Selective Focus - Gypsy
For me, this photo is a compelling example of selective focus. Taken from the song “Rose’s Turn” in the Broadway revival of Gypsy, the lighting here entirely focuses on and isolates the character Rose from anything else onstage, except for her name in lights behind her. This focus makes sure that the audience’s attention is entirely on her, which works perfectly for the scene. The only other lighting is the sign that says “Rose”, which also has a powerful effect to bring all of the attention back to the character in her signature moment.
The spot light focused on the actor is bright enough to illuminate her while remining diffuse and soft enough to not have much detectable light spill. The fact that the characters name is the only other source of illumination on stage reinforces the importance of this character right now.
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