Unfortunately, lighting can become a distraction to
the message of the show by being too obvious, as well as, adding to the meaning
and the purpose of the show. Lighting in many Shakespeare shows should be used
with a touch of simplistic complexity, where the product the audience sees does
not attract attention, but to achieve this look a vast array of equipment and
techniques. _____’s modern rendition displays a level of this technique,
keeping grays in the background, with a lack of color, providing few visual
distractions for viewers to be distracted by. However, by not directly
highlighting the actors in light, keeping them in dark shadows provides a major
distraction. A viewer wants to see the actors face, not an outline, we are
drawn away from the true message of the show only noticing the lack of light,
not the deceptive nature of the lines. By doing so he violates the number one
rule of lighting, keep the actors lit at all times when they are speaking.
In-fact the gray of the background appears brighter and more vibrant than the
actors bringing the attention in the scene towards the buildings. This effect
also adds a simulated depth to the space causing the space to seem larger and
the individuals smaller, one could compare this to the power of the state over
the individual and how Claudius’ responsibility to the state is greater and
sometimes opposing his own self-interest. However, the argument can be made
that the brighter background causes the actors to ‘pop’ out of the background
drawing attention to the difference in intensity and thus the actors. In
Gibson’s version level tones provides a great monotone pallet, but
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