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“Shedding Some Light”

“Shedding Some Light”. Basic Theatre Lighting. Why Lighting?. Illuminate the Performers Mood Special effects. Lighting Technicians favorite tool?. Crescent Wrench Clip to belt. Electricity:. Moves through cable and circuitry like water moves through pipes. West Virginia formula

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“Shedding Some Light”

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  1. “Shedding Some Light” Basic Theatre Lighting

  2. Why Lighting? Illuminate the Performers Mood Special effects

  3. Lighting Technicians favorite tool? Crescent Wrench Clip to belt

  4. Electricity: Moves through cable and circuitry like water moves through pipes. West Virginia formula Wattage=Voltage X Amperage (W=VxA)

  5. Connectors: Three Pin- the one we use here at JCHS.

  6. Connectors: Twist Lock

  7. Connectors: Edison- Standard Household connector

  8. ERS: Elipsoidal Reflector Spotlight (located on catwalk)

  9. Lamps: Don’t touch with your bare fingers. Oils and dirt burn through and shorten the lamp life.

  10. Fresnel: Spherical ReflectorSpotlight

  11. Scoop: Huge wash of light, usually on a Cyclorama

  12. Barndoor: Four-way shaping of light, used in a Fresnel.

  13. Tophat: To make a round spot of light or to reduce a spot of light, used in a Fresnel.

  14. Gobo: Pattern of light, used in an ERS

  15. Reminder: After hanging/ unhanging a batten, you must add/ subtract weight from the arbor for proper balance.

  16. Floor Pockets: Lighting circuits in the floor.

  17. Continuity: A complete, unbroken, uninterupted circuit.

  18. Hot Spot: Brightest part of a beam of light, usually in the center of the beam.

  19. Three Reasons for Color: Mood Effect Depth- 3 dimensionality

  20. Primary Coloring agent: Gel- put holes in gel using a pattern wheel, which allows heat to escape, adding life to the gel.

  21. Electricity Safety Pointer: Besides metals and water, the human body is also a great conductor of electricity. Be Careful!

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