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Vintage Lighting - Lighting For The Stage - 2

...The objectives of lighting, whether vintage or modern, is to create a sense of visibility, naturalism, mood and composition. These were some of the first well followed principles of vintage stage lighting proposed by Stanley McCandless.

'A Syllabus of Stage Lighting' by Mr. McCandless was one of the most comprehensive texts on stage lighting, that also discusses the more artistic aspects of stage lighting.

Throughout this text on stage lighting, McCandless uses the term 'visibility' to be the most basic and fundamental function of stage lighting, because what is clearly seen is understood or accepted; what is presented as less visible is also marginally important.

Composition refers to the overall aspect of the stage pictorially, as is influenced by the stage lighting. Composition tends also to deal with he form of objects. Thus, a scene may be broadcast with a soft, even light to reveal every object equally, or may be lit with a sharp localized light on the active portions of the scene only.

Naturalism is used to refer to the process or function of establishing a sense of place and/or time in a given scene or sequence of events in a theatrical performance.

The term 'mood' is used to refer to basic psychological modes and circuitry of the audience in general. A specific mood can be affected when the proper lighting elements, props and other factors are aligned in a particular way.

Seeing the difference in vintage lighting and the other lighting accessories and styles should show you that there is a lot to know about lighting. You need good lighting in your home and you also need a good reading light if you are an avid reader.

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