Technical Details For Stage Lighting

By Christa Jarvis


There are many ways in piecing together a scene for theatrical and film performances, and even in concerts. A lot of elements should come together and blend with each other to create the perfect setup depending on the use. Props, lights, leveling of the stage, and cameras. All of them play a huge role in turning the setting of every performance to be successful.

The lighting on the stage can either make or break the mood of both the audience and the performers. Stage lighting Chicago should consist of the necessary design and setup to give that perfect ambience and feel during the performances. That is why you need to accordingly place different lighting depending on the event.

There are many light fixtures that can be used depending on the need of the stage. Designers should be able to know what these are. The fixtures have specific requirements for the power need and if you mismatch any of this, they would like blow up and cause damage in the middle of the performance. There are 500 watts for 2.1 amps of power source, 650 watts for 2.7 amps, 1000 watts for 4.2 amps, 1200 watts for 5.0 amps, and 2000 watts for 8.3 amps.

Fixtures come in different uses and with this, you need to know their basic utility in order to get the best out of their uses. There are soft beams that mimic natural sunlight which disperses on an area. These are called wash lights and they are very much suitable to be used in theatres.

Spotlights are, of course, to give focus on a subject, although they can somehow be quite difficult to control. These are usually used in rock concerts since it has the intensity needed to produce that aesthetic sharp and hard feel on stage. They work with many colors and all the light are inside the bulb which makes the fixture less expensive, although the bulb itself is actually expensive.

There is a flat light that only gives off a plane surface of light. These are flood lights which are only used on backgrounds, props, and backdrops, as well as for the curtains before a play opens. What makes them good is that they are adjustable and they have varying sizes narrow or wide for the light it emits.

The director for the lights should be there during the rehearsals in theatre plays. This is so that they can get the gist of the emotions, transitions, and ambience of the entire play. This is so he can make the best outcome of the lighting techniques in order to give the audience a more in depth feel on the whole performance.

There are various functionalities of lights and these should be utilized at their fullest potential. Take into consideration the colors being used, since this helps set up the emotion of the environment. Intensity, distribution, movement, and texture would all come into play to make the whole setup more dynamic.

Also, it is the responsibility of the director to strategically locate and position all the lights for the whole stage in order for each one of them to work together and blend with each other. This is especially for plays, shoots, and concerts in Chicago, IL. For example, a technique where two streams of lights are focused on a subject, it then transforms the two dimensional look into three dimensional.




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