For a long time, we used to call the lighting, special effects and stage design of the wedding scene "beautiful lighting", which is actually not accurate. Dance beauty is the abbreviation of stage art design. Broadly speaking, it includes stage lighting design, stage costume design, stage makeup design, stage scenery design and so on. And lighting mainly refers to the stage lighting design, which is just a kind of stage art design. Therefore, the beauty of dance and the beauty of lighting need to be explained separately and cannot be confused.

Second, the role of lighting in the wedding

In today's increasingly large-scale, professional and performance-oriented wedding, lighting plays an increasingly important role in the wedding. Specifically, lighting has the following functions:

1, professional lighting function

It is impossible to complete an indoor wedding without lights. Photography, video recording, ceremonies and scenery all need lighting. When the original lighting of the banquet hall is not enough to meet the requirements of these tasks, it is necessary to supplement it with professional stage lighting, such as surface lighting and spotlights.

Step 2 create a wedding atmosphere

The most important role of lighting in a wedding is to create a scene atmosphere. Or warm, or romantic, or happy, or moved, the change of lighting determines the change of the whole wedding environment, which directly affects the visual and psychological emotional changes of the guests at the scene.

3. Highlight key points and create special effects.

Some specific links in the wedding ceremony need lighting to create special effects, such as the entrance of newcomers, chasing lights can play a prominent role and create a warm and romantic atmosphere; A dynamic opening music, the changing colors and patterns of computer lights can match the rhythm of the music, which brings a strong visual impact and leaves a deep impression on people.

Third, the composition of wedding lighting personnel

1, lighting designer

The lighting designer is the general director of the whole wedding lighting. He is responsible for creating ideas according to the design scheme of the wedding scene and the wedding ceremony flow, and completing the overall wedding lighting design in combination with the actual situation of the banquet hall.

2, lighting control personnel

The lighting controller is the person who is responsible for operating and controlling the lighting according to the lighting field execution table during the wedding.

3, lighting construction personnel

Lighting constructors, also called desk fitters, mainly carry out lighting construction, installation and debugging according to the requirements of lighting designers.

Fourth, the lamps commonly used in weddings

1, spotlight

Spotlight is a high-power spotlight, which consists of convex lens and light source. It is mainly to highlight special effects such as characters with light beams when the stage is dark, or to fill the light for characters. Spotlight can change various colors, and some spotlights can also print different patterns. The spotlight needs to be manipulated to follow the people. Spotlight is widely used in weddings, performances, stage plays, business activities and other occasions.

2, computer lights

In 1980s, a new type of lamp, named computer lamp, appeared, which combined lighting technology with computer technology. Several, dozens or even hundreds of computer lights can change patterns and colors together according to the lighting design requirements, and the speed can be fast or slow, and the scene is magnificent and breathtaking. The appearance of computer lights is a leap in the development history of stage, film and television and entertainment lighting, and it also gives people a new understanding of lighting technology.

Step 3 spotlight

Spotlight is one of the most widely used lamps in stage lighting. The light it radiates is concentrated, and the outline edge of the light spot is clear, which can highlight a part and enlarge the light spot to illuminate an area. As the main light source of the stage, it is often used for light levels such as face light and slap in the face.

4. Downlights (column lights, parking lights)

Downlight is a kind of reflective light, which is widely used at present and can be used to illuminate people and scenery in all directions. The downlight has strong light-gathering ability and high luminosity of the projected beam, which can produce strong beam effect and shape light and shadow shapes such as beam, light wall and light curtain in the stage space.

Step 5 return light

Back light is also a reflective light, and its lighting structure is basically the same as that of downlight. It is characterized by hard light quality, high illumination and long range. It is an economical and efficient strong light, mainly suitable for side light and backlight.

6. Footlights (strip lights, eight-grid lights)

Footlights have soft lines and a wide area. Mainly used for lighting and dyeing of intermediate scenes and Netscape. It is often used as ceiling lamp and foot lamp, and can also be used as auxiliary ground lighting for platform entrance.

7. Soft light (spiral light)

Soft light is soft and symmetrical, and the outline of light spot is fuzzy, which can not only highlight a certain part, but also have no blunt light spot, which is convenient for connecting several lamps, and is mostly used for short-distance light levels such as column light and streamer light.

8. Astigmatic light (iodine tungsten lamp)

Astigmatic light is scattered, symmetrical and has a large projection area. It is mainly suitable for large-area uniform lighting of awnings and large-scale scenery, and is the best lamp type for sky and ground lighting.

9. Imaging lamp

The lens structure in the imaging lamp is an imaging projection structure, and an image can be projected by inserting a metal pattern piece. Imaging lamp integrates light, imaging, beam changing and light distribution, and is a veritable multifunctional spotlight.

10, slide show

The slide projector can form a whole picture and various special effects on the stage canopy, such as wind, rain, thunder, electricity, water, fire, smoke and clouds. This is a special kind of lamp, which is used to project scenes on the stage and studio.

Five, the common light level of stage lighting

1, surface light

The light projected from the front of the audience to the stage is mainly used for the front lighting of the characters and the basic lighting of the whole set.

Step 2 insult

The obliquely projected light on the stage, located on both sides outside the podium, is divided into upper and lower layers, which mainly assist the surface light, strengthen the facial lighting and increase the three-dimensional sense of people and scenery.

3. Indirect explanation

Also known as column light, the light projected from both sides of the platform entrance is mainly used to illuminate both sides of people or scenery to increase the three-dimensional sense and outline sense.

Step 4: dome light

The lights projected onto the stage from the top of the stage are divided into a row of overhead lights, two rows of overhead lights and three rows of overhead lights from front to back. It is mainly used for general stage lighting, improving stage illumination, and there are many fixed-point lighting of scenes and props, which are mainly solved by overhead lights.

5. Backlighting

The light projected in the opposite direction from the stage, such as overhead light and bridge light, can outline people and scenes, enhance the three-dimensional sense and transparency, and can also be used as a specific light source.

6. Bridge lights

The light projected on the stage at the overpass on both sides of the stage is mainly used to assist the side light and enhance the three-dimensional sense. It can also be used in other directions where the light level is inconvenient to project, and can also be used as a specific light source.

7. Footlights

The light projected onto the stage from the platform in front of the platform mouth is mainly auxiliary surface lighting to eliminate the shadow formed by high illumination of human face and jaw.

8. Heaven and Earth.

The light from above and below the crown is mainly used for the illumination and color change of the crown.

9. Flowing light

Located on the movable light stands on both sides of the stage, it mainly assists the bridge light and supplements the light on both sides of the stage or other specific light.

10, chasing light

The light level required from the audience or other positions is mainly used to track the performance of actors or highlight some light, and also used for the host. It is a close-up pen of stage art, which plays the role of making the finishing point.