Talking about the lighting team collaboration in the creation of opera

【Abstract】 This paper is divided into three parts to explain the key points of lighting team collaboration. The first part tells the importance of stage lighting in the creation of opera. The second part describes the influence of collective team consciousness on lighting team collaboration. The third part tells the story. The importance of the lighting creation process for teamwork, and finally the conclusion of the entire paper.

[Keywords] stage lighting drama creation team collaboration

The opera is a comprehensive art. The stage lighting is an integral part of the overall opera art. At the same time, there are many other performance departments such as director, actor, dance, music, costume, makeup and so on. Although so many departments are independent of each other, they are all part of the performance of the opera, and they are all served for the successful performance of the opera. The stage lighting accurately expresses the director's intentions, the inner world of the actor and the stage set to present the overall picture through the factors of light color and light ratio. At the same time, it also needs to match the rhythm of the music and the color of the costume makeup to better. Perfectly present the integrity of the show.

The presentation of each drama is guided by the director's careful leadership, and all departments work together to achieve the results. Some departments can be completed by individual strength, and some departments need a small team to complete. Work like the lighting department requires the lighting designer to work with a professional lighting team. A team works together to accomplish one thing, and the tacit cooperation between team members is especially important.

This paper is divided into three parts to explain the key points of lighting team collaboration. The first part describes the importance of stage lighting in the creation of opera, the second part describes the influence of collective team awareness on lighting team collaboration, and the third part describes the lighting creation process. The importance of teamwork, and finally summarize the entire paper to draw conclusions.

First, the importance of stage lighting in the creation of opera

1. The development of stage lighting in the creation of opera

The lighting concept is different under different historical periods, different performance forms and different material conditions. Its development has evolved with the development of opera art, theater architecture, and science and technology. From the initial outdoor, daytime daylight show to today's colorful and ever-changing lighting changes, the development of lighting in the opera is from nothing, from complex to complex; from complex to perfect.

Because of the limitations of the material conditions at that time, the early Chinese opera performances were basically performed on the open-air stage. The indoor performances were only illuminated by lights and lanterns. In the Song Dynasty, there was a fire effect of light effects, and the fire was the stage of Chinese opera. A traditional stunt, when the stage lighting did not form a clear concept at the time, this traditional stunt can also be regarded as a light effect stunt. In the performances at the time, it played a special role in supporting the emotional atmosphere.

From the beginning of the last century to the 1930s, influenced by the May Fourth New Culture Movement, Chinese drama entered a new period of change, and the innovation and new drama of Chinese opera was introduced to the country. Under the impetus of this new trend of change, stage lighting began to be gradually taken seriously. In 1914, Peking Opera performance artist Mei Lanfang began to use lighting technology in some new fashion shows and costume dramas. In the performance of his own opera, the role of the light has been pushed forward, from the prominent name to the "close-up" of the characters in the play or to create an atmosphere. It was not until the founding of the People's Republic of China that the stage of the opera really integrated the lighting design elements. With the continuous improvement of science and technology and professional learning at that time, a team with a dedicated scale was formed. At present, the design of opera lighting has been changing with each passing day. The development of science and technology, the emergence of a large number of new lamps has provided a favorable foundation for designers to express their lighting design ideas. It also enriches the form of drama performance and the appeal of the stage.

2. The role of stage lighting in the creation of opera

Modern opera creation pays attention to various forms of expression. Lighting plays an indispensable role in contemporary opera performances. It plays a key role in the expression of scripts. The commentary "Haicang Red" is a large-scale modern opera I designed recently. In the fourth scene, Haishuhong was locked into the prison. In order to express the long time spent by Haishuhong in the prison, the director only asked the actors to sit at the bedside. I can't move, through the singer's participation, using the light to express the passage of time, I first designed an indoor (only one bed on the stage) light area in the main performance area of ​​the actor, and then accompanied the music in the indoor light area. The color change is carried out by the full color of the light. Finally, the computer light pattern piece (window shape) is used to follow the change of the music, and slowly moves from the upper door to the lower door, and then moves from the lower door to the main performance area, and the color changes and runs. The speed and the rhythm of the music are closely connected, so that the audience is always immersed in the performance, and the interpretation of the director's creative ideas.

