The brightness of the scenery is of crucial importance to the lighting designer as it will determine the contrast between actor and background, and thus the amount of light needed to make the actors comfortably visible to the audience. The brighter the background scenery the more light will be needed in order to achieve comfortable, discerning
visibility
of the actors.
The brightness of scenery depends on the manner in which the materials it is made of reflect light. When planning the surface treatment and painting of the scenery, the scenery designer must take into consideration the effect of its brightness on the appearance of the actors.
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| The shiny surfaces reflect the lighting bars and luminaires, as well as the costums of the actors. Midsummer Night's Dream, The Cameri Theatre of Tel-Aviv. | |
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| Shiny metal disks in Relache by Picabia. |
He or she must also be aware of the issue of glare and visual fatigue which may occur when, for example, the scenery is made of metal or glass which reflects the
light source
directly towards the spectators, preventing them from seeing the
stage
properly .
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