A Study on the Design Methodology Applicable to Stage Lighting Design Classes

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The design process has been recognized as an mysterious domain since it is a personal and inner process. An attempt at in-depth discussions about the design process has not been made in even stage lighting books dealing with lighting design processes. Especially the stage of plotting lighting ideas has been superficially dealt with and working stages of design process has not been organized in a systematic way. To remedy these shortcomings, I propose a newly organized design process which is composed of working stages such as script analysis, research, plotting of lighting concept/lighting ideas/ lighting images, drawing lighting scheme, preliminary lighting plot, drafting lighting plot, and lighting paperworks. These working stages are categorized as conceptualization phrase, visualization phrase, and technical phrase according to required capabilities in the design process. While script analysis and research are categorized as conceptualization phrase, lighting scheme and plotting lighting concept and ideas belong to visualization phrase. Preliminary lighting plot, lighting plot, and related paperworks are classified as technical phrase. The categorization by phrase is based on personal abilities required to carry out design processes and will function as evaluation system for design assignment. The discussion on detail working stages in design process starts after the framework for stage lighting design process is organized. Script analysis stage suggests analysis method for structural pattern, character, theme, physical environment, mood that directly affect lighting design. Research stage gives a systematic presentation of types of research required for design process and highlights visual research and image research which have a significant effect on plotting of lighting ideas. The stage of plotting lighting concept, lighting idea, and lighting image is an essential part of design process. A correlation between lighting ideas and dramatic elements such as lighting requirements, environmental information, dramatic action and mood, structural pattern is mentioned in this stage. Lighting scheme stage is the translation process of conceptual/visual images into controllable qualities of light such as intensity, direction, color, texture and so on. It can be an effective means to specifically discuss lighting images for a production, clearly presenting the lighting composition of an lighting idea.

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