This is taken inside a friend's car when we were going through the car wash. Growing up in China we never had anything like an automatic car wash where the driver and passengers could actually be inside the car to experience the splash of water, the foam, the rolling scrub brush...
It's amazing to see the beautiful pattern created by the water and the red neon light behind it. And frankly I feel like there are not many places where we get to see from "under the water" so up-close. There's so much momentum and natural release from the ebb and flow of the foamy water. And I just remember that in the instant projects we did so far, how the lighting designers convey an "under water" feeling was to use some shade of blue, because it's nearly impossible to use patterns/shadows of water. This picture reminds me of the gobo that we played with in class. I guess with the right gobo, we can get a similar pattern on the wall, but is it possible to make it move like flowing water? Just a strange thought...
I am glad I looked at the photo before I read the post as I had not idea what it was and it was fascinating. I immediately understood once I read your text but I was able to experience the same awe you felt :). Gobos and other effects can help get this look onstage but no where as easy as real water and light :) If you have been on the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland a quote comes to mind "the backside of water" :). Great post and great ties to what we have been working on.
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