Lighting Design Concept
For the lighting design of Target Behavior has a pseudo-realistic style that is scene specific. I wanted to emulate light, as it would be seen in real life while making adjustments to make it work well with the abstract world created by Scenic Designer, Topaz Cooks.
My main goal in this design was not only to establish location, but also to have the audience empathize with the emotions that are being felt by the characters on stage. In the scenes that are played in the “Past”, the playing areas are more openly lit to give a sense of jubilance. In the scenes that are played in the “Present”, I adjusted the openness of the space and intensity of the shadows to create the level of isolation and claustrophobia being portrayed. In the scenes when the character Kendra is being interviewed, the lighting is set in a place that Kendra’s mind creates; based off of where she has been.
Throughout the arch of the play we go back and forth between past and present. By the end of the play we return to the larger playing area to symbolize a more empowered point in Kendra’s life. We return to that feeling of resolve and jubilance that we experienced at the beginning of the play.
My main goal in this design was not only to establish location, but also to have the audience empathize with the emotions that are being felt by the characters on stage. In the scenes that are played in the “Past”, the playing areas are more openly lit to give a sense of jubilance. In the scenes that are played in the “Present”, I adjusted the openness of the space and intensity of the shadows to create the level of isolation and claustrophobia being portrayed. In the scenes when the character Kendra is being interviewed, the lighting is set in a place that Kendra’s mind creates; based off of where she has been.
Throughout the arch of the play we go back and forth between past and present. By the end of the play we return to the larger playing area to symbolize a more empowered point in Kendra’s life. We return to that feeling of resolve and jubilance that we experienced at the beginning of the play.