Designing in a touring house is not as easy as you may think. Creating a lighting design without having a decent conversation with the people in charge is somewhat dubious. I don’t understand why there are so many producer that don’t understand lighting. Come on people its not hard to get it. You just have [...]
Tag Archives: Theatre
Stage Performers Talking To The Audience
March 19, 2007 – 6:37 am
There is something to say about stage performers that goes from their set straight to the house and who talks to the audience. I wish there were more of those type of artists out there. It would help the state of theatre in some sense. I find that most of the artist that do this [...]
Maximize Your Ability To Work Long Hours
February 15, 2007 – 11:51 am
I work in two ways physically and mentally. As lighting designers, we need to move lights, cables, etc on a regular basis. When all the physical stuff is done then its the mental process that kicks in. There is so much paperwork that requires clarity comparable to looking through a glass window, its just [...]
January 14, 2007 – 7:26 pm
A friend of mine, The Greatfruit Collective, is doing a show at the Unknown Theatre in Hollywood. They are based in LA and they are definitely worth going to watch. I have worked with them in the past and will hopefully work with them in the future. The group of people involve in the Greatfruit [...]
Interactivity Notes
December 20, 2006 – 1:26 pm
physical
visual / auditory
expending fourth wall
change the course of the action
communication role need to be interchangeable
Paper Thin Light, CeeLite
December 9, 2006 – 11:15 am
CeeLite™ is the world’s first company to manufacture and market commercially-viable Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC) technology, which is destined to redefine the way lighting is used today! CeeLite’s advanced LEC technology turns any surface into a light source. Ranging in size from cell phones to 3’ x 6’, CeeLite LEC technology creates new markets where [...]
Designers?
December 3, 2006 – 9:48 pm
I can’t seem to find theatre/dance design blogs! Where are the people blogging on theatre design? It seems like the notorious theatre blogs are mostly written by theatre critics, directors or playwright which makes sense but … where are all the designers?
UPDATE: If you have a blog and you would like to [...]
Interactive Stage Performances
November 29, 2006 – 8:23 pm
I got really turned on by Joe’s post on Interactivity for the Future. I believe there is a need for change in theatres all around the country to get audiences in their doors and get those butts in the seats of theatres. Especially in today’s world where most people have tons of gadgets either mobile [...]
Opinions
November 28, 2006 – 2:38 pm
Stage Performances.
Audiences are there to appreciate it. Actors are needed for the play to live. Directors are there to shape the landscape. Designers are there for the visual landscape. Critics?
I have never been really turned on by critics. I find critiquing one’s work isn’t natural. In the art world, critiquing is sometime ephemeral in comparison [...]
TeamWORK
November 27, 2006 – 8:33 am
How many times have you been in a place where you can’t get your design vision across? No matter how many times you have explained or how many times you have shown the pictures, it still doesn’t click. Designer- Sir, I would like to have that light hung there so that I can hit these [...]