Stage lighting is the art of using lighting techniques to illuminate the stage and shape characters and scenery, also known as stage lighting. The function of stage lighting is to create a unique stage atmosphere by utilizing the technical equipment and methods of stage lighting to complement the performance of actors, in accordance with the requirements of the performance and the overall concept of stage art.
Stage lighting is an important component of the performance space, which is an artistic creation that designs the lighting for the characters and specific scenes in a comprehensive visual environment based on the development of the plot, and reproduces the design intention to the audience in a visual image. Stage lighting design should comprehensively and systematically consider characters and plot, highlight visual focal points, and use light to express story plot and character emotions.
Basic knowledge of stage lighting: The origin of lighting
Early theater had a history of outdoor or semi outdoor performances, all using sunlight as a light source. But as performance venues moved indoors or performed at night, stage lighting began to emerge.
Early performance
In 16th century Europe, bonfires made of ropes soaked in resin were used as light sources for outdoor night performances.
Early stage lighting for performances
In 1755, during the performance of the opera "Yeo" at the Dresden Theater, 8000 candles were lit on stage as stage lighting.
Early stage lighting for performancesSince the 18th century, it has become a tradition to turn off the audience lights and leave only the stage lights during performances.
Stage lighting for performances
At the beginning of the 20th century, the emergence of tungsten filament light bulbs provided a concentrated spotlight for the stage, but did not provide favorable conditions for expressing stage space and creating stage atmosphere.
W-filament bulb
In the 1950s, studio lighting gradually developed on the basis of stage and movie lighting.
In the 1960s, technology workers utilized the principle of semiconductor PN junction luminescence to develop LED light-emitting diodes. The LED developed at that time was made of GaASP material, and its emission color was red. After nearly 30 years of development, the well-known LED can now emit various colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. However, the white light LED required for lighting did not develop until after 2000. In recent years, many stage lighting fixtures have used LED lights, which have gradually become one of the important lighting fixtures for stage lighting.
Stage lighting is the art of using lighting techniques to illuminate the stage and shape characters and scenery, also known as stage lighting. The function of stage lighting is to create a unique stage atmosphere by utilizing the technical equipment and methods of stage lighting to complement the performance of actors, in accordance with the requirements of the performance and the overall concept of stage art.
Stage lighting is an important component of the performance space, which is an artistic creation that designs the lighting for the characters and specific scenes in a comprehensive visual environment based on the development of the plot, and reproduces the design intention to the audience in a visual image. Stage lighting design should comprehensively and systematically consider characters and plot, highlight visual focal points, and use light to express story plot and character emotions.
Basic knowledge of stage lighting: The origin of lighting
Early theater had a history of outdoor or semi outdoor performances, all using sunlight as a light source. But as performance venues moved indoors or performed at night, stage lighting began to emerge.
Early performance
In 16th century Europe, bonfires made of ropes soaked in resin were used as light sources for outdoor night performances.
Early stage lighting for performances
In 1755, during the performance of the opera "Yeo" at the Dresden Theater, 8000 candles were lit on stage as stage lighting.
Early stage lighting for performances
Since the 18th century, it has become a tradition to turn off the audience lights and leave only the stage lights during performances.
Stage lighting for performances.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the emergence of tungsten filament light bulbs provided a concentrated spotlight for the stage, but did not provide favorable conditions for expressing stage space and creating stage atmosphere.
W-filament bulb
In the 1950s, studio lighting gradually developed on the basis of stage and movie lighting.
In the 1960s, technology workers utilized the principle of semiconductor PN junction luminescence to develop LED light-emitting diodes. The LED developed at that time was made of GaASP material, and its emission color was red. After nearly 30 years of development, the well-known LED can now emit various colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. However, the white light LED required for lighting did not develop until after 2000. In recent years, many stage lighting fixtures have used LED lights, which have gradually become one of the important lighting fixtures for stage lighting.