Therefore, modern opera lighting is more than just the role of lighting. It is most important to convey the director's intentions as much as possible and to express the director's creative intentions through the unique patterns, colors, speeds and slices of the lights. Lighting often helps to motivate the actor's emotions, so that actors can quickly and confidently enter the prescribed situation. The performance of the opera lighting is very rigorous, and often dominated by the overall performance of the drama, depending on the play, sometimes performance-specific Time and space, sometimes expressing abstract emotions, sometimes revealing the psychology of the characters, and sometimes very rigorously guiding the audience to selectively watch the performance objects, sometimes in an implicit and permeable way, allowing the audience to accept the light without knowing it. The teaser; sometimes subjective shouting due to the stimulation of drama emotions, but still intended to express the drama content and ideological connotation, sometimes do not need you to participate in the performance of the art lighting, but you have to be the kind of performance space Carefully arrange the "white light" that is not known. All of these performances fully demonstrate that the awareness of participation in contemporary stage lighting is strengthening. Not only in the second creation, directors and dance design require the participation of lights. Even some playwrights will need the participation of lights when writing scripts. The dynamics of contemporary stage lighting design is often involved in the overall conception of once creation and second creation. It is the stage lighting that truly becomes an integral part of the overall performance.

Second, the impact of collective team awareness on lighting team collaboration

1. The concept of team awareness

Team awareness refers to the overall sense of cooperation, divided into team goals, team roles, team relationships and team operations. As a lighting team, the team's goal is to successfully complete the official performance task; the team role for each division to recognize their position in the team, unified listening to the command, and stick to their own jobs; team relationship is clear Level relationship, clear division of labor, and due diligence; team operation from the beginning of the creation operation to the end of the performance, are highly concentrated, strictly follow the task assignment. In fact, the collaboration of the entire lighting team is built around the overall creative team; and its core idea is the overall sense of cooperation in the creation.

2. The importance of collaboration between departments in the creative team

The creative process of a play is very long. It needs to be created by scriptwriting. The writer needs to be in constant contact with the director, and then discuss the ideas and ideas on the script. During the period, it is necessary to arrange with the arranger in the lyrics and arranger vocals. Multi-faceted communication and revision. If during this period the director and the screenwriter and the arranger can't communicate well, and then the arranger enters later, there will often be differences between the vocal rhythm and the vocal, which will delay the overall progress and create many contradictions. After a long period of running-in, after the script has been fully studied and understood by the director, the creative departments need to carry out the creative meeting, including the stage design, lighting design, fashion design, makeup modeling and other departments to follow up, and organize more The second creation meeting is particularly important at this stage. I have experienced many times that the departments do not collaborate effectively in the private sector. They are all immersed in creation and cannot communicate with each other, so that they can see the overall design and fashion design of the dance design in the rehearsal stage. Diagrams, etc., will be particularly passive for lighting creation, which will have a negative impact on later creation. Last year, I encountered similar problems in the Yue Opera "Peony Pavilion". When I opened the creation meeting, all departments could not get together. Especially the beauty design only took the design drawings, the staff did not arrive, and some technical problems could not be solved on the spot. Perhaps it is a problem commonly encountered in various creative teams today. It is too late to enter the theater stage, but it is already too late. In this play, the pavilion is a very important scene. We found that the pavilion was short and small, and the pavilion was large and wide. This severely blocked the actor's facial fill light. If the actor stood inside, there was no way to fill the face, which made the visual appearance serious. Influence, although I have added a floodlight inside the pavilion, but it can only play an environment, and has no effect on the face. Finally, the director had to let the actors explore the outside of the pavilion to barely perform. Because the position of the pavilion is too far behind, when using the surface light to fill the light, it will transmit a large shadow in the back, which has a negative impact on the visual presentation of the overall stage.

