Lighting designers and set designers “see” their worlds very differently than normal, everyday people. They are translators of sorts: They translate 3D ideas into 2D imagery that in the end goes undetected through viewer sensors. Their efforts are, especially if they do an excellent job, unnoticed, unappreciated and invisible to the viewers they design for.
The purpose of Blog 1 is to discuss why and how this is so and what strategies the lighting and set designers of your show employ in their translation process. Discuss examples of effective lighting and set design in a show of your choice. And don’t just say it’s good! Explain what exactly it is that makes it “good” and how techniques it uses might be applied to your own works.
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READING MATERIALS THAT MIGHT HELP YOU ON THIS TOPIC:
All below are at the reserve desk under TRF-452/652
- Light Science, by Thomas D. Rossing & Christopher J. Chiaverina, introducing the science and phenomena of light.
- Lighting for TV and Film, by Gerald Millerson, a broad coverage of the dynamics of lighting design.
- Lighting for Video, by Gerald Millerson, basic coverage of effective video lighting.
- Production Design for Television, by Terry Byrne, covering the culture and dynamics of television design.
OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT HELP YOU ON THIS TOPIC:
- Paying close attention to lectures on lighting and design.
- Carefully and critically analyzing a television show beyond its surface.
- Check Semester Schedule for due date.
