Terms
A highly controlled, focused beam of light.
Spotlight
What are the 3 primary colors?
Red, Blue, and Yellow
What are placed in front of lights to alter color and mood?
The most basic role, ensuring actors and scenery are visible, specifically ensuring faces are seen.
Visibility
The lighting design of using variations of a single hue.
Monochromatic
A device that controls the intensity of the light.
Dimmer
What is the formal name of the color?
Hue
The lighting designer creates this thing which is a blueprint detailing the location of every light instrument.
Light Plot
Using selective, focused light to draw the audience's eyes to specific actors or scenes.
Composition and Focus
The lighting design of colors adjacent of the wheel.
Analogous
The actual light source.
Instrument or Fixture
Purity or boldness of a color.
Saturation
Front light provides basic, flat, necessary visibility. Backlight separates actors from the background. Side light adds dramatic, three-dimensional modeling.
Lighting Positions
Using color and intensity to evoke emotions, such as warm, soft light for romance or harsh, blue light for tension.
Mood/ Atmosphere
The lighting design of high-contrast colors opposite each other.
Complementary
A general, even, and soft-edged light covering a large area.
Wash
What is the name of foundational hues that cannot be created by mixing other colors?
Primary Colors
Recording the lighting cues in the console.
Programming
Using angles (front, back, side) to give performers three-dimensional form.
Modeling/ Dimension
Techniques for creating visually pleasing combinations.
Color Harmony
A fundamental design element that provides visibility, establishes mood, directs audience attention, and supports the production's artistic vision.
Lighting Design
A circular diagram invented by Sir Isaac Newton showing the relationships between colors.
Color Wheel
Every fixture must have what that is attached to the pipe?
Safety Cable
Creating naturalistic effects like day, night, sunsets, or rain.
Plausibility/ Setting
The study and practical guidance of how colors mix, interact, and combine to create specific visual effects, moods, and psychological impacts.
Color Theory