Tech Day
Today was the day we have all been waiting for… TECH DAY!! Today was the day I was given the pleasure to watch my designs change from a bunch of words and pictures on a mood bored, to actually lighting up the stage. I had my script and all ten mood boards with me, so I was able to show the technician exactly what I wanted, and thanks to an extremely organised Stage Manager (Lucy Workman), I was given the exact ques on when the lights should change from wash to wash; This off course made my life and the technicians a whole lot easier (Shout Out to Lucy Workman).
I have to admit, thanks to our lighting technician Alex, programming the lights was not as challenging as what I expected. The show Exit This Way, was based in a Gameshow, and my aim was to create an exciting, colourful and overdramatic lighting show, to cushion the seriousness within the text. It is always interesting hearing a sinister story in a family friendly atmosphere. The Gameshow mood bored can be found on https://fragmenttc.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/technical/ under Lighting Mood Board – Design 3 – Gameshow Design, the same place mentioned in previous posts.
(Gameshow Lighting Show from Rowan, 2017)
The video attached, is a video of the Gameshow Lighting Show, transitioning into the Clinical White Wash, which is discussed on the same link as the Gameshow mood bored above, but under Lighting Mood Board – Design 5 – Food Scene. During the programming on the Gameshow Lighting Show, we experimented with the different colours involved and the speed of the lighting, as during the show there is 3 different lighting shows: The Gameshow Lighting Show, The Nightclub Lighting Show and the Drag Queen Lighting Show (Lighting Mood Board – Design 6 Drag Design). In the show, each looked similar in regards to all three being extremely colourful and dramatic, however, each possessed a unique colour swash. The Gameshow Lighting Show is a mixture of: Red, Yellow, Pink, Green, Orange, Purple and Blue, whereas The Nightclub Lighting Show was a mixture of White, Blue and Green, and The Drag Queen Lighting Show was a crossover of Pink, Purple and White.
(Drag Show Grace Kelly from Odonnell, 2017)
(Drag Show Love for Brodie from Odonnell, 2017)
Help me I’m Poor
If we were given the opportunity to develop Exit This Way and become a professional Theatre Company outside of education, we would need to apply for funding from the well-known Arts Council England; “Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives” (GOV.uk, 2017). With the funding from Arts Council England, in regards to lighting, we would be able to hire out a portable disco ball, which is used in the Writing Section – Space Scene. Funding from Arts Council England would also support the transportation of lights between different venues, as if we were to reach a venue which did not support the technical needs we would want for our show, for example the disco ball, we would need to purchase and bring our own, in order for our show to continue from venue to venue.
Works Cited:
Drake. (2013) Started From The Bottom. [CD track] 2 mins. 53 secs. Nothing Was the Same. OVO: Canada.
GOV.uk. (2017) Arts Council England [online] Available from https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/arts-council-england.
Jueves. (2013) Floor Spotlights.
Odonnell. (2017) Drag Show Grace Kelly.
Odonnell. (2017) Drag Show Love for Brodie.
Rowan, B. (2017) Lighting Mood Board – Design 3 – Gameshow Design [online] Available from https://fragmenttc.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/technical/ [Accessed 28 May 2017].
Rowan, B. (2017) Mood Board – Design 5 – Food Scene [online] Available from https://fragmenttc.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/technical/ [Accessed 28 May 2017].
Rowan, B. (2017) Lighting Mood Board – Design 6 Drag Design [online] Available from https://fragmenttc.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/technical/ [Accessed 28 May 2017].
Rowan, B. (2017) Gameshow Lighting Show.