Rendering 6 Theatre

How to use stage lighting to convey mood and atmosphere.

   The headline of the article is "How to use stage lightning to convey mood and atmosphere". The author of the article is Kali-Renee. It was published on the web site www.helium.com on Jan 17.2013. This particular article provides the information about the way of putting together a production one of the most important key elements. This is lighting. The author states that creating proper lighting for specific scenes, whether it is for theater production or music concerts, can make or break the production if not done properly.

   In the beginning of the article the author informs that With effective lighting you can create context, can convey an expressive story or provide a predetermined emotional response from your audience. Producers invest a lot of money into hiring very skilled and talented lighting companies because of the role that lighting plays. If used or displayed in the wrong manner, it can leave the audience confused if the mood that’s being set does not coincide with what is happening on stage. It can also leave them feeling disinterested or feeling as if the production is of poor quality. You want to pull out a certain desired emotion, pull your audience to parts of the stage that you want them to focus on and create an overall positive experience.

   The author states that There are many types of lighting that can give you the desired affect you seek. Parabolic Aluminum Reflector lamps and Ellipsoidal lamps are the two main lighting units used in stage production lighting. PARs have the ability to produce massive amounts of lighting with very few lights. They act something like flood lights and are able to be moved from place to place around the stage.

   In conclusion the author emphasizes that with the proper amount of research you can achieve whatever experience you want to create. Exploitation of the proper use of lighting can express meaning and established a desired atmosphere. You can put together a winning production with effective lighting even if the show itself is subpar. Evoking the desired emotions and setting the proper mood is easily attainable when you know what it takes to create it.

   In my opinion that effective lighting can create context and also it can emphasize an expressive story or even make people feel emotional response. So I absolutely agree with the author of this particular article.