Welcome to the Dance 287 Journal for Fall 2016.

To help you understand lighting in a new way, these blog posts will increase your appreciation for light, in your daily life.  It will also help you develop your eye for light, not just in the theatre, but in your daily life.

In order to more effectively understand how light can alter the perception of the audience; we need to first understand how it alters our perception on a daily basis.

As we move through the quarter, I hope that this blog will help you to discover light in ways that you have not seen before.

Perhaps you'll see colors you've never noticed before, you may recognize the angle of a certain light, and you will find ways to articulate how a light makes you feel.

In order to assist with this process, I've created this blog so that all of you may contribute a short piece each week on an aspect of light that you have noticed throughout your journeys.

This can include a beautiful sunset, a great rock concert, a well lit store, or just what happens to your emotions when the sun moves behind a cloud. Anything and everything can be included.

Please start your title for each posting with the Week # of the quarter and a subject line.

Postings count towards your final grade.

Please include photos with your post to help us see what you are describing.

Whether or not you continue in lighting design after this class, I hope that this online journal will help you to discover inspiration for your art in daily life.

Thank you and Happy Blogging!!

Lonnie