Interesting take on colors, I applaud your description. However, you neglected to include a primary reason for using colored (gel) stage lighting. Color lights bring out and emphasize matching colors in people, costumes and scenery. A red light source will have the effect of "brightening" a red costume or a piece of scenery with a red painted element. This has the overall effect of creating a much more colorful and beautiful overall stage scene. BTW, it is definitely not necessary to have an overly hot color [wash] to accomplish this. Standard warm & cool (and maybe a flesh-tone ) are best for actors faces and general illumination while a good set of primary color washes to bring out the beautiful color of scenery and costumes. I submit that using the McCandless method for primary illumination (warm, cool) is best while a straight front, side nice color wash is best for the rest. At any rate, it would be best to include options like this in your videos like this. BTW, I am a retired LD with hundreds of major productions in LA and Las Vegas plus many, many tours.
Is it necessary to use a colour gel to get a cooler light? Are there some types of theatre lanterns that naturally have a cool coloured bulb? I'm doing an assignment for uni that requires a mix of warm and cool backlight.
Yes, certain bulbs, like an incandescent bulb, are naturally warmer, and others, like fluorescents, are naturally cooler. The easiest way, I would say, to complete your assignment without using gels would be to use LED lights in your design, so that you can have any color light you want. You simply need to designate the level of red, blue, and green that you want for your warm light and your cool light.
Moon light is not perceptibly blue. For significantly better realism, use very warm, muted light (perhaps doubled up R02) for nighttime and very bright, 4800k light for daytime. This simulates daytime/nighttime light far, far better. As modern humans, we associate dim, warm light with incandescent light bulbs and candlelights that are only on at night. We associate neutral, strong, white light with sunlight since that’s what sunlight is. Yes, I know about “oh I’ve got 29 years of experience and this is the way it’s been done for centuries!”. The McCandless system is a dumb system. It looks very unnatural. Just look to the real world if you want realism. Stop assuming that these theatre traditions are actually valid.
Thankyou very interesting
Interesting take on colors, I applaud your description. However, you neglected to include a primary reason for using colored (gel) stage lighting. Color lights bring out and emphasize matching colors in people, costumes and scenery. A red light source will have the effect of "brightening" a red costume or a piece of scenery with a red painted element. This has the overall effect of creating a much more colorful and beautiful overall stage scene. BTW, it is definitely not necessary to have an overly hot color [wash] to accomplish this. Standard warm & cool (and maybe a flesh-tone ) are best for actors faces and general illumination while a good set of primary color washes to bring out the beautiful color of scenery and costumes. I submit that using the McCandless method for primary illumination (warm, cool) is best while a straight front, side nice color wash is best for the rest. At any rate, it would be best to include options like this in your videos like this. BTW, I am a retired LD with hundreds of major productions in LA and Las Vegas plus many, many tours.
Is it necessary to use a colour gel to get a cooler light? Are there some types of theatre lanterns that naturally have a cool coloured bulb? I'm doing an assignment for uni that requires a mix of warm and cool backlight.
Yes, certain bulbs, like an incandescent bulb, are naturally warmer, and others, like fluorescents, are naturally cooler. The easiest way, I would say, to complete your assignment without using gels would be to use LED lights in your design, so that you can have any color light you want. You simply need to designate the level of red, blue, and green that you want for your warm light and your cool light.
What should I do if i have two Actress
He’s advocating for what’s called the McCandless system. So to answer your question, you split the stage up into circular “acting areas”.
Moon light is not perceptibly blue. For significantly better realism, use very warm, muted light (perhaps doubled up R02) for nighttime and very bright, 4800k light for daytime. This simulates daytime/nighttime light far, far better. As modern humans, we associate dim, warm light with incandescent light bulbs and candlelights that are only on at night. We associate neutral, strong, white light with sunlight since that’s what sunlight is.
Yes, I know about “oh I’ve got 29 years of experience and this is the way it’s been done for centuries!”. The McCandless system is a dumb system. It looks very unnatural. Just look to the real world if you want realism. Stop assuming that these theatre traditions are actually valid.