Wondering and assuming that the rest of the
stage show is normal, if there is not some form of phosphor paint that cant be only showing
thru this scene that is later lit by a combination of amber/gold gels and the phosphor paint activated by UV devices or
blackout? In other words, some sort of gold
gel in the lights, and phosphor paint/dye on the the costumes that is activated by the UV light source to make it pop and the glow surface color as lit by the gels glow gold. Perhaps some lavender thrown in for magical
effect and shadow also as opposed to the normal blue shadow.
A follow spot with golden
gel will also go far.
Another more high budget option might be some form of gold enhanced
scrim flown in
down stage of the action that is kind of translucent in adding a gold
effect to the
stage. Perhaps if even grey or black you can do so with a
scrim and
gel to separate the action upstage from the
effect requested by way of front light somewhat limiting the view of the upstage but creating the
effect on the
down stage plane of
scrim.
If nothing else, expect this as more concept by way of director inspiring you than actual
effect. What in lighting and requirements of
stage can you pump up the
stage lighting to in making it more rich in look than in the before scene? How in lighting can you make the lighting more economically favored than persay Gold might be a worthwhile question given it's more a concept than request for
gel?
Of very good note also is the gold paint idea. When lit by colors other than it, it sort of fades into the background. When the background is gold and lit with a
gel in the amber/orange-white range, the gold when at a perpendicular angle to the gold
wash of
pigment will make the gold pop. This is especially the case when the gold
pigment is as part of a bunch of other textured colorings such as a say rag rolled wall with a few
base pigments to it. Light the wall indirectly and it's the texture of the wall. Light the wall at another if not light it in a way that's brighter and glaring to the audience, and the gold pops
thru the other paint colors. This
wash of gold
pigment can thus pop when requested.
