The Relationship Between Stage Lighting Design And The Size Of The Stage Space

Construction Space，refers to the width and height of the stage opening in the fixed building, and the depth, width and height of the stage.

Performance space

Refers to the space required for the performance, such as the size of the performance platform, the size of the side curtain, the size of the sky curtain, and the depth and height of the stage required for the performance.These are to be determined according to the actual size of the performance. There is no need to wait for the set design or the installers to decide how to install the lights. Designers should take the initiative to work with them.

The relationship between performance platform and audience's line of sight, and the outside light (slap), face light, side light, and a top light (false platform), is often tried to reduce the performance platform because the construction platform is larger than the actual needs of the performance, usually using two methods.The first is to reduce the theater platform (false platform), once the false platform left and right to reduce, it may affect the outside light level control range; The upper mobile crossing bridge of the false platform mouth is low, which may influence the depth of plane light projection.Another way to reduce the performance of the stage is to reduce the first side curtain. Once the side curtain is reduced, it may affect the light level control range of the side of the table; a curtain is lowered to the height of the building table, which may affect the depth of projection of a top light (or false top).The spacing between the side curtains (also known as the “scenic area”) and the left and right side of the main station (such as the bridge light, the movable hanger light) and the top light, the more the number of side curtains, the more the top and side lights many. The smaller the distance between the curtain and the curtain, the more the control range of the side and top light is affected, that is, the utilization of light is reduced. The side curtain is smaller than the width of the building platform, and the smaller the center line of the stage is, the smaller the horizontal projection angle of the bridge light is. In the same way, the side curtain oblique hanging is good for backward projection, which is not conducive to forward projection. The front of the curtain is higher than the rear, and it also affects the control angle of the top light to the depth projection.

In short, to understand the size of the stage space, designers must carefully study the relationship between the size of the stage building space and the actual required size and space device.