Week 4: Stroke, stroke, stroke

(SORRYYY LONNIEEEE)

I think my favorite part of this week's lecture was how much deeper we dove into talking about brush strokes and the different uses. I was seriously amazed by how subtle the Fresnel was. It is quite the sneaky light. And of course, PAR is still my favorite. A lot of the week's lecture was review, but a wonderful one at that because now I feel like the information is imprinted in my brain.

I went to see Shakespeare Unscripted this past weekend at Pasadena Playhouse. It's a very lovely little theatre and I noticed the lights above me instantly (I don't think I'll ever walk anywhere again without noticing what lights are used). It was to my surprise that they mostly only had Fresnels and Lekos. (Maybe a couple little PARs). During the show it didn't feel complete and I wonder if it was because of the missing brush stroke which may have added another layer of complexity to the plot. It could have also just been that there was no source really and therefore I just felt uneasy.

I also saw As You Like It yesterday and I must say I LOVED the lights. I completely bought everything, largely because of the magical fairy tale element that was a major player in the production. One of my favorite cues was when a couple of the men were up on the set and the walls, and stage floor was lit completely with a gold, rectangle pattern gobo. It was so dang pretty! The rain cue was also completely gorgeous. It was mostly white which I realized made it believable (my first thought was cooler, bluer). In general the use of colors and patterns were well done. I was much more satisfied with this show's lighting than the Shakespeare Unscripted one.