“Shedding Some Light”Basic Theatre Lighting

Why Lighting?

1. Illuminate the Performers2. Mood3. Special effects

Lighting Technicians favorite tool?

1. Crescent Wrench

2. Clip to belt

Electricity:

1. Moves through cable and circuitry like water moves through pipes.

2. West Virginia formula Wattage=Voltage X Amperage (W=VxA)

Connectors:

1. Three Pin- the one we use here at JCHS.

Connectors:

1. Twist Lock

Connectors:

1. Edison- Standard Household connector

ERS:

ElipsoidalReflectorSpotlight(located on catwalk)

Lamps:

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

Fresnel:

Spherical Reflector Spotlight

Scoop:

Huge wash of light, usually on a Cyclorama

Barndoor:

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

Tophat:

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

Gobo:

Pattern of light, used in an ERS

Reminder:

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

Floor Pockets:

Lighting circuits in the floor.

Continuity:

A complete, unbroken, uninterupted circuit.

Hot Spot:

Brightest part of a beam of light, usually in the center of the beam.

Three Reasons for Color:

• Mood• Effect• Depth- 3

dimensionality

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

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