As mentioned above, the situation abounds in the crew, but if the various departments in the early stage cooperate with each other, I think it can be avoided, so the collective team consciousness can not be ignored in the whole creation, it is also very important, only each In order to better display the charm of opera art, the department can enhance the collective team awareness and contribute to the development of the opera.

3. Complementarity between lighting creation and other departments

No matter which department, in a collective creative team, all departments complement each other, interact and learn from each other. The relationship between the lighting creation team and the departments of dance, clothing and other aspects is indispensable. Even a creative idea of ​​lighting can change the director's overall scheduling intentions and change the creative concept of the dance design. A good team will always interact with each other. When the beauty design elaborates a concept, the idea of ​​lighting design plays a vital role. The production drawings of the beauty design must communicate with the lighting design in advance, for example. The height, color and pattern of the curtain are determined; in the size and placement of the theme scene; the color and size of the sand curtain and the sky screen must be advanced and the lighting design is reasonable and light color. Communicate and confirm, so that the lighting design can have a clear basis for the lighting design concept, better present the creative intention of the beauty design, and better reflect the overall creative concept of the director. In addition to the stage art design, the lighting team should also communicate with the clothing design, grasp the interaction between the color of the clothing and the color of the light in advance, and combine the color of the clothing with the color of the light to better present the stage. color. In the later stage of rehearsal, there should be a clear purpose between the lighting and the stage equipment, coordinate the installation time and rationally distribute the use of the boom. For example, the distribution of the boom needs to be arranged during the grandstand. It is not possible that all the equipment is already on the stage, which saves time and ensures the smoothness of the work. In addition, the lighting team should also communicate with the arranger in advance of music. If conditions permit, they can get the arranger music in advance, because the lighting is mainly in the performance of the opera, and the card is strictly pushed on the rhythm of the music. It is necessary to understand the emotional processing of music in time, so the band must be aware of it before entering the market. In short, the lighting creation team interacts and interacts with each department in the creative stage. It is especially important to communicate with each department in advance in order to present a wonderful performance perfectly.

Third, the importance of the lighting creation process for teamwork

The main process of lighting creation in one drama is divided into four parts: the pre-creation stage, the stage synthesis stage, the live performance stage, and the late final stage. Now, these four parts are combined with teamwork.

1. Pre-creation and preparation stage

This stage is mainly the stage of analyzing the script from the beginning of the creation to the theater, which is divided into the following points:

1 At the beginning of the creation, the cooperation relationship with the creative team was established. The director set up a creative team, established a list of the main creative personnel, the main creative personnel met, received the script, and the director explained the creative concept. This stage is mainly a meeting of lighting design participation, preparing for the next stage in advance.

2 Complete the design concept of the script, participate in the first creation meeting, discuss the design plan with the stage art design, arranger design, fashion design, make-up design, sound design, etc., and establish the design idea for the effect map and the lamp position map. Make preparations.

3 Watch the rehearsal of the whole drama; establish the assistants who participated in the design, draft the lamp position map, complete the rendering stage (when the dance design is required to provide a complete design plan and design drawing), and the independent or professional drawing technicians can complete the renderings. During the period, it is necessary to communicate with the director and the beauty design many times until the final rendering of the renderings.

4 Establish the operators who participate in the performance (computer light console, regular light console, color changer console, if it is a small scale performance can be used by one person), the lighting team will hold a preparatory meeting internally, establish the design concept, issue the script and Effect chart.

5 Watch the whole series of dramas; video the whole drama, complete the design concept and renderings of the director and the beauty design. Discussing the lighting equipment rental with the producers and directors, and asking for the venue requirements.

6 Look at the venue with the assistant and the beauty design, establish the load-bearing and quantity of the boom, the length and width ratio of the stage building, the total power load, the specifications of the power cord plug, the type and number of lighting equipment available on site, and the time of loading and unloading, etc. This requires the assistant to record in detail.

