This video shows an abandoned doll in the corner. I used spotlights and front lights to create the scene. The change of brightness of the front lights worked well in my scene. Every time the light is brighter it means hope for the doll, but as the lights fade, hope fades. The spotlights worked great as well, however, the distance between my camera and the scene was too close, I was not able to show that the spotlights are only shined on the doll.

I used to think there must be people in a scene, talking or doing expressions, in order to show the story. NOW I think just with light and music, I will be able to tell thousands of different stories. Overall, I think it is a fun experience to play with the light and music to create scenes.

I used to view lighting as a “not important” component in scene work, but as I learned more about lighting, I think lighting is more of a symbol, For example, in my video light means hope, in other plays, the light might represent living, by using color gels, lights can symbolize anything. In my future experiences, I will try to use the lighting skills and knowledge that I have gained to create scenes.