#lighting workshop

[arc-hus]

Shed 2.0, Surat, India - Studio ii

[mayasaura]

one problem with a theatrical adaption of tlt is htn, where the reveal that Gideon lives on works because of the change of second person to first.

the only way i can think of it working is that the actor playing gideon works backstage, like the lights system (but is hidden from the audience aside from subtle hints)

the biggest hint is when when wake breaches pal's river bubble she 'breaks' the lighting system and the stage goes dark. harrow is ushered into the wings by pal so she doesn't see anything, but the lights flick back on just before the curtains drop for a scene change, and pal looks directly up at the light box in surprise and smiles. if the audience is quick to turn around they can see a flash of a black robe.

Oh boy my friend, have you come to the right place!!

So, fun fact about ninja. Bear with me, I am going somewhere with this. The image of a ninja covered head to toe in black, with a hood and mask, comes from Kabuki theatre. It was originally a stagehand uniform. Like stagehands in modern theatre, stagehands in Kabuki would wear all black to signify that they were not really there, and whatever effect they were causing (carrying a prop, creating a breeze, ect.) was to be taken as happening on its own. Basic stagehand stuff, a lot of productions in many styles around the world do it, especially if they don't have fancy rigging systems.

Someone (I don't remember who now, or in what play) had the idea to dress the ninja in a production up as a stagehand. In the convention of the theatre, this made them invisible. The audience was already so used to ignoring stagehands, they didn't know any more than the characters that the ninja was present, despite the actor being clearly visible on stage. Which meant when the ninja struck, it was as if out of nowhere. I can only imagine the uproar in the theatre the first time it happened. It worked so well as to become commonplace, and the rest is history. The popular image of a ninja is still a kabuki stagehand.

So, back to the stage play of Harrow the Ninth. I think you've hit almost exactly on how to incorporate the Gideon twist into a theatrical production. But not as a lighting tech. Gideon is a stage hand. Maybe there would be more than one stagehand, maybe she would be the only one, but she would operate in full view of the audience, literally setting the scenes. I think it works best if she's the only one, but if the production needs more, she should subtly stand out in some way. As the play went on, we would notice that this one stage hand... increasingly interacts with Harrow, though Harrow never acknowledges it. At first it might look like she's playing Harrow's necromancy, because that would be the main special effect she would need to help with. When Harrow is unconscious at the end of a scene, it's always the same stagehand carrying her out. But we all know she's not really there. Until Palamedes acknowledges her. Turns to look right at her, and speaks to her. I can see the scene clearly. He would look at her, stunned, until Gideon finally took off her mask. The line "Kill us twice, shame on God," would be addressed to Gideon, and then he would turn back to Harrow, kiss her on the forehead, and tell her to go. Gideon, always out of Harrow's line of sight, would guide Harrow away while Harrow looked back at Palamedes.

[candycoloredragons]

Midnight/Iris/Buttercup

[snakeguy999]

Queen Vader and her little caterpillar

[six-demon-bag]

@giftober + @mcuchallenge 2024 | DAY 18: GIFT

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. as Tony Stark IRON MAN (2008) dir. Jon Favreau

[officialrailscales]

Two-tone setup with Sniper Grey & Black HTP Solo’s

QTR Stop | Carbon Black

HTP Solo’s | Black | Honeycomb Texture | 1-Slot

HTP Solo’s | Sniper Grey | Honeycomb Texture | 1.5-Slot

HTP Solo’s | Black | Honeycomb Texture | 1-Slot

HTP Solo’s | Sniper Grey | Honeycomb Texture | 1.5-Slot

CSMR Button | Carbon Black | Apex Style

- RS

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - Traverse Town

[mufos-photo-album]

(Transcript at bottom of post.)

