How to become a professional lighting engineer

Stage lighting is not a simple lighting tool. Stage lighting is one of the means of beautiful dance modeling and a scientific and technological means of shaping stage art.

There are many kinds of modern performing arts, such as drama, opera, song and dance, acrobatics and so on. Different plays have different requirements for lighting. A mature lighting engineer is not just a simple lighting worker. According to different plot development and different stage lighting mapping, he can play a role in highlighting the psychological changes of characters or rendering the atmosphere. Stage lighting is the crowning touch of a performance, so stage lighting design is particularly important. Therefore, a qualified stage lighting designer should design lighting according to the content, scene and space of the stage.

Today, I will introduce some problems that should be paid attention to in stage lighting design.

How to be an excellent stage lighting designer?

Set the type of stage lighting.

Scene lighting is usually divided into three types: natural light, artificial light or a combination of the two.

Natural light is actually what we call sunlight. We need to pay attention to three issues when using sunlight: time, weather and light source.

Artificial light is the antonym of natural light. Artificial light is the most commonly used and universal of the three light sources. Lights, stoves or some luminous objects are recognized as artificial light as long as they can illuminate the surrounding environment. However, it should be noted that the use of artificial light needs to consider the source and quality of light; If there are several light sources, it is necessary to clearly distinguish what the main light source is and determine whether the light source is colored. It should be noted that almost all light sources have one or more colors, not just pure white.

The last kind of lighting is a combination of natural light and artificial light. When shooting outdoors in bright light, photographers or lighting engineers will use mirrors or auxiliary lights to alleviate harsh shadows.

How to be an excellent stage lighting designer?

Determine the purpose of lighting design

Basically, what is the tone and atmosphere of the scene is related to the most important lighting. In some cases, the only goal is to see one or more objects clearly, but it may actually become very complicated.

Lighting helps to express emotions, or guide the audience's line of sight to the characteristic position, or make the audience form a special visual effect, which can provide greater depth for the scene and show a sense of hierarchy. Therefore, what color tone should be expressed in lighting design, and whether the designed lighting can better enhance the depth level.