Lighting Blog Example 1

This summer I was fortunate enough to be picked to be the design fellow in the area of lighting for Chautauqua Theater Company. They set up for a 9 week season in western New York at the Chautauqua Institution which is situated on a beautiful lake. It a great mix of small town life paired with a crazy work schedule at the theater. This area was so beautiful, lush green forests and the sparkling lake framed by an ever changing, water-colored sky. Every time you stepped outside it was different.  Storms passing through, the sun reflecting off the water, and light on the clouds proved to be a lighting designers dream. It was incredible to see how Mother Nature could drastically transform the same space.  How does this image make you feel? What emotions or story is being told? How does the lighting help the story?