color is the one area of lighting that I will never get right.... so here's a question for those who do.
Iolanthe, by Gilbert and Sullivan, has two acts - one in a fairyland with purple sets and costumes, and act II near the Houses of Parliment designed in golds and maroon.
So it would make sense to light fairyland with cool purples and lavenders to pick up the costumes and sets, with act II in straw tints and warm colors to go with the sets/ costumes. right? BUT (of course there is a but...) the times of day are exactly the opposite - fairyland happens during the DAY, and act II happens at night, so no warm colors would make sense.
HELP! its backwards... I don't know what to do - warm light in act II wouldn't make sense, but how can cool colors look good on gold/ochre/maroon sets and costumes?
-eli
Iolanthe, by Gilbert and Sullivan, has two acts - one in a fairyland with purple sets and costumes, and act II near the Houses of Parliment designed in golds and maroon.
So it would make sense to light fairyland with cool purples and lavenders to pick up the costumes and sets, with act II in straw tints and warm colors to go with the sets/ costumes. right? BUT (of course there is a but...) the times of day are exactly the opposite - fairyland happens during the DAY, and act II happens at night, so no warm colors would make sense.
HELP! its backwards... I don't know what to do - warm light in act II wouldn't make sense, but how can cool colors look good on gold/ochre/maroon sets and costumes?
-eli