Drama and Theatre Studies - Key Terminology _ Lighting

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advance bar
lighting bar hung from auditorium close to stage
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backlight
light coming from upstage, behind scenery or actors, to sculpt and separate them from the background
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back projection
a method of projecting images onto a translucent screen from behind
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battens
compartmentalised floodlights set up so as to allow colour mixing (known in the US as a strip light)
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beam light
lantern with no lens but with parabolic reflector
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bifocal spot
profile lantern with two sets of shutters, one of which produces a hard edge, and one a soft edge
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blackout
a lighting cue where all stage lights go off simultaneously
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build
increase light levels
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colour filter
a sheet of plastic usually composed of a coloured resin sandwiched between two clear pieces, sometimes known as a gel
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cross-fade lighting
bringing another lighting state up to completely replace the current lighting state
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downlight
a light from directly above the acting area
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flood
to wash the stage with general lighting
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focus
the adjustment of lighting/projection equipment and/or the direction in which it is aimed
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follow spot
large profile spotlight with operator
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gobo
metal slide placed in gate of lantern which throws a pattern
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groundrow
floodlight battens placed on stage
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lamps
the thing that creates light in a lantern (“bulb” in domestic terms)
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lantern
stage light
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level
intensity of light
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reflector
shiny surface in back of lantern which helps throw light
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slots
side lighting position in auditorium walls
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strobe
flashing light