林向秀舞團《混東西》燈光設計 以虛擬實境作為燈光設計的觀念與方法

Abstract

在數位時代中，燈光設計創作的思維，因電腦數位軟體與燈光通訊系統的進步而革新。數位技術成為一個現代劇場設計者的必備條件下，燈光系統的「控制」（take control）與「燈光彩現」（rendering）在虛擬實境的模擬，將是輔助燈光設計完整呈現的關鍵，也是互動性視覺化溝通的重要媒介。 電氣時代，燈光控制技術的演進，改變演出的節奏，甚至形式。到數位時代，引進了虛擬技術，整合燈光設計作業流程裡的電腦輔助繪圖、數位視覺模擬呈現及連結控制，將燈光設計的巧思提升到最大力度的實現。此次演出《混東西》燈光設計藉由整合控制、溝通、軟體與創作力，將往日無法移出劇場的設計工作，利用「虛擬即時視覺呈現」（visual simulation in real time）、「燈光彩現」完成「預寫」（pre-write）燈光畫面，與編導創作者以傳統文字、語言加上視覺語彙完成溝通。

In digital times, the idea of lighting design has drastically changed due to the advance of computerized software and lighting communication system. As the skill of digitalization becomes essential for a modern theatrical designer, it is a necessity to fully present the lighting design with the simulation of both taking control of the lighting system and lighting renderings in virtual reality, which is also a significant medium in interactive visual communication. In the age of electricity, the technology of lighting control changed the rhythm of a performance and its form. In digital times, the technology of virtual reality has been involved. It combines the computer-aided design drawing in the lighting design process with digital visual simulation and control to ultimately demonstrate the lighting design ideas. The lighting design for the production of “East & West – Mix & Match” integrates control, communication, software and creativity to achieve the conveyance of ideas with not only words but also lighting looks composed of renderings and pre-written cues with visual simulation in real time.