Instruments
Looking at the plot
General
100

This is how you know where to put an instrument

Where is an instrument drawn on the plot?

100

Instruments are typically numbered in this direction

What is stage right to stage left, downstage to upstage?

100

This person makes the lighting plot

Who is the lighting designer?

200

This is boom in the wings mostly used for side lighting

What are side trees?

200

This shows what shapes represent each instrument and where its associated information is

Instrument key

200

This is the imaginary line that splits the stage in left and right

Center Line

300

This is the difference in relationships between channels/dimmers and instruments

An infinite amount of instruments can be assigned to one channel while dimmers can only have one instrument

300

These are three elements found in a title block

What is (Name of production, venue, scale, date, what it is, designer's name and title, page numbers)

300

The center line is drawn with this pattern

Dots and dashes

400

These are the two most common initials for gel colors

What is L and R?

400

This is depicted on a plot with a line with arrows pointing in the direction it runs, connecting multiple instruments

What is a daisy chain

400

This is the imaginary line that runs through the proscenium

What is a plaster line

500

These are three pieces of information that goes with each instrument

What are (gel color, instrument number, dimmer/address number, channel, purpose, gobo)?

500

This piece of equipment is typically designated with "T"

What is the terminator

500

These are usually drawn as squiggly lines

What are curtains

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