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Lighting Basics

Lighting Basics. Equipment, Supplies and Terms. Lighting Control Equipment. Lighting control board (system)- controls the operation and intensity of lighting instruments Computerized systems- info. is stored on a disk or CD from the system.

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Lighting Basics

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  1. Lighting Basics Equipment, Supplies and Terms

  2. Lighting Control Equipment • Lighting control board (system)- controls the operation and intensity of lighting instruments • Computerized systems- info. is stored on a disk or CD from the system

  3. Headset- allows communication between the light board operator and the stage crew (complex, radio, battery)

  4. Instruments • Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight (ERS)- strong, focused bean, also called a Leko

  5. Fresnel Spotlight- shorter throws covering a large area, soft, diffuse light

  6. Followspot- throws bright, focused light on a moving performer

  7. Ellipsoidal Reflector Floodlight/Scoop- illuminates large areas of the stage

  8. Strip/Border Lights- washing lights over a large area of the stage or onto scenery

  9. Lamps • Incandescent • Standard lamps • Used in strip lights, floodlights, wall sources • Wattage varies • Halogen • Energy-efficient, high intensity lamps • Used in spotlights, • Wattage varies

  10. Lamps, Bulbs, Bases

  11. Accessories • Gels- color filters that cast colored lights from a spotlight • Gelframes- holds the gels • Gobos/cookies- metallic disks with cut patterns for casting light patterns from a spotlight

  12. Tophats - narrows the beam of a spotlight • Barndoors- folding flaps on a metal frame that shapes the beam of the light • Plano-convex, step, and fresnel lenses- used for spotlights

  13. Electrical & Rigging Supplies • Male/female Connectors • Twofers, triples • Electrical cable • Wire strippers • Wire crimpers • 9-volt batteries • Electrical tape & duct tape • Safety chains

  14. Lighting continued • Throw- the distance of the light beam • Dimmer- electrical device that controls the brightness of the lighting instruments • One can control more than one light • Hang- attach to a batten • Batten- metal pipe where most lights are hung

  15. Followspots are mounted on a wheeled light stand and positioned in a balcony or the light booth • Each light is connected to the system by an electrical cable that runs from the instrument to a stage outlet • Standard is 2 feet long

  16. Parts of a Lighting Instrument • Lamp- source of the light • Reflector- reflects the light • Lens- shapes the light • Metal Housing- encloses the system

  17. Resources • Taylor, Robert D. and Robert D. Strickland. Theatre: Art in Action. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. • http://oswald.conspirators.net/lighting/s4ers-border.jpg • http://www.pssl.com/images/ProdImage01/250/65Q.jpg • http://mail.altmanltg.com/ • http://www.fullcompass.com/common/products/sm/19815.jpg • http://www.portlighting.com/img/ColorBlaze_glam_LG.jpg • http://www.eclipselighting.com/vend/product_images/406.jpg • www.ia470.com/primer/fixture.htm • http://flashgels.co.uk/images/gel-fan-2.jpg • http://www.alphasoundandlighting.com/audiolightvideopics/stage_lighting_accessories.jpg • http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/6/%7B24250E9F-B460-468E-8B23-F31DE590230D%7D/A7GB1Y.jpg • http://www.idjnow.com/ProductImagesLarge/GOBO-GLASS1C.jpg • http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2626274619_258ab2b569.jpg?v=0 • http://www.transtools.co.uk/store/images/uploads/cable.jpg • http://www.drillspot.com/pimages/433/43334_300.jpg • http://www.rosebrand.com/images/product_320x320/Economy-Grade-Electrical-Tape.jpg

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