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The Jacobean artificial light - candlelight - was as important to the playwright as lighting effects are to a modern-day designer. This chapter explores the recreation of candlelight using a safe alternative, the most modern of technology and the future of stage lighting: LEDs. In order to recreate...

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Other Authors: Anderson, Wendy, 1975- (Editor), Biggam, C. P. (Carole Patricia), 1946- (Editor), Hough, Carole (Editor), Kay, Christian (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The Jacobean artificial light - candlelight - was as important to the playwright as lighting effects are to a modern-day designer. This chapter explores the recreation of candlelight using a safe alternative, the most modern of technology and the future of stage lighting: LEDs. In order to recreate the candlelight of Shakespeare's stage, the research is categorized into three sections: replicating the Jacobean stage accurately, achieving a colour match for the tallow candles using LEDs and creating the ambience and "flicker" a candle emits. This is then applied practically and allowed a play t
Item Description:"The contributions to this volume are based on papers and posters presented at the 'Progress in Colour Studies 2012' conference (PICS12), held at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, from 10 to 13 July 2012."
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027269195
902726919X

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