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Learning Objective: Creating different light designs for stage performances
Task 1
Watch the directors at work in the link below and answer questions found in task
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqMYsjHU5rU&t=5s
Write brief notes in your exercise book as you watch the work of the directors.
Task 2
Having watched the video above answer the following questions:
a) How did the directors create shadows on stage
b) How did the light designer create the sky on stage? What kind of lights and colors
were used?
c) What do you call that machine that is being used to control and time lights on stage?
Name all accessories needed for lighting a performance to take place in an auditorium.
d) What kind of challenges/disadvantages do you think using these kind of
equipment would pose on stage
e) The director mentions several reasons why they do lighting-state 5 of the reasons.
f) How did the directors change day-time to night-time using lights?
g) What does a light designer do with a script just before they start rehearsals? How does
he get ready for rehearsals?
h) What is a demo room and what is its purpose?
i) What are the qualities needed to work in broadway as a director?
j) What do you think are the advantages of using these high quality lights and equipment?
k) What area in this video did you find fascinating about light design?
Product
This work will be uploaded on ManageBac inform of a PDF by 30th April, 2020. You will
also attach screen shots of your short notes as part of the PDF.
Mode of assessment
This task will be assessed based on the criteria in the ManageBac.
, https://www.youtube.com/user/erickmukira, https://www.linkedin.com/in/erick-
mukiira-03b5a346/, https://www.facebook.com/skyricperformingarts,
Learning Objective: Creating different light designs for stage performances
Task 1
Watch the directors at work in the link below and answer questions found in task
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqMYsjHU5rU&t=5s
Write brief notes in your exercise book as you watch the work of the directors.
Task 2
Having watched the video above answer the following questions:
a) How did the directors create shadows on stage
b) How did the light designer create the sky on stage? What kind of lights and colors
were used?
c) What do you call that machine that is being used to control and time lights on stage?
Name all accessories needed for lighting a performance to take place in an auditorium.
d) What kind of challenges/disadvantages do you think using these kind of
equipment would pose on stage
e) The director mentions several reasons why they do lighting-state 5 of the reasons.
f) How did the directors change day-time to night-time using lights?
g) What does a light designer do with a script just before they start rehearsals? How does
he get ready for rehearsals?
h) What is a demo room and what is its purpose?
i) What are the qualities needed to work in broadway as a director?
j) What do you think are the advantages of using these high quality lights and equipment?
k) What area in this video did you find fascinating about light design?
Product
This work will be uploaded on ManageBac inform of a PDF by 30th April, 2020. You will
also attach screen shots of your short notes as part of the PDF.
Mode of assessment
This task will be assessed based on the criteria in the ManageBac.
