Thu. Mar 25, 2021, 4:30PM to 6:00PM (Zoom)

Welcome to Interaction and Expression Using the Pausch Bridge Lighting! Notes for each class meeting will appear on these agenda pages.

Course Introduction

  • Instructor self introductions
  • General objectives and scope of the course
  • Cindy: The Last Lecture on the Pausch Bridge
  • Garth: Spring Colors 2021 on the Pausch Bridge
  • Cindy: bridge and architectural lighting examples
  • Garth: Interaction for Performance and Composition
  • Cindy: more lighting precedents (time permitting)

Project Brief

The project handout is available as a Google Doc and also embedded on the Project Brief page.

Project Group Meetings

  • Announcement of the project groups.
  • Breakout session for each group. Please:
    • Introduce yourselves
    • Exchange contact information
    • Brainstorm conceptual approaches for a lighting composition
    • Identify one or more students available for nighttime viewings

Assignment 1

Due: noon on Thursday April 1

Each student should review the project brief again in detail and brainstorm several conceptual or thematic approaches to the project. Then using whichever communications methods you prefer, the group should negotiate a short consensus list of three ideas to pursue.

Deliverable: one blog post per group on the course site containing a short paragraph description for each of your top three ideas. The post defaults to public but may be set private if you wish.

Looking ahead, the second assignment will involve creating a detailed storyboard of visual research and sketches depicting each major design idea for the show.