Week 6: An Obsession with Time

Of all the things that people obsess over, perhaps most obsessed over is time. The other night, I snapped a picture of the clock next to my bed. I think this is a very good representation of time as an obsession. When I think of the color of obsession, I think of something strong and bold, like red. The red of the clock is perfect both literally and metaphorically.

If I wanted to create some similar lighting on a stage, I would probably use an R26 gel. I think it would also be interesting to try to create a clock effect with a gobo, but I'm not sure exactly how to achieve something that looked like a real clock (with movement). Looking at this picture it even looks like a stage, with the actual clock being the cyc. I think this would look really interesting in a dance show, where we wanted to see the the dancers in silhouette.