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What is the purpose of stage lighting?
What are the usable properties of light?
What are the stages in a lighting design?
STAGE 1 PLANNING
The Meetings
STAGE 1 PLANNING
The Paperwork
Lighting Cheat Sheet
SECTION DRAWING
cross section of the theatre and stage
Lighting Plan
ELEVATION
Lantern (or instrument) Schedule
Patch Schedule
Colour Call Sheet
STAGE 2
BUMP IN
RIGGING
PATCHING
TYPES OF PATCHING
SOFT PATCHING
(not permanent - can be changed during the show)
TYPES OF PATCHING
HARD PATCHING
(permanent - can not be changed during the show)
AUTOMATED LIGHTING (or patching
DISTRIBUTED PATCHING
DISTRIBUTED PATCHING
FRAMING
PLOTTING AND PROGRAMMING
TYPES OF LIGHTING DESK
4-PACK
LITE-PUTER
PRESET BOARDS
- conventional lights
- operator has to create the scenes during the show according to the cue sheet
MEMORY DESKS
a record button at the bottom of each fader.
During the show the operator brings up the sub masters
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
e.g. Light Factory Software
BOARD OPERATION DEFINITIONS
CROSS FADE
SNAP FADE
BUILD
KILL
BLACK OUT -
DEAD BLACK OUT (DBO)
ADD
FADE
FEATURES OF STAGE LIGHTS
TYPES OF LAMP BASE
Edison Fitting
screw
Bayonet Fitting
Click in
Bi pin
Theatrical incadescent
ADDITIVE COLOUR MIXING
2 lights pointed onto the same place will produce a different coloured light
Each light increases the total amount of light and therefore we get to WHITE
RGB
SUBTRACTIVE COLOUR MIXING
a. Printing
b. a light pointed onto a piece of set, costumes, prop will change the colour
CYMK
LIGHTING DESIGN
LIGHTING DESIGN
Which type of light do I use?
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lighting angles
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lighting Angles
For a natural effect you should attempt to light a face from 45 degrees.
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lighting for dance
LIGHTING DESIGN - the source of light
LIGHTING DESIGN
Specials
LIGHTING DESIGN
Practicals - a light that is put on the stage for the same purpose as it would be in real life e.g. lamp, fire place, street lamp
CABELLING
DMX Cable
DISSIPATION OF HEAT FROM LIGHTS
Electrical resistance creates 2 by products:
1. Light
2. Heat
EFFECT OF HEAT IN LIGHTING
Conventional Lights
produce radiated heat and therefore get hot
EFFECT OF HEAT IN LIGHTING
LED Lights
DON'T produce radiated heat and therefore don't hot
