed light spilling onto a tree:

While there are some other lights in the background of the picture, the only light illuminated the tree is coming from the rectangular window that I made sure was visible at the edge of the picture. The warm light on a mostly bare tree gave me the feeling of sitting outside a cabin in a haunted wood (a la Cabin in the Woods). While the dark tree and in a sea of dark night is itself ominous, the warm glow coming from the window signals that safety and warmth are not far away. If this were a horror movie, this shot would probably be closer to the beginning while the characters and audience still (wrongly) believe that the cabin/house would be able to protect them from whatever is lurking out in the dark. If this were done on stage, it would likely be accomplished by putting an amber-tinted Fresnel inside a set piece with a physical window. This would allow for the window source to be visible. If the source were offstage, I would use a Leko on a floor mount with a gobo, an amber tint gel, and a frosting gel to achieve the more diffused effect of a Fresnel.

Week 10 - Maricela Guardado

This is my job every weekend! Nights working at the taco truck are super fun, and was a lighting inspiration last week. There are already several sources of light; the street lamps, cars, and the truck; and I like that it feels a little bit more chaotic and urban. I like comparing the other sources of light too (lesson learned from last week!). The fluorescent lights from from the truck is cold and icy compared to the warm sunset orange from the street lamps. I really like that the street lamps light the top of the hood, clashing with the light from the truck.