Stage Lighting, Sound, and AV Study Guide

Flashcards for Stage Lighting, Sound, and AV Study Guide

Lighting Designer

Person in charge of designing the look of the lights for a show and creating a light plot

Master Electrician

Person in charge of executing the light plot

Lighting crew

Group of people who report to the master electrician and assist with the light hang

Light board operator

Person who assists with programming the light board and runs the light board during a show

Spot light operator

Person who manually moves a light that follows the actors on stage

Functions of Stage Lighting

Visibility, Mood, Focus, Credibility, Composition, Unity

Alter lighting Shape

top hat, barndoor, gobo, or shutter.

Alter Lighting Intensity

Lamp or Dimmer

Alter lighting direction

Yoke or Batten.

Alter lighting movement

Manually or Robotically.

alter lighting color

LED, Lamp, or Gel

Light can be projected on

Screen, Cyc, Scrim, Set, Objects

Pigtail

Cord on a light

3 pin female connector

Plug on a light that receives another plug

Hood

Outside of a light

Yoke

U shaped thing on a light that allows you to adjust the direction of the light

Lamp

Light bulb inside a light

Reflector

Shiny stuff inside a light

Gel frame holder

Clips on the end of a light

Lens

Circular piece of glass inside of a light

6 inch crescent wrench

Tool and size to use on lighting equipment

How to secure a tool to you

Tie to belt loop

Light Plot

Map of where to hang lights

Light Cue Sheet

When to execute light cues

Different types of mics

Headset, Lapel, Handheld, Boundary

Speaker who stands at a podium

Handheld mic

Active soloist who has a lot of choreography

Headset mic

Speaker who walks around and needs the use of his hands

Lapel mic

types of speakers

Woofer, Midrange, Tweeter