Friday Flickr Lighting Porn – Sean Smallman
This weeks randomly selected Flickr Lighting Porn Photo comes from Sean Smallman. The above image is from his 2009 design of Oklahoma! at the Indiana University, Lee Norvelle Theatre Center. When I think of the show Oklahoma, this is exactly what I envision! I love the gradient on the cyc. It really gives the feel of a sunset going into night! Looking at some of Sean’s other photos from Okalahoma, he made some great use of gobo’s to texture the stage for specific scenes. It really made me think that I was back on the preirie.
Want to see more of Sean’s work, head over to his site at www.seansmallman.com. You can see some of his other work and get in touch with him there. Thanks Sean for sharing your great design work on the Friday Flickr Lighting Porn Pool!
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Tags: Design, Friday Flickr Lighting Porn, Oklahoma, Photos, Sean Smallman
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By: Luke
Love this picture. The lighting was fantasticI I hate that musical but Sean’s lighting made it tolerable.
He’s got some great photos on his website. This is a talented lighting designer. I look forward to seeing more of his work on this website.
By: Linda
Great website with more photos. Like this lighting design. Look forward to seeing more of his work on this website.
By: Sean Smallman
Thanks for the great comments! I really enjoyed working on this production, and had a great team to work with!
I was really fortunate to have a great scenic designer (Jared Rutherford, whose set design for this production was accepted for display at the Prague Quadrennial) who really let me play with color and texture. He painted portals with just a tint of color to really let the lighting shine.
For this show I used some of the Lee 700 series (Rust on the CYC and Legs, and Oklahoma Yellow as a low sideligt, and yes I originally chose the latter just because of the name) I was very pleased with the warmth of Rust, and it did some amazing thugs with Hemsley Blue. I also found the yellow to be exceptionally clean and not at all muddy. For such a bright yellow it did not have many negative effects on the actors or costumes. I have added both to my trusted arsnel of colors, and have used Oklahome Yellow again a couple of times with great results!