Modern Lighting Design

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Lighting designers are all around, from commercial buildings, to local theaters. Designers provide subtle effects to intense displays. Lighting design in a theater is an important part of modern theater design. Productions rely on the lighting design as a functional way to see actors and a way to create certain moods, feelings, and effects. In order for the contrast, ambiance, and visibility of a stage production to be successful, the Lighting Design must involve multiple intricate components and people. Light is defined as range of electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. Light is made up of particles that travel as a wave. High and low points of a wave are called crests. The distance between crests is called wavelength. Wavelength is measured in nanometers. The wavelength determines the color of the light . Visible l ight begins at about 400 nanometers, which Is violet, and continues to about 700 nanometers, which is red. (Physics book) Every other color falls in between red and violet, in rainbow order. The amplitude of the waves is what determines a lights brightness. Mixing all of the colors makes white light. White light covers the entire visible spectrum. The “primary colors” of light are red, green, and blue. These are the three colors your eyes react to. All other colors are made from mixing these three in infinite combinations. “Their color cannot be created by the blending together of any other colors, however, their interaction forms the basis for all other color.”(Rosco ?) There are two different types of light sources. A luminous body is a body that gives off light. An

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