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Project 05 Lighting a World and Moment
assignment description


Designer:Donald Oenslager
Play: AristophoneÕs The Birds
Publisher: John Jay Company
Book Title: Theatre Arts Prints (1929)
In this project, students will create an installation that illustrated the mood, timing, text and situation of a given haiku.

The final project is a synthesis of the aspects of digital and physical lighting, as well as an experimental exploration into new ways in which both physical and digital lighting can be used to imply meaning and form. This project involves the process of using the appropriate technology to achieve design choices associated with a visual composition / performance projects.

Student will develop a clearly defined scenario, motivated from haiku, including consideration of composition, lighting, objects/props, surface treatment and environment.


requirements haiku text will be represented (visual and/or audio) in the final presentation

project will integrate both physical and digital lighting

project will include a change of event that will be revealed through a lighting change

final project will include a project concept statement and storyboard

the written concept statement will address these questions:
Where geographically does this scenario take place?
When did or does this scenario live?
Who are the people or animals involved?
What is the mood and emotion of the scene?
What is the history of the scene, what happened before this moment?
What kind of lighting situation is this?
What time of day is it?
What time of year is it?
Where is the light coming from?
What is the possible range of colors for that light(s)?
What is the size of the light source(s)?
Is it soft or hard light?
Is the environment bright or dark?


grading criteria

Project evaluation is based on:
group participation
demonstrated understanding and expression of text
successful integration of theatrical and digital lighting
use of lighting effects
dramatic timing in change of event
technical execution
and overall quality of the presentation

documentation Project 5 should be:
1. documented with 4 digital image files, no smaller than 640x480
2. submitted in its entirety as a quicktime movie, including sound
due dates see course calendar
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Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design
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