Sunday, October 14, 2012

Week #2 Andrew Hallenbeck: Rays from lekos?

Firstly, I would like to stress that this is not my picture (compliments of Google), but it represents a strong lighting image in my memory.  My father was driving away me to Irvine to begin my second year.  It was overcast and drizzling   When I looked behind me at the mountains, I noticed crisp beams of light penetrating the clouds and shining onto the mountainside.  I had feelings of retribution and judgement, but also of enlightenment and mostly awe.  The single rays on the grey landscape spoke strongly to a feeling of a guardian angel: strong and heavenly, but stern and reserved (I wanted to say "picky" but I couldn't find the right word...).  I think the easiest way to recreate the lighting here would be to use spotlights.  I feel like lekos would make the strongest statement (judgement) but aren't as soft as the light in the picture.  Thoughts?  Fuzzing the edge or parcans etc.?

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  1. Nice tie of emotions to light and a desire to theatricalize this

    There are many ways to do it but one way would be with fresnels at a higher wattage - like a 2000 watt or even 5000 watt fresnel and haze in the air

    Lekos could do it as well but PARs may be too raw for what you are seeing

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