{"id":4200,"date":"2015-06-08T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?page_id=4200"},"modified":"2015-06-08T15:50:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:50:03","slug":"10-let-there-be-light-created-by-the-lighting-designer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?page_id=4200","title":{"rendered":"10: Let There Be Light ~ created by the Lighting Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Students will demonstrate understanding of the role of the lighting designer, his\/her responsibilities, and the importance of light to the production by creating a lighting design for their chosen scene from A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Materials Needed<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Note for Door:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cPlease wait.\u00a0\u00a0Mrs. M. will open the door in just a moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Light Board<\/p>\n<p>Stage Lighting set for demonstrations<\/p>\n<p>Lighting Gels<\/p>\n<p>Actual lighting apparatus or transparencies of pictures\/drawings of different types of\u00a0theatre lights<\/p>\n<p>Anne Frank scene<\/p>\n<p>Lighting Handout.<\/p>\n<p>Lighting Designer Worksheet<\/p>\n<p>List of Lighting Designer assignments<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Related Documents<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10.StageLightingHandout.docx\">10.StageLightingHandout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10.LightingDesignworksheet.docx\">10.LightingDesignworksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10.LightDesignPortfolioRequirements.docx\">10.LightDesignPortfolioRequirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lesson Directions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Anticipatory Set\/Hook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turn out all the lights BEFORE students start arriving for class.\u00a0\u00a0Open the classroom door.\u00a0\u00a0Prop the door open to let a little light in.\u00a0\u00a0As students enter, caution them to carefully find their seats and sit down.\u00a0\u00a0Start making announcements and\/or talking about the homework and the previous lesson in the dark.\u00a0\u00a0Ignore questions\/comments about the lights being off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1\u2014Transistion:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Set up basic rules for conducting class in the dark.\u00a0\u00a0Have students make suggestions.\u00a0\u00a0The stream of light from the doorway should give you enough light to distinguish who is speaking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Talk about the fact that we&#8217;re in the dark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why do you do you think we\u2019re in the dark?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why do you want to turn the lights on?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What is so important about light?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How does that relate to Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2\u2014Discussion:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Essential elements for (most) theatre:\u00a0\u00a0actor, audience, and LIGHT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is light an essential element for theatre?\u00a0\u00a0Why?\u00a0\u00a0How?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What does light create for a theatre production?\u00a0\u00a0<em>(mood, differentiation, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>How does this enhance theatre?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3\u2014<\/strong>Ask for volunteers to demonstrate flourescent lighting and stage lighting.\u00a0\u00a0Turn on the classroom lights, then turn on the stage lights.\u00a0\u00a0Show them separately and at the same time.\u00a0<strong>Discussion:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The difference between flourescent lighting and stage lighting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>What is the difference between flourescent lighting and stage lighting?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u00a0(color, control of area, mood, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why would we go to the trouble to use stage lighting?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4\u2014<\/strong>Explain and demonstrate how the lighting system is set up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Discuss the effects after each of the following demonstrations:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the lighting board to show how different areas can be lit.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate dimming, combination lighting, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Show the students some gels.\u00a0\u00a0Use gelled lights to show the difference in colors on stage.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Select students to stand in the different gelled lights.<\/li>\n<li>Combine gels to create a different look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Checking for Understanding<\/strong>\u00a0throughout the demonstration\/discussion process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How important is lighting to theatre?\u00a0\u00a0Why?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What other things can lighting do?\u00a0\u00a0<strong>(create different acting areas)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What are some different sources of light?\u00a0\u00a0<em>(lamp, candle, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How can they be suggested by stage lighting?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5\u2014 Guided Practice:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Applying what the students have learned.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask for three volunteers (one female actor\/one male and a stage directions reader).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Divide the other students into two groups:\u00a0\u00a0set designers and lighting designers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Have the first two students read the Anne Frank scene (Anne, Peter) out loud.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>As they read the scene (script in hand), the rest of the students listen and jot down details and ideas needed to fulfill their designs (either as a set designer or a lighting designer).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NOTE:\u00a0\u00a0<em>The &#8220;Secret Annex&#8221; is described as well as the set requirements (upstairs area, two bedrooms separate, common space with table, etc.\u00a0\u00a0Also discuss the fact that the rest of the annex needs to be dimly lit so the audience can see Mr. &amp; Mrs. Frank on stage.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give both groups time to collaborate and come to a consensus about their designs.<\/li>\n<li>Teams may need time to collaborate with each other as designers on a production team would collaborate so the different areas of the set can be lit.<\/li>\n<li>Have the set design team create the needed spaces (upstairs area, two bedrooms seperate, common space with table, etc.) by using desks, tables, panels, etc. in the room or on stage.<\/li>\n<li>The other team collaborates on a lighting design, using the stage lighting already set.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure this team covers the parts of the script that includes: Anne leaving the common space and entering Peter&#8217;s bedroom.\u00a0If needed, suggest dimming one area and bringing up the lights in another space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 9\u2014Modeling:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Have the two actors play the scene again&#8211;on the set designed by the set designer students while using the lighting the other students designed.\u00a0\u00a0(When students with disabilities are in class, have them play Mr. &amp; Mrs. Frank in the background), as we discussed the fact that we still needed to see the rest of the annex though more dimly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 10\u2014<\/strong>Instruction:\u00a0\u00a0Follow this same pattern in creating your own designs for set\/scenery and lighting.\u00a0\u00a0Tell me the steps we followed.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(review the process)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the script<\/li>\n<li>Notate details from the script\u00a0<em>(areas, mood, movement, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jot down creative ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Think about different sources of light.<\/li>\n<li>Consider what gels you would like to use.\u00a0\u00a0Notate the color of gels you want to use.<\/li>\n<li>Sketch out a floorplan, using circles to show where the light falls.<\/li>\n<li>Determine the overlap.<\/li>\n<li>Determine the focus.\u00a0\u00a0<em>(hard or soft)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 11\u2014<\/strong>If possible, let the students use the remaining time to work on the assignments for this part of their Production portfolio:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lighting Designer:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a075pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Definition\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Responsibilities\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Correlating Handouts\/Research\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lighting Layout Floor Plan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a015pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Write-up @ design\/gel\/etc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a015pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Color samples\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explanation of choices\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lighting Construction Crew<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Definition\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Responsibilities\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Correlating Handouts\/Research\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05pts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Checking for Understanding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 12\u2014<\/strong>Distribute handouts:\u00a0\u00a0Lighting Handout, Lighting Designer Worksheet, List of Lighting Designer assignments<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advise Students that:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Students are expected to use the time wisely.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Participation points will be determined by how much is accomplish during the period.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Students will be required to submit all work at the end of the period.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I will be available to help, clarify, and answer questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 13\u2014<\/strong>Continually monitor the students throughout the class period.\u00a0\u00a0Maintain close proximity with students by walking around the room, checking students\u2019 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