Zombies
Mummies
Vampires
Werewolves
100
The strongest lighting in each acting area
Key light
100
A gauze drop that, if properly lighted, helps create special lighting effects, such as fog, mist, or dream scenes
Scrim
100
Decreasing light gradually
Dimming down
100
A lighting instrument that is less expensive and more efficient than incandescent bulbs but runs very hot
Tungsten-halogen lamp
200
Increasing light gradually
Dimming up
200
Color media used with striplights
Roundels
200
Light originating upstage of the tormentor that molds actors' features and accents costumes
Sidelight
200
The brightness of light
Intensity
300
A heavily insulated wire for joining instruments to electrical outlets or to a switchboard
Cable
300
An electrical device that changes light intensity by controlling the amount of current flowing into a lighting instrument
Dimmer
300
A diagram that shows the location of all lighting instruments and which area or object each instrument illuminates
Light plot
300
The most important consideration for lighting equipment; determined by mobility, control, and multiple service
Flexibility
400
A console from which the brightness of light is controlled
Light panel
400
A worksheet on which the specific words, sounds, or movements that signal each lighting change are written
Cue Sheet
400
A spotlight with a stepped lens used to project a clear, strong light with a soft edge
Fresnel
400
The area covered by light
Distribution
500
The dimming of one set of lights as another set comes up
Crossfade
500
A device used for joining cables together or for joining cables to instruments
Connector
500
The light that comes from above and behind the stage, setting the actors off from the background
Backlight
500
The light that eliminates shadows
Fill light
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