Week 6: Cyan is a Real Color

Friends. Cyan is a color. But before I get to that, lets talk about this last class we had. Color theory has always been one of my favorite subjects in lighting. I mean, who doesn't love color. Whoever that is can go sit in the dark.

Honestly, this class was very informative. And it came at a time when nerves were already high for me, so while it was beautiful and informative, it also freaked me out a bit. There are certain things that I constantly worry about while designing-like how this color will look like with the costumes they are wearing, or will my actors look green? This class helped ease those worries a little. The whole color correction section was really interesting--seeing how lights can be adjusted to look like other lights was cool. 

Also, I tend to forget about additive color mixing (what's happening to the left!). I tend to pick colors just because I like them and feel that they convey what I want, but after this class, I got really worried that they would not mix well once on stage. I already had some issues with a color in my design, but its just really an ugly color. It does not work for what I want. So I am swapping that out. Also, looking at how transmission affects my design is another thing that I tend to look at last. I usually pick the color, but then have to adjust based on what kind of statement I want. After this class, I changed a couple of colors because of their transmission- both were actually to make a larger statement with a lower transmission color. I never really think about subtractive color mixing because up to this point in my design career, I've never really added two gels together unless one of them was a frost. Oh and along those lines, I would love to one day work with dichroic colors-even if they are fragile. I am dying to see how those colors look versus a normal gel. 

Other things I enjoy when discussing color theory are things like how black light works, and how remotes work. 

I really enjoyed the recap and the new subjects we touched on. :)

-ERIKA 

oh yeah, and I still argue that Cyan is a real color- it is in my eyes!!