Gobos/Texture - Pippin

This photo is from a production of Pippin. There is an interesting pattern created on stage with the projections. They show sharp, straight lines forming an intricate pattern that contrast with the projected images of tree branches. The stage is covered in bright yellow straight lines, forming a complex and repeating pattern, while the projection has dark curving lines. The repeated patterns all across stage highlight the center of the stage, where the actors are the only part that stands out as different. This combined with the bright light on them allows them to stand out from the stage. It appears as if there is a less evident pattern in the bright blue-white lights covering the actors, continuing the theme of patterns and projections. It creates a beautiful scene that is interesting to look at.

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Gobos/Texture - West Side Story

This photo is from a production of West Side Story. I like that there is a grid pattern formed on stage. The actors are mostly standing in line with the direction of the grid and the pattern itself creates tension on stage - there are harsh lines created by the pattern and the actors are half hidden by shadows. The pattern draws your eye across the whole stage and through the scene. The colors work well together in the scene to create tension along with the pattern.

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Gobos/Texture 2 - Der Menschenfeind von Molière

This photo, from a Deutches Theater production of Der Menschenfeind von Molière, shows a gobo used as an extension of the set. Throughout the show, actors move through and around the hanging rods that can be seen here. However, in this particular scene, light is split into similar vertical lines, so actors in front of the rods can appear partially obscured by them.

Source: https://www.deutschestheater.de/mediathek/fotos/menschenfeind/

Gobos/Texture 1 - Three Sisters

This image is of a scene from the Münchner Kammerspiele's production of Three Sisters—the play was extremely experimental and visually abstract, and this particular lighting cue played a large role in that. It was left up before the show began, and reappeared between rapidly-switching scenes to ground the audience in a familiar, comfortable, and relatively natural setting of glowing, warm-hued clouds.

Source: https://muenchner-kammerspiele.de/inszenierung/kennedy-drei-schwestern

Mystical Lighting

This photo is a great example of the way the texture of lighting can impact shape and the look of a space. The color allows for a mystical tone and gobos/texture lead to an interesting creation of shape for both the actress and the set. By adding shadows into the scene but also highlighting the actress the focus is obvious and yet the audiences attention is captured. The presence of shadows forces the audience to look closer and gives the set a mystical feel.

Chandelier

I love this photo of really textured lighting because of how dramatic it is. First, the use of nontraditional lights allows for their to be a softer, yellower color and gives the viewer a sense of what the lighting is trying to communicate. Then the texture adds another layer to this by giving the light a naturally filtered look. This type of lighting lets the audience know that something important is occurring. By not giving any specific focus, the audience is drawn closer and forced to pay attention. Overall, this is lighting does well to create a tone and capture the audiences attention.

Cats gobo lighting

I know the Cats musical is a huge meme but the lighting and scenic design is incredible. I think the gobos here are used to break up the directional lighting rather than projecting an image onto the floor. This lighting design fills the open space with texture, rather than harsh directional lighting. It creates a really interesting and dramatic effect. 

Dance Gobos

When I think of gobos I think of the cheesy backgrounds of the dance recitals I grew up with. Obviously this one is super nice with multicolored cyc lighting. This is super common in having a city projected on a cyc to establish that a dance is set in New York or Chicago or something. It's cheesy but it's effective.

Woods on stage

I chose this photo because it's a very artistic way of using texture in light. Similar to Cities of Memory, we see gobos being used to set a background. We see dark and mysterious woods.

Dance hall

I thought this photo was a fun way to look at a different way to use texture in light. This looks like it's being used for fun at a dance hall or something. It can lighten the atmosphere and brighten moods.

Gobo/Texture - As You Like It

This scene from a production of “As You Like It” uses an extensive leaf pattern. This pattern works well alongside the orange color choices to produce the effect of light in a forest. I noticed that the pattern does not just show up on the floor, but also extends to the tree set pieces. It’s perfect for the country setting in this play!

Gobo - Turn of the Screw

This image from a production of “The Turn of The Screw” uses a very vivid pattern of an elaborate window. The small openings of light add to the confining, austere atmosphere which works for a gothic story. This mood also coordinates well with the costume and other lighting choices for this scene.

Gobo

This is a scene from Les Mis, and the gobo used makes it look the sun is shining in through windows or maybe a prison bars. The gobo being stretched out it gives it a more overpowering feeling along with an actor kneeling in the center of one of the gobo lights.

Water

This gobo creates a pattern you would expect to see at the bottom of a pool of water as the light is reflected off the ripples on the surface. The aquamarine color used also emphasizes the use of the gobo as representing underwater in some tropical land.

Wedding Gobo

I really liked this photo because of how unique it was. It is a custom made gobo for a couple's wedding, and something like this is cool because it has to be managed properly. With all of the smaller text at the bottom, it is important to have the gobo accurately focused or else the design would just blur out and the meaning would be lost.

Gobos

I found this picture very interesting because it used the gobo projections to make a sort of grassy, whimsical ground. It's fascinating how taking 1 or 2 patterns and putting them at specific focuses or sizes can create different illusions and textures.

Gobos

The pattern for this gobo is a piano player. There's the main one in the center, and then 2 more, one on each side. I liked this one because it reminded me of that time in class where my group had a gobo similar to this one, in that it was a pattern of a man, though I don't remember what his name was. I really like the amount of detail in the images too.

Gobos

This gobo has a pattern that projects leaves on the ground, simulating the shadow of a tree. With the colors of the surrounding area and the pattern itself, it reminds me of the fall season. I think this is also due to the color of the surface that the gobo is projected on, which makes me imagine that this location is a forest in the fall.

Gobos/Texture

This scene is from the song "He Lives in You" in a production of The Lion King. I really like the use of gobos and patterns in this scene because through re-creating an environment packed with stars, the lighting establishes the mood and represents cosmological connections to people and places beyond this world. I like how the pattern is expressed strongly by contrasting the light from the dark background. I had the opportunity to see this play, and I will never forget the lighting from this song because it was so moving. It was very impactful to see the singer isolated in an environment of stars. I like how the pattern is even established on the ground beneath the isolated actor, as showing a similar pattern from multiple angles perpetuates the ever-presence of the stars and connections to people who have died. Even though the singer is isolated, the lights almost act as props in the song, as he sings about how he has connections to the people who live in the main character. 

From: https://www.coalcityschools.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1141174&type=d&pREC_ID=1405502

Gobos/Texture

This scene is from the end of the musical 1776. I think that the use of this particular gobo is very powerful for this musical, as it eloquently displays the signatures on the Declaration of Independence. I love this lighting because the pattern does not detract from the actors, but rather links them to their real counterparts. The set looks like the room in which the Declaration of Independence was signed, and I think that the yellow light, which creates the simple and realistic pattern, adds to the lifelike nature of the scene. I think that the direct angle of the light and the simple color create a serious atmosphere. I also like how the characters seem drawn to the light, as they gaze upon their own signatures. I really like that this pattern represents a real object, as I think it allows the play to end on a serious, patriotic, and eloquent note. 

From: https://www.rosco.com/spectrum/index.php/2018/07/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-new-gobo-designs/