Lighting Design
Light that makes an actor look creepy.
What is down light OR backlight?
To light the downstage part of the stage, hang lights in this lighting position.
What is FOH?
This light has shutters.
What is a leko?
This is a map of all the lights on a stage.
What is a lighting plot?
Use this button to go to a specific cue.
What is "Go to Cue"?
What is full front light?
To light actors mid-stage, hang lights in this lighting position.
What is the first electric?
This light has several colors and is hung from the third electric.
What are cyc lights?
This chart shows how we arrange the lighting instruments to give us the effects we want on stage.
What is a patching schedule?
The amount of time you tell the board to take to get from one cue to another.
What is fade time?
Light from the side of stage where the sun is NOT shining.
What is cool or fill light?
To light actors upstage, hang lights in this position.
What is the second electric?
This light is hung from the 1st and 2nd electrics to light onstage areas.
What are fresnels or parcans?
This chart shows the number of each instrument, where each instrument is hung, focused, and plugged, what angle the instrument is aimed at the stage, and what color gel is used.
What is an instrument schedule?
Also called a submaster, this is how you bring up several lights at the same time.
What is Group?
Warm light that shines on one side of the actor; makes it look like it is 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
What is key light?
To light the cyc, hang lights in this position.
What is the third electric (also called "cyc lights")?
If you have problems with the light not being even, adjust this first.
What is bench focus?
This chart shows shows the effects on stage and fade times.
What is a cue schedule?
What is "Thru"?
Number one: read the play. Number two: talk to the director about the show.
What are the first and second things you do when designing lights for a play?
To light the entire stage in a GI wash, use lights in this lighting position at the sides of the house.
What are the box booms?
These lights are above the audience usually come on before and after the show, not during. In our system, they are number 200.
What are house lights?
This is a "cheat sheet" of all the lights onstage, their channels, and where they point.
What is a magic sheet?
Use the touchscreen, use the mouse, or type into the command line.
What are the three ways to select lights using our board?