CHRISTMAS CAROL 2004

LD: Lynne Koscielniak

How does the lighting function?

The lighting will transition seamlessly to transport us through space and time.

The Boy and his flashlight activate the storytellers.

When traveling with ghosts, Scrooge becomes consumed visually by the past, present and future. It is not necessary to remove Scrooge and the Ghosts from the full stage lighting with spots or specials. It is advantageous to visually incorporate them in to the time and place.

How do the projections function?

Options:

• To indicate locale
• To enhance the supernatural
• To enhance universal themes
• To depict how the boy and his ancestors visualize the story

Scenic Breakdown/Lighting and Project Idea Flow Chart

Sc. #	Pg. #	Description	Phase	Lighting Note	Scrim/Sky Drop Lighting	Round Window Position	Projections Proposal A	Projections Proposal B	Haze and Fog	Research Notes/Ideas
Pre- Show		We see an attic dotted with pinpoints of light. Can practicals be in the space? Old lamps/chandeliers.		A place of magic and mystery, nostalgia	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Blowing drapes on to the Round Window	Mullions on the Round Window		Chandelier filled room
1	3	The Attic – Opening Sequence	Attic Reality/ Ghost Narration	Boy emerges from trap with flashlight into a world of darkness. Reality shifts to Ghostly awakening as boy discovers storytellers World shifts to a gaslight feel	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Blowing drapes Shift to Cracked window as storytellers emerge	Mullions on the Round Window Shift to Cracked window as storytellers emerge	Haze begins as the storytellers emerge	Picture of camping flashlight Cracked Glass Quality of gas light
2	3 (all)	The Story	Ghost Narration	“Boy walking through a wax museum” Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	The pages of a book opening, flipping, fanning in the wind	Cracked Window	Haze continues
3	4 (all)	Scrooge Portrait	Ghost Narration	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Scrooge and Marley sign emerges from the book	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
Sc. #	Pg. #	Description	Phase	Lighting Note	Scrim/Sky Drop Lighting	Round Window Position	Projections Proposal A	Projections Proposal B	Haze and Fog	Research Notes/Ideas
4	4	Scrooge Office	Ghost Narration/ Scrooge today	Narrator Look/ Scrooge and Marley’s office, dotted praticals and candlelight (Crachit has his own candle), Glow from the fire	A Cold Grey sky	Attic	Scrooge and Marley sign remains	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues, a burst of fog rolls in	Turner skies Caravaggio A dismal cell
5	5-7	Fred’s Visit	Scrooge today	Scrooge and Marley’s office, dotted praticals and candlelight (Crachit has his own candle), Glow from the fire	A Cold Grey sky	Attic	Scrooge and Marley sign remains until bottom of 7, the signs breaks On round window	Mullions on the Round Window bottom of 7, the Cracked Window appears	Haze continues
6	7-9	Philanthropists	Scrooge and Charity	Scrooge and Marley’s office, dotted praticals and candlelight (Crachit has his own candle), Glow from the fire	A Cold Grey sky	Attic	Sign flapping in the wind On round window	Cracked Window	Haze continues	Winter nights
7	9 (all)	Scrooge and Cratchit	Ghost Narration/ Scrooge today	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals/ Child in angelic sidelight/ Return to office quality	Deep Blue Low intensity/ Red from below	Attic	Church Steeples Disappearing, Flipping pages, return to Scrooge and Marley sign All on round window	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues, a burst of fog rolls in	Steeples
8	10-11	The Walk Home	Ghost Narration/ Scrooge today	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals/Cold snowy night on the doorstep	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Snow balls flying/ Scrooge’s Mansion All on round window	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
9	11-13	Scrooge’s Home	Scrooge Today	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals and Cold snowy night on the doorstep, Marley’s face and knocker projected on the door, Actors move through slashes of light and shadow, transitioning to the low glow of fire and candles in Scrooge’s room	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Marley’s face and knocker projected on the door, cross to blowing drapes All on round window	Marley’s face and knocker projected on the door	Haze continues
Sc. #	Pg. #	Description	Phase	Lighting Note	Scrim/Sky Drop Lighting	Round Window Position	Projections Proposal A	Projections Proposal B	Haze and Fog	Research Notes/Ideas
10	13-17	Marley	Scrooge Today	The low glow of fire and candles in Scrooges room	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Blowing Drapes	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues, a burst of fog rolls in
11	17	Past	Scrooge Today	The low glow of fire and candles in Scrooges room, Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals and Cold snowy patch	Deep Blue Low intensity, Raise intensity to communicate idea of flying	Attic	Blowing Drapes Transition to Cracked Window To Blackout	Mullions on the Round Window Transition to Cracked Window To Blackout	Haze continues
