Week Five: Observation

This week I had the privilege of observing many different types of designs and performances. I had my first rehearsal for my show, and presented my ideas to the cast. It was a very interesting experience, I didn't realize how nervous I would be when introducing my concepts. Even so, I remembered being on the other side as an actor, not really understanding the light design when presented to me. Overall, it is still coming along, and I have to change a lot of my colors (so I am looking forward to lecture this week) and angles. After seeing Kelli's design, I had a better visualization of how the lights hung over the performance space.
Speaking of Kelli's design, it was beautiful! I was very proud of my fellow colleague :) she kicked ass! I was super excited to see that she let her creative juices flow with her entire design, especially the ferris wheel colors! I asked her some questions afterwards regarding the spots on the stage that were lit outside of the acting space, and she clarified that she chose this option for spacial reasons. Great work for Kelli, and Erika was of course spectacular!
On Saturday I had my tech observation with Dance Visions- holy shit. I cannot comprehend lighting a  dance show in the CTT, I don't know how they do it! It would be incredibly overwhelming, but I guess with more knowledge under my belt (like the grads) I could take on that big of a task. Kristen had to constantly change the design to get the right feel for the piece, it seemed incredibly daunting especially when the choreographer kept insisting new ideas onto her. She kept her absolute cool- I was very proud to have her as my mentor. The work is going to turn out beautifully. The headset situation is chaotic, you have cues being called while trying to change the layout of the design and also have notes recorded for you...amazing. I was astonished. Cool week.

Alyssa