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University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Lighting

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Virtual Mediums Of Storytelling In Lighting Design: An Exploration Of Plamondon And Cocciante’S Notre-Dame De Paris, Sydney L. Becker Jul 2021

Virtual Mediums Of Storytelling In Lighting Design: An Exploration Of Plamondon And Cocciante’S Notre-Dame De Paris, Sydney L. Becker

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The following thesis will explore and reflect upon the process of lighting design for Luc Plamondon and Richard Cocciante’s Notre-Dame de Paris, from the novel by Victor Hugo. It will cover the whole design process, from reading the script through final design proposal. Beyond reflecting on the traditional design process and its trials and tribulations, time will also be spent exploring how moving to an entirely online format affected and changed the process as well as the presentation format of the final product.


A Light On The Subject: Refugee By Milan Dragicevich, Colin Marsh Mar 2017

A Light On The Subject: Refugee By Milan Dragicevich, Colin Marsh

Masters Theses

The role of the American theatrical lighting designer is to be a visual collaborator on the design team. While other designers can produce elements that the rest of the team can hold or listen to such as a model of the set by the set designer or a sound effect from the sound designer, the lighting designer must rely on his or her ability to communicate his or her ideas. Visual lighting elements are complex ideas and must be clearly stated and planned for if the production is to be cohesive. This thesis presents the goals to communicate verbally, collaborate, …


An Evaluation Of The Lighting Design Process And Composition For "A New Brain" By William Finn, James Horban Jul 2015

An Evaluation Of The Lighting Design Process And Composition For "A New Brain" By William Finn, James Horban

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The following pages will explore and evaluate the process and composition of my lighting design for the musical A New Brain produced by the UMass Amherst Theater Department in November 2014. This analysis will begin with an overall assessment of my lighting-design work and working methods throughout my career up to this production in order to identify the areas of personal growth that were focal points for this production. A reflection upon the design, collaborative, and technical process, and how the lessons learned from these processes apply to my career goal as an educator of theatrical design, will round out …