Famous People
He did away with traditional footlights and instead opted to light the stage from overhead lights.
Edward Gordon Craig
Rigging and focusing
A tool that turns electricity into a series of photons that illuminate an area
On the Job Training
The point of focus for the audience, lights are often used to create it
Focal Point
Adolphe Appia
Using equipment such as the light board or spotlight to project them on stage during a show.
Operating
An outline of where all the lights in a venue will be, what direction they will be facing, what colors, what angles, and any other important information.
Light Plot
Geometry
When the lights intentionally draw the audience's attention away from an area.
Misdirection
She worked on over 150 shows and helped revolutionize lights
Tharron Musser
Changing the positioning, color, or intensity of the lights after the initial setup is completed
Adjusting
An electronic device that allows for the operator to be lifted into the air to reach higher places.
Lift
Coding the sequence of the lights, is often associated with computers.
Programming
A signal to the actors, stage crew, and other crews to begin a transition or scene
Que
Used Lighting to blend colors, giving him the ability to change a set in an instant only using lights.
Adrian V. Samoiloff
Wiring the lights so that they will be activated by the lightboard when the proper prompt is given.
Programming
A structure, typically some form of pipe of beam, used to hold lighting equipment in the theater
Batten
A clear line of directions, information, and/or observations, is important to ensure safety when operating dangerous equipment.
Communication
A trick of the lights that can make it seem like something impossible is happening, even though it's not.
Illusion
Created the Three Angles lighting style, which is still used commonly today
Stanley McCandless
Keeping all of the lights in working order to make sure they are ready for the next show.
Maintaining
An interface with all the lighting settings on it, the operator can push buttons to change the lighting or run the programmed sequence of lights.
Light Board
A pair of terms used to describe the ability to work within a set timeframe whilst feeling emotions such as stress, anxiety, and panic
When the light in an area is intentionally dimmed or turned off to hide a transition or something the audience isn't meant to see
Masking