As you like it

LIGHT DESIGN FOR AS YOU LIKE IT

By

Jose Saucedo

IDEA

The idea of the play

with regards to

Lighting is to give

dimension to the set

and stage.

Actors• The actors must be well lit by a spotlight with

at least 2 or 3 stage lights so that they are not lost in the darker lights setting up the forest scene

VISIBILITY

SHAPES AND FORMS

Mood and Style• The lighting cannot simply be right in front of

the stage or characters, in order to give the tress shadows and the character dimensions lights must be shown above, behind and on their sides

FOCUS AND COMPOSITION

Focus• Is used to let characters slip into place without

being noticed • It is also used to distract the audience while a

certain part of the set may be changed

Composition• The forest scene is changed into a large open area • The palace scene is changed into a smaller enclosed

area

MOOD AND STYLE

Mood• The mood is changed from the well lit bright palace to the

darker shadowed forest area• The forest itself is changed from day to night with brighter and

darker light, maybe using blues and a spotlight for moonlit scenes

• The fight scene also brings out a different mood as it changes the previously bright set to a dim on with corresponding flashing lights

Style• Distinguishes from the realistic regular lights (room light and

sunlight) to the nonrealistic colorful lighting used in the forest

TIME AND PLACE

Palace• Pale lighting inside with yellow lights shows the

inside of a house and the usage of utilities like candles to lighten up a place

Forest• Pale lighting outside shows that the day is early

while dark bluish lighting show night time

RHYTHM

Set switching

• When shifting between scenes it is imperative to have a

certain rhythm to let the audience comfortably

transition from scene to scene

• The bright lights of the palace must slowly fade to a

dim light while entering the forest and after a set light

is established it then can be adjusted to each scene

VISUAL IMAGE AND INFO

Image• The lighting establishes the central themes of

the play as it creates set images of what the play is surrounded around

• ie. the bright palace and colorfully lit forest

Information• It gives you an insight to their lives as the

forest is seen as freedom to the characters while the palace is seen as a prison or a place in need of escape

THE END