Abstract
Bright Star is about Alice Murphy, a strait-laced newspaper editor from Asheville, North Carolina. Through the story Alice reflects on her younger years as a wild and carefree Blue Ridge Mountain girl. I wanted to tell the story of secrets through an array of colors, saturate and tinted, conveying what was hidden and what was seen. In addition, I wanted to show the connectedness of the characters and their stories through texture; lighting the fringes of the scene to show that nothing is forgotten or unseen – and of course also giving a bit of visual interest to a large, flat, black stage. This show allowed me to experiment and try new things. I learned a lot by trial and error. So many errors. In exploring my craft, learning ways not to light a musical and discovering what worked for this show; uncovering my artistic self.
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Lighting Design - Bright Star
Bright Star is about Alice Murphy, a strait-laced newspaper editor from Asheville, North Carolina. Through the story Alice reflects on her younger years as a wild and carefree Blue Ridge Mountain girl. I wanted to tell the story of secrets through an array of colors, saturate and tinted, conveying what was hidden and what was seen. In addition, I wanted to show the connectedness of the characters and their stories through texture; lighting the fringes of the scene to show that nothing is forgotten or unseen – and of course also giving a bit of visual interest to a large, flat, black stage. This show allowed me to experiment and try new things. I learned a lot by trial and error. So many errors. In exploring my craft, learning ways not to light a musical and discovering what worked for this show; uncovering my artistic self.