mood: Nathan Petrelli.

On Thursday I spent two hours in Mr Cooper’s year 10 class which turned out to be the most benefitial two hours of my production area study so far. It was a good chance for me to learn to set up lights (do’s and don’t’s) as well as play around with different effects. This provided vital information for my pholio. 
It was fantastic to get rid of scripts today!! People were so much more free and physical. Having the lighting and music was also great because it really adds to the setting. With the setting taken care of there is a lot less imagination required from the actor which made a huge difference. Having the lighting set up in the performance space gave both Bethany and I a chance to play around with different ideas which will save time when we get in the theatre because most of the scenes will already be pretty much planned.

Nia and Alex’s scene will be great!!! It is so simple and humble. It is such a warm and enviable situation, one so serene it feels like a dream. The lighting needs to be quite bright because it is such an honest moment. It is bare and human and the use of shadows would eliminate the feelings. I am thinking maybe yelloow/orange or some pinks?

I am very sorry but I don’t have much else to say…

I found this picture whilst surfing the net for theatre lighting. I thought that it would be an interesting set for ’100′ if we decided to go in the opposite direction.

pilot.