“shedding some light”
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“Shedding Some Light”Basic Theatre Lighting
Why Lighting?
1. Illuminate the Performers2. Mood3. Special effects
Lighting Technicians favorite tool?
1. Crescent Wrench
2. Clip to belt
Electricity:
1. Moves through cable and circuitry like water moves through pipes.
2. West Virginia formula Wattage=Voltage X Amperage (W=VxA)
Connectors:
1. Three Pin- the one we use here at JCHS.
Connectors:
1. Twist Lock
Connectors:
1. Edison- Standard Household connector
ERS:
ElipsoidalReflectorSpotlight(located on catwalk)
Lamps:
Don’t touch with your bare fingers. Oils and dirt burn through and shorten the lamp life.
Fresnel:
Spherical Reflector Spotlight
Scoop:
Huge wash of light, usually on a Cyclorama
Barndoor:
Four-way shaping of light, used in a Fresnel.
Tophat:
To make a round spot of light or to reduce a spot of light, used in a Fresnel.
Gobo:
Pattern of light, used in an ERS
Reminder:
After hanging/ unhanging a batten, you must add/ subtract weight from the arbor for proper balance.
Floor Pockets:
Lighting circuits in the floor.
Continuity:
A complete, unbroken, uninterupted circuit.
Hot Spot:
Brightest part of a beam of light, usually in the center of the beam.
Three Reasons for Color:
• Mood• Effect• Depth- 3
dimensionality
Primary Coloring agent:Gel- put holes in gel using a pattern wheel, which allows heat to escape, adding life to the gel.
Electricity Safety Pointer:Besides metals and water, the human body is also a great conductor of electricity. Be Careful!
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