7 Watch the video with the assistant and the operator to complete the design of the lamp bitmap. Communicate with the production to determine the number of equipment and rental, determine the number and list of borrowed personnel, and the assistant to determine the transportation mode and the arrangement time.

8 Before entering the venue, determine the number of staff, operators, equipment, and the time of the beauty entry. In order to be foolproof.

2. Stage synthesis stage

1 Installation time: Ensure the personnel are in place, check the quantity of equipment, determine the personnel allocation arrangement, ensure the cooperation with the beauty staff; meet the person in charge of the venue and the person in charge of the lighting, keep the phone number so that they can contact in time; check the equipment, follow the lights The order of the bitmaps is to complete the installation, debugging and operating system debugging of the lamps. In particular, the operators need to ensure coordination and coordination with the various assembly personnel, and quickly complete the matching and debugging of various lamps, and ensure the protection of the light for the next step. .

2 Opto-light time: After the installation and commissioning of the luminaire equipment is completed and the stage equipment has been completed, it is necessary to illuminate the stage. For the light, it is necessary for the theater-related equipment personnel and the stage art staff to cooperate with each other. Be sure to be patient, not hurry, and win in a stable manner. In particular, the lighting team needs to unite with each other. As a design, it is necessary to work with the assistants on the large-scale conventional light areas. Into the micro.

3 Programming time (Heguangjingjing): Cooperate with the person in charge of the theater boom and the on-site staff of the dance, and carry out rough programming by video for each session, every scene, fixed position and environment. At this time, there will be 2 on the stage. The three staff members are stationed as extras, and the operators need to be in place. This period is mainly for the actor to enter the game in advance to prepare in advance; usually this time the director will also participate, the overall light color has a certain guiding significance, this The period is more time-consuming and physically demanding. If the venue time is sufficient, the operators often have to work until the early hours or even later, so everyone needs absolute patience.

4 Rehearsal time: All departments such as actors, bands, dancers, and lights are in place for the first time. Since the previous lights have been roughed, this time, the actors need to move to the fixed position. The device is in place to practice, especially the light is to grasp the rhythm of the music and fully follow up.

5 Half-time rehearsal time: The so-called half-color platoon is to remove the makeup, the actor needs to wear a costume rehearsal. Because of the rehearsal once, this lighting operation needs to be more skillful to walk with the whole drama, and it needs to completely block the rhythm. As with ordinary rehearsals, stop and stop. The whole drama will not be suspended because of a certain department, that is, if there is a problem, it will be solved after finishing its own department.

6 Rehearsal time: Before the official performance, the costumes and make-up rehearsal. At this time, the rehearsal should be the same as the official performance. The requirements are also strictly in accordance with the performance standards. The lighting team needs to concentrate completely, and solve the problems after the rehearsal, but At this time, the standard of performance has been reached at this time, and the problem has been basically solved. The design usually takes a still photo at this time.

3. Live performance stage

1 Pre-show time: The general official performance time is at night. The lighting team must be in place in the afternoon. They are responsible for checking the equipment. The operator can use this time to sneak through the program again to check whether the computer lights have any problems. The problem can be eliminated in time; until half an hour before the performance, the audience needs to carefully check their duties before entering the venue and make all the preparations before the performance.

2 Performance time: During the whole performance, the operator, the hood on the stage, the dry ice and other staff members listened to the command in a unified manner. Everyone must wear the headset-style intercom and listen to the design command; if there is any problem, they should be unhurried and timely. Handling, all personnel ensure the normal performance of the show.

4. Late closing stage

1 Demolition time: Because the general demolition time is very tight, especially in some large-scale commercial theaters, you have already entered the market without dismantling others. Therefore, in the stage of demolition, everyone must be steady and fast, and proceed regularly. The assistant needs to carry out a unified inventory check on various equipments according to the previous list details, so as to ensure that no wire or a plug is lost. A person is responsible for loading the car and handling it with care to ensure the integrity of the equipment.

