SGA Fashion Show Lighting Designer Ricky Garcia INTRODUCTION PREVIOUS LIGHT PLOT INITIAL LIGHT PLOT FINAL LIGHT PLOT I have developed my core in both lighting design Drafted by - Jessica Choi and lighting production techniques. For my My initial idea The final lighting culmination project I am designing and was to space the plot consisted of a programing the Spring 2018 SGA fashion show. I lights roughly 4 condensed version feel that designing a show is a great way of feet apart for of the initial lighting displaying the skills of a lighting designer. This will down and back breakup system. include developing the pre-production paperwork light and have a Many of the lights in as well as formulating a plan for lighting focus and front wash with the FOH position the running of the show. The designers job isn't the FOH units were not moved limited to the planning and creation of paperwork, spaced evenly. To and were refocused it also involves working around unforeseen events achieve this I to prioritize the and working around the needs of other decided to break crew’s time for the departments. up the lights into changes on the primary and onstage lighting METHODS SECTION VIEW secondary units. systems to create I have developed my core in both lighting Using a centerline section and the a even coverage design and lighting production techniques. For use of source four photometric on runway my culmination project I am designing and CONCLUSION helped with the understanding PROCESS programing the Spring 2018 SGA fashion show. spread of a lighting unit from a I feel that designing a show is a great way of certain position. In addition using Having to utilize the lighting that were hung from The run of the show was a success even though we displaying the skills of a lighting designer. This this info to know what type of unit is the previous show or those in storage. For the faced some difficult circumstances such as time will include developing the pre-production need to reach a certain point on the fashion show, time management and having to constraints and lack of communication when other crews paperwork as well as formulating a plan for stage to attain the desired evenly light the stage were my biggest concerns. had last minute changes their original plan. The limited illuminessence The development of the final light plot also came lighting focus and the running of the show. The time in the theater meant I had to reduce the amount of designers job isn't limited to the planning and with many different version as my initial plan units I could use to produce an even wash on stage for creation of paperwork, it also involves working needed to be reduced in order to work with the around unforeseen events and working around limited time in the venue for the lighting crew.For the show. Sometimes you could plan something out but the needs of other departments. this show the lighting crew and I had one day to there can be unforeseen circumstance like the rehang the rig and another focus. Having only movement of masking flats that hinders the original two calls meant that I had to make some idea. Having chosen the GrandMA2 as my light console sacrifices from my original plan and what was allowed me to manipulate the light with the greatest RESEARCH realistically possible for the crew to manage while still providing enough light for the runway. The flexibility. My experience in the entertainment field is The fashion show was being live streamed so I final lighting plot made use of the plot used from under live concerts design and having a one off show had to light the space for physical and online DELIVERABLES the previous show by repurposing the units hung such as this fashion show improved my skills in busking viewing. In order to achieve this I had to figure and making minimal fixture moves. a show on a lighting console. out the foot candles of a unit and from that make ● Light plot, Center Line Section a decision of which unit to use. An ellipsoidal has ● Channel hook-up, instrument a color temperature is 3200 deg Kelvin which is schedule ACKNOWLEDGMENTS an amber light which may clash with the clothing ● Magic sheet, Focus layout designer’s ideas for the piece of work. Typically ● Tech. meeting for a fashion show you’d want a light upwards of ● Load in Special thanks to the 4k - 5.5k deg. Kelvin to produce a white ● Lighting focus Charles Scott, Miguel Valderrama, Ellen Mae Mallardi light which is ideal for the show, a color ● Tech rehearsal Josh Leslierandal, Jessica Choi, Anita Seeratan correction blue lighting gel is needed to produce ● Lighting programing The spring 2018 lighting production crew and the sga ● Run of show this daylight color for the lighting unit. fashion show load in/ out and the run crews. .