Episode 2: Lighting And Sound

Question 1

Give some sound ideas for episode 2

Answer 1

• begins with crackling radio of basic news in the voice of jones at sparred intervals- overwhelming control in her life pervading into domestic sphere
• lines from others characters played over speaker behind audience immersing them in the scene
• you’re crazy: overlap mothers line with same pre recorded lines adding distortion and echo

Question 2

Give some lighting ideas for episode 2

Answer 2

• Opening state: warm orange stage using 3 fresnels at 30% but its low lit and slightly eerie off putting environment- YM not at ease
• profile small 1920s windows gobo projected onto curtains
• on spot cue ‘ wavy hair’ softer and warmer. Use fresnels light with pink gel and increase intensity to 60% in dream like atmosphere
• ‘I’ll kill you’ shift to red gel with hard edge beam sisnister atmosphere- Gobo creates shards of light reflecting from side lighting expressionistic nightmarish atmosphere