Wash and Profile Fixtures
The acronym for this light stands for Parabolic Aluminized Reflector.
PAR
This device increases or decreases voltage to a light to adjust its intensity
Dimmer
These are metal discs with pieces cut out, which slide into the barrel of a light to create different shapes and patterns.
Gobos
All lights start as this, which spreads light evenly in all directions
A point source
This piece of equipment allows us to hang a light fixture on a grid or pipe. And if it fails, this second piece keeps it from falling on our heads.
A c-clamp and a safety cable
This profile fixture is used to highlight movement on stage
Followspot
These programmable moments or 'looks' contain various lighting effects
Cues
These sheets of polymer plastic sit front of a beam of light to change its color.
Gels
These are the most commonly used lamps in theatrical lighting
Tungsten Halogen Lamps
These two pieces attach the c-clamp to the fixture
Yoke and yoke bolt
This wash fixture gets its name from the large white curtain it is typically used to project colored light onto
Cyc lights
This programmable device allows the user to control lighting fixtures, as well as housing all cues and patch data for a show
A lighting board
These different shades of white live on a spectrum from warm to cool and are measured in Kelvin.
Color temperature
These energy efficient, cool-operating lights are a versatile if costly alternative to conventional lights.
LEDs
This houses all the internal components of the light
The body
The Lighting Lab used many mini versions of this kind of profile fixture.
Source 4 ERS
This protocol is the standard for lighting control, and carries a unidirectional signal with 512 unique addresses
DMX 512
These two brands are some of the most prominent manufacturers of gels
Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight
The pane of glass bends and shapes the beam of light
Lens
This was fixture is named for its unique plano-convex lens.
Fresnel
The commonly used acronym DMX 512 stands for this
Digital Multiplex
This material is used to make the bulbs for theatrical lamps due to its greater heat resilience than glass
Quartz
Windows
This piece lives inside the light and redirects light, turning point light and directional light
Reflector