Every now and then when Orbit sheds a piece of its light, that light falls upon the earth. Sometimes, this light, yearning for an identity, takes "inspiration" from the environment to take on a different form. In the case of light creatures, their forms were inspired by the creatures of flesh before them — creatures like crabs and fish. From them, they inherited the ability to sexually reproduce, allowing them to evolve more quickly over time as opposed to waiting every few years for a new light creature to be born to introduce genetic variance. This is how the Ancestors came to be, primarily evolving themselves into existence.

In the case of sky kids, who currently only come into being by falling from the sky, their forms take after the Ancestors/Spirits. The two share many similarities, though one notable exception is that sky kids' "inner" light is on the outside of their body, similar to other light creatures, as opposed to being on the inside like the Ancestors. Compared to other kinds of creatures, sky kids are rarely born, as the form and intelligence of the Ancestors/Spirits is difficult to replicate compared to other creatures.

When a sky kid is successfully born, they are also born clothed, mimicking the Ancestors who also mostly had clothes on. The specifics of their appearance is influenced by the realm they were born in.

[ID: A diagram showing the possible things that can happen when light from orbit, lacking an identity, falls to the earth. The light could not take a different form, eventually dissipating and becoming a part of the earth's ambient light (and potentially becoming a roaming light). The light could become a light creature, being able to sexually reproduce once reaching maturity. Lastly, the light could become a sky child, unable to reproduce even when mature since they take after the Spirits (who also can't reproduce by virtue of being Dead).]

More on individual appearance: While the bodies of sky kids [each] have the similar features, what clothes they are born with depends on what the Spirits wore in the realm they were born in. Being a child of the Wasteland, Mufo's initial appearance was influenced by military-type Spirits.

[ID: A drawing of the Fainting Warrior and the Lookout Scout, "rather typical Wasteland denizens". Between them is a block of text reading: "Triangular chest pieces separate members of the military from citizens. The Warrior's chest piece is made of metal, while the Scout's chest piece is made of a rigid cloth. Metal face crests are also common, but only required for combative personnel like warriors."]

[ID: A drawing of Mufotsuki after falling from the sky and fully forming, being born with the physical appearance and maturity of a 9 year old. Some parts of her appearance resemble that of a typical 'moth', however she has a rudimentary face crest and triangular chest piece, mimicking Spirits like the Fainting Warrior and Lookout Scout.]

[ID: A drawing of young Mufotsuki and the Lookout Scout standing next to each other, demonstrating how fledgling light creatures' abilities to replicate other creature is good, but not perfect. They are physically similar, though Mufo's clothes are missing details compared to the Scout's.]

[flightrisingmorphology]

lead skink / cyan shimmer / mint firebreather / bright lightning

[huariqueje]

Behind the wallpaper   -  Sven Kroner , 2023.

German, b.  1973  -  

Acrylic on canvas,  100 × 90 cm.

[arc-hus]

Nightlight Shed, Akaroa, New Zealand - Fabric

[boxofoxberry]

origins!au jesstra..... ft. blaze!petra being unable to touch the rain

[candycoloredragons]

Navy/Royal/Banana

[mochaaaaaaaa]

Piplash 🤯

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

What was Lights out! Frank's reaction to crazy ass Lights out! Wally?

ah i wouldn't call him crazy, Wally's just desensitized to the Horrors and acts accordingly. which is occasionally a little unhinged. but no yeah Frank has a proper freakout <3 he has a hard time adjusting to certain aspects of.... everything. including Wally yeah

(don't bother trying to read this i know its terrible handwriting lmao, it's p much just to show Frank's spiral <3)

[kalinara]

The first From The Ashes, Infinity Comic storyline, "Eversong", has everything I could possibly want.

Evil telepathic villains who target my favorite character.

Jean Grey saving her damsel in distress husband (who gets a nice moment himself, when he figures out how to call for help.)

Some very nice gratuitous whump, which I have helpfully included as excerpt panels.

And of course, the fact that Scott Summers decides that the solution to his fear that his space goddess wife might someday forget him is to try to be the best service sub ever.

I just really dig it.

(If only the comic format wasn't such a pain in the ass for blogging!)