Lighting
What is the role of a lighting designer?
To liaise with the director/producer, design the lighting plans for the production and ensure that they are carried out properly
What is the role of the audio operator?
To operate the sound desk, listen to the cues of the stage manager and conduct any troubleshooting issues
What is the role of a vision operator?
To oversee the presentation of the visuals in the production, to use the vision mixer and or switcher to provide smooth transitions, to listen to the cues of the stage manager and to conduct any necessary troubleshooting
What is a thrust stage?
An additional stage, surrounding on all three sides by an audience that is added onto a permanent stage
What does WHS stand for? And what is it?
Work health and safety. The practices and procedures employed in order to ensure the safety of patrons, performers and staff.
What is the purpose of a follow spot?
To highlight performers/speakers on the stage
What is the gain used for?
What is the difference between a vision switcher and a vision mixer?
The vision switcher chooses which screens to send the visuals to and the vision mixer fades between different vision sources (i.e. laptop, camera etc).
What is the role of a stage manager?
To call all the cues for a production, create and look after the prompt copy book and to make sure that everything is running to schedule
What is a prompt copy?
A book with all the cues for a production. Written and looked after by the stage manager. Kept at the venue.
What are some work, health and safety issues to consider when it comes to lighting?
Spillages onto electrical leads, electrocution, tripping hazards, overloading circuits
What are two ways to manipulate/change the sound entering the desk?
Using special effects (such as reverb or echo) or using the equaliser (EQ) to change the frequency
What is the difference between a HDMI lead and a VGA lead?
HDMI transmits both vision and audio, but VGA only transmits vision.
A stage in which the performance is viewed through a narrow opening that is closed off on the sides by an arch, called a proscenium
What are examples of documentation used in the industry?
Prompt copy, cue sheet, lighting plan, colour call sheets, lantern schedule, time sheet, schedules, receipts, marketing etc.
What information should be on all lighting plans?
The types of lanterns, all LX bars, channel numbers, positions of lanterns, angles of lanterns
What are some work, health and safety issues associated with audio?
Damage of hearing if sound is too loud, spillages, tripping hazards, damaging leads if used incorrectly
Why do people use rear projection?
So that people don't create awkward shadows when they walk in front of the projector
What is the role of the front of house staff?
To oversee ticket sales, WHS practices, conduct conversations with customers and clean the venue
What are some ways someone can learn more about the entertainment industry?
Read magazines such as CX or EQ, talk to people in the industry, attend seminars/courses at TAFE or uni, get hands on experience, look at websites such as Live Performance Australia or the Entertainment Industry Assocation of Australia
Name four different types of lights used in the entertainment industry
Fresnel, PARcan, floodlight, profile spot
What are the roles of the RCA and XLR leads?
The RCA is used to transfer sound from a laptop/phone/cd player to the desk. The XLR is used to transfer sound from a microphone or a microphone transmitter to the desk.
Why are people now replacing sets with multimedia in the industry?
Multimedia allows people to project "sets" onto the stage without having to move around heavy and tiring pieces of sets that can create unnecessary WHS issues and take a long time to create transitions
Cherry picker, A frame ladder, revolve, fly system, rostrum
What is the hierarchy of risk control?
1. Eliminate
2. Substitute
3. Isolate/engineering controls
4. Administrative controls
5. PPE