Footloose Lighting Design: LX Free Java (Job Roles: Ideas into Action)

Following my meeting with the shows director I then had a list of what I had to include in the shows lighting. I there for created a digital lighting design. I included a simple general cover to with a straw gell to give a warm feel to the more emotional scenes as there are many in this show. I also included a blue back light to give depth to the space. Also the main themes the director wanted was red, white and blue so I included a red white and blue side light on the floor and in the rig. I also added in some specials for the gobo effects. I added 3 spot lights to highlight specific solo singers and to add more depth to the general cover. Finally for the glitter ball that is needed for the dance and the end of the show I added in 3 pin spots.

For the audience light I was considering adding in three more red white and blue lights to the seating area however I thought that this may be 'too much' so I decided to add two strings of festoons across the back of the hall and the back of the audience, I wanted to create the effect that the audience were part of the entertainment and feel more enraptured in the experience.