Post 3: And All That Jazz….

As many of you may know, Greek Songfest 2014 was this weekend. My chapter, Gamma Phi Beta, did a 12 minute rendition of Chicago. All of the lighting was actually pretty incredible for a show that was almost completely run my students, most of which had no lighting experience. Our lighting designer, AEPi's president Alex Silver, did have some experience, and was set on having our lights really "pop" (pun intended). One of my favorite choices was his use of the purple gels throughout the entire show. That choice of color along with the use of the fog machine definitely created a sultry atmosphere. One of the things that I thought could have changed was how bright the spotlights were. In every picture that I've seen from our show, Whoever was in the spotlight seemed completely washed out, while everyone else was not seen as clearly.

Another great lighting aspect from our show was our "Chicago" sign. This sign was hand crafted by Alex Silver and the Gamma Phi Beta girls using orb bulbs and foam poster board. The lights were programmed into the system and were set to come on and off and dim when needed. It was a really great addition to our 12 minute production.


(Photo credit to Gamma Phi Beta member Julie Tan and video credit to Sigma Phi Epsilon member Anthony Benedetti.)