Comments on: Stage Lighting Tutorials – Stage Lighting 101 Review

By: harout

harout — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:55:55 +0000

thank you Rob, n thnx for your friend request!

By: Rob Sayer

Rob Sayer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:25:51 +0000

Hi Harout, this should be too much of a problem for a dance show. If you were planning to project from the front, the image will obviously end up being broken up by the performers on stage, so rear projection (or some really careful planning of angles) makes a better job of it. The key to lighting the performers and not ruining the background is to use lighting angle that don't end up actually lighting the screen too. In most situations, this means top light (from straight over head) and side light / cross lighting (across stage) which is ideal for lighting dancers anyway. The other thing to control is the relative brightness between the projector and the performers, which usually means attenuating the stage light or getting a brighter projector. Thanks for your question.

By: harout

harout — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:57 +0000

hi, i need help with lighting along with projection… i’m in a dance group and we wanted to have a separate background with each dance, so we’re gonna have a special kind of a slide show with each dance. now what’s worrying us is that when we have the slide show via projector we’re affraid that it won’t be obvious with the stage lighting (because then it won’t be dark enough to see the screen). is there a special way/technique that will let us have both stage lighting and a backgroung via projector at the same time without causing the slide show not to be seen? (sorry if i made it sound complicated) i would realy appreciate your help.
thank you

By: Thomas c

Thomas c — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:20:30 +0000

This is wonderfull i like to get continues tutorials o n stage lighting

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:58:24 +0000

Does anyone know of any short lighting courses in the UK? Preferably in the North West?

Thanks

Matt

PS Sorry to add to the growing list of request for short courses around the world!!

By: David

David — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:30:49 +0000

A dimmer (dimmer pack) is the physical box you plug your lighting instruments into. Dimmer packs controls the voltage (and as a result the intensity) to an instrument and are addressable (this translates into a channel number) and are ‘daisy-chained’ together back to the light board.

The channel is a unique address number associated to each dimmer pack and often to each plug on a dimmer pack if the pack has more than one.

Useful Wikipedia links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Stage_lighting

By: Eli

Eli — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:01:21 +0000

I am looking for a way to describe dimmers and channels clearly and simply. Any suggestions?

By: INYENE

INYENE — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:26:48 +0000

HI GUYS,
GREAT SITE ON STAGE LIGHTING.
I LIVE IN NIGERIA AND I LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN GET A COMPREHENSIVE BUT SHORT LIGHTING COURSE IN EUROPE OR US, TO HELP FORMALIZE, UPDATE AND PRACTICALIZE MY SKILLS.
ANYBODY GOT INFORMATION ON THAT?

THANX GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.INYENE

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:44:17 +0000

Hi David,

Doesn’t sound like you need help with ideas. I like the sound of a window gobo and sickly looking colours. Your window gobo might have more impact as a high side light, rather than the backlight angle you mention.
Don’t forget to consider the what “real” light sources in the workhouse would be and what angles they would shine from. Candles, fire etc.

Thanks for your comment.

Thanks for stopping by.

By: David

David — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:04:08 +0000

First of all, that you in advance for your time reading this and replies.

I am doing the lighting for Oliver! and the venue we have has limited back-lighting capability.

During the opening workhouse scene my challenge is, without using blues which I like to reserve for night scenes, is to cast a sense of gloom and depression.

My initial thoughts are to top light with blue from the battens and front light with a pale green blended with some amber from the balcony rain. I’m also planning to throw in an industrial window gobo from center stage towards the apron.

The stage is painted flat black, the backdrop is an industrial looking interior coloured light creme, and the tables and benches are a dark mahogany wood. The costumes worn by the workhouse boys are a drab brown-gray.