I recently went to downtown Los Angeles to catch up with an old friend. As we were driving in-between the tall skyscrapers of downtown LA I couldn't help but notice how the sunset looked behind LA city hall. The color of the sky in this picture is a cold pale cyan with a tint of pale green that adds a warm atmosphere. This color of the sky represents creativity to me. It also brings a mood of serenity and tranquility to a somewhat dark city where tall buildings block away the light. I look at it and I can hear Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in my head. This also made me think of how in class we spoke about cold colors needing a bit of warm colors in order to gain depth and visibility. The way I would interpret this in the theatre is I would light the top half of the cyclorama from a high angle with a combination of pale warm and cold colors. This would create very elaborate silhouettes, especially if I have a big set on stage. This type of lighting would work for big ballet works or operas with big sets to establish time of day and mood.
I really like the colors here! It just proves how much cool there is in natural sunlight. I like how you'd like to use silhouettes with it and also the idea of combining colors on the cyc.
ReplyDeleteGreat parallels to theatrical productions like ballet and opera - there really is a grand quality in the photo - a good collaboration between lighting and scenery :)
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The perspective of this image really helps add to the grandness you feel while looking at it. When translating this you might want to think about how angle of light can help achieve this over-the-top quality, does this mean your silhouettes turn into elongated shadows on the CYC?
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