2 Equipment return: In general, the equipment can be returned to the leasing company that night, but sometimes it will be returned overnight. Therefore, it is necessary to make a good handover, unify the personnel to check the quantity, and successfully complete the return procedure.

3 Departmental meeting: Finally, we must have a meeting with the operators and assistants. The assistants will keep the program files, scripts, lamp maps, performance videos and other information files intact for use in the next performance.

To sum up the above, fully explain the importance of lighting team collaboration. If there is any problem in any part, the overall performance will be delayed. From the beginning of the formation of the team, the division of labor is clear, and the responsibility is to the people; especially in the field stage, there are many people, and it is necessary to divide the work in advance, in the group as a unit, some people go to the face, some people are on the stage, some people are responsible for operating the console, Someone specializes in the system; so when you have a clear division of labor, you can achieve the expected smooth progress.

When I was creating the physical drama "Seeking", I once encountered the situation that the staff of the assembly station did not listen to the command and lazy work. At that time, due to the conflict in working hours, I was unable to be on the scene when I installed the equipment. The assistant is responsible, and the assistant is a young student. The assembly staff comes from three groups. Everyone fights and does not listen to the command, so that the task of loading the platform that was completed in one day was delayed for two days. Therefore, first of all, in the selection of assistants, we need a veteran who has experience in installing equipment. Secondly, they need to carry out the foreman system for their staff. The foreman is responsible for unified and unified allocation, preparing in advance, and greetings, in order to complete successfully. The original planned task; due to delays in the installation time, it caused the overall rehearsal time compression, which had a great impact on the planning process of the whole drama, and was not conducive to the later lighting creation.

For example, in the creation of the tea-picking drama "Jiu Ye and his Jia Jiacun", because of the need of creation, the play has follow-up, dry ice, hood, three operations and other personnel, all lighting posts are basically complete, due to the installation At the beginning of the stage, I was well prepared, so although there were many people, I successfully completed the rehearsal performance of the whole drama. Later, the troupe participated in the performance in Beijing. Since the time was compressed in 2 days, it was the day of assembly. Photosynthetic scenes need to be performed on the second day. Their theaters do not allow overtime work at night, so the time is tight and the task is heavy. Fortunately, we have prepared well before, and we have a responsibility system in each position. The division of labor is clear, and the operators are also active and on the light. The personnel coordinated and cooperated, and found that the problem was solved by the person on site, and did not delay the completion of the performance task.

The lighting is a time-critical task in the entire creative team. Although the entry time is early, the time from the installation time to the official performance is sometimes only 2-3 days. This requires cooperation between the various jobs. I am anxious, my heart is bold, I am not afraid of suffering, I am not afraid of tiredness to complete the creative requirements.

in conclusion

The stage lighting creates an atmosphere of theatrical performance and also influences the mood of the audience. The rich and full performance picture is not only the creative concept, but also the meticulous, precise and beautiful performance pursued by the lighting design. It is also through careful thinking, repeated scrutiny, and cooperation with the entire lighting team. Completed. The perfect fit of the lighting team is a perfect interpretation of the lighting designer's design intent. At the same time, the work of the lighting department was carried out reasonably and orderly, the working time was shortened, the work efficiency was improved, the occurrence of various safety hazards was reduced, and the performance was smoothly carried out.

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[1] "Stage Lighting" Jin Changlie et al., Mechanical Industry Press, 2004.01

[2] "Stage Technology Foundation" Ma Shuzhi, China Theater Publishing House, 2004.09

[3] "Stage Lighting" Graham Walters, China Textile Press, 2001.01

[4] "Stage Management" (US) Lawrence Stern, Peking University Press, 2009.07

About the Author:

Zhang Gongchang, a lighting designer at the Chinese Opera Academy and a member of the China Academy of Performing Arts, has long been engaged in the design of stage and theater lighting.

He has won the Wenhua Award of the Ministry of Culture, the “Five-One Project” award of the Central Propaganda Department, the National Drama Culture Award, the “Literature Excellence Project” in Shandong Province, and the first prize of the Shaanxi Arts Festival Dance Design.

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