Show:
Lights
Parts
In the Booth
Special Lighting
Other
100
lamps arranged in metal troughs; usually three or four lamps per trough
striplights
100
a heavily insulated wire for joining instruments to electrical outlets or to a switchboard
cable
100
the dimming of one set of lights as another set comes up
crossfade
100
the strongest lighting in each acting area
key light
100
color media used with striplights
roundels
200
an efficient light characterized by an oval-shaped reflector
ellipsoidal reflector spotlight
200
a device used for joining cables together or for joining cables to instruments
connector
200
a console from which the brightness of light is controlled
light panel
200
a gauze drop that, if properly lighted, helps create special lighting effects, such as fog, mist, or dream scenes
scrim
200
a diagram that shows the location of all lighting instruments and which area or object each instrument illuminates
light plot
300
a long-range, high-wattage light that is capable of following an actor's movement onstage
follow spot
300
an electrical device that changes light intensity by controlling the amount of current flowing into a lighting instrument
dimmer
300
increasing light gradually
dimming up
300
the light that comes from above and behind the stage, setting the actors off from the background
backlight
300
the area covered by light
distribution
400
a high-wattage light with a metal shell and a highly reflective inner surface; for special effects, such as sunlight or moonlight
floodlight
400
color media used with spots and floods
gelatins
400
a worksheet on which the specific words, sounds, or movements that signal each lighting change are written
cue sheet
400
light originating upstage of the tormentor that molds actors' features and accents costumes
sidelight
400
the most important consideration for lighting equipment; determined by mobility, control, and multiple service
flexibility
500
a spotlight with a stepped lens used to project a clear, strong light with a soft edge
Fresnel
500
a lighting instrument that is less expensive and more efficient than incandescent bulbs but runs very hot
tungsten-halogen lamp
500
decreasing light gradually
dimming down
500
the light that eliminates shadows
fill light
500
the brightness of light
intensity