12	19-20	School	Scrooge Past	Long golden shadows of a setting sun Slice of solitude	Day time sky	Over Attic	The Sun	The Sun	Haze continues
13	20-22	Fezziwig’s	Scrooge Past	Cold Snowy Street Trans. To Warm Party Glow with Practicals	Brilliant Evening Sky	Over Attic	The Moon	The Moon	Haze continues
14	22-23	Belle	Scrooge Past	A Love Scene Intimate Brilliant evening sky Belle and Young Scrooge in a pocket of warmth	Evening Sky	Over Attic	The Moon	The Moon	Haze continues
15	23-25	Belle’s Kids	Scrooge Past	Cold Snowy Street Trans. To Warm Glow/Interior of Belle’s house with Practicals Return to Cold Snowy Street Return to Scrooge’s Bed transitioning to the low glow of fire and candles in Scrooge’s room Past and Scrooge are followed/captured in pockets of cool light	Evening Sky	Over Attic	The Moon To Blackout	The Moon To Blackout	Haze continues
16	25-27	Present	Scrooge Today/ Scrooge Present	The low glow of fire and candles in Scrooge’s room Transitions to Golden amber delicious syrupy lighting	Deep Blue Low intensity	Over Attic	Blowing Drapes Transition to Cracked Window To Blackout	Mullions on the Round Window Transition to Cracked Window To Blackout	Haze continues, a burst of fog rolls in
Sc. #	Pg. #	Description	Phase	Lighting Note	Scrim/Sky Drop Lighting	Round Window Position	Projections Proposal A	Projections Proposal B	Haze and Fog	Research Notes/Ideas
17	27-29	Shoppers	Scrooge Present	Grey, Cold, Snowy Exterior	Grey Sky	Over Attic	Diffuse Sun	Diffuse Sun	Haze continues
18	29-30	The Message	Scrooge Present	Grey, Cold, Snowy Exterior	Grey Sky	Over Attic	Diffuse Sun	Diffuse Sun	Haze continues
19	30-36	Cratchit’s	Scrooge Present/ Ghost Narration	Warm glowing interior Trans. to Presents’ stark crystal ball moment Trans. to Warm glowing interior Trans. To Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals	Deep Blue Low intensity	Over Attic	The Moon	The Moon	Haze continues
20	36-	Walkabout (Miners) (Sea) (Lighthouse) (Ship)	Scrooge Present/ Scrooge Today	Desolate What new angles of light can we introduce? Searching on a black sea Tumultuous and Red An actor operated searchlight Crystalline Starburst	Blackness	Over Attic	An ominous moon	An Ominous Moon	Haze continues and Fog
INT.
21	37-40	Fred’s	Scrooge Today/Scrooge Present	Crystalline Starburst of bright light Trans. To Warm Interior	Evening Sky	Attic	Mullions on the Round Window	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
22	40-41	Ignorance and Want	Ghost Narrative/Scrooge Present	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals/ Cold Limbo	Deep Blue Low intensity, Blackness	Attic	Scrooge, a bread-line, a trench, Sudan, a mushroom cloud	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
23	41-43	Future	Scrooge Yet to Come (with the Businessmen)	Cold Dark Limbo	Deep Blue Low intensity, Blackness	Attic	Blowing drapes to cracked window to clock	Clock	Haze and Bursts of Fog
24	43-46	Old Joe	Ghost Narrative/Scrooge Yet to Come	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals/ Cold interior, angular and creepy	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Cracked window	Cracked window	Haze continues
25	46-47	The Slab	Ghost Narrative/Scrooge Yet to Come	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals/ Cold interior, angular, focus on the bed	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Blowing Curtains	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
Sc. #	Pg. #	Description	Phase	Lighting Note	Scrim/Sky Drop Lighting	Round Window Position	Projections Proposal A	Projections Proposal B	Haze and Fog	Research Notes/Ideas
26	47-48	Debtors	Scrooge Yet to Come	Clean light in a sea of dappled gaslight and practicals/ Section of light dedicated for Debtor’s Home ds	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Mullions on the Round Window	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
27	48-50	Sad Cratchits	Scrooge Yet to Come	Warm sparse interior of the Cratchits motivated by fireplace	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Mullions on the Round Window	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
28	50	Wrong Office	Scrooge Yet to Come	Cool interiors, lone stool, loss of any warmth	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Warn Scrooge and Marley Sign, broken and even more warn, blowing in the breeze	Mullions on the Round Window	Haze continues
29	50-51	Revelation	Scrooge Yet to Come	New angle of light, cool tones, horizontal beams	Deep Blue Low intensity	Attic	Scrooge on the Tombstone	Scrooge on the Tombstone	Haze continues with bursts of fog
30	51-54	Nightmare/Repenting	Scrooge Yet to Come	Bright White Crystalline light of all that terrorizes us coming in to full view, Pulls to focus on the bed	Deep Blue Low Intensity	Attic	Cracked window	Cracked window	Haze continues with bursts of fog
31	54	Xmas Day (Turkey Boy) (Shaving) (Constitutional) (Philanthropists) (Church) (Fred’s II) (Office)	Scrooge Today	Morning Light fills the chamber Gradually trans. To a rich brilliant light of redemption	Golden Sky	Attic	Drapes blowing in the breeze And Pages turning	Back to Mullions	Haze continues
32	61	Attic	Reality	Low light through the chamber A boy and his flashlight		Attic	Mullions on the Round Window	Mullions on the Round Window