Glossary words-Lighting pt1 Flashcards
1
Q
Backlight
A
Light coming from behind the actors, to separate them from the background
2
Q
Barndoors
A
An attachment on a lantern to cut off the lighting beam (in certain directions)
3
Q
Blackout
A
The act of turning off stage lighting
4
Q
Board
A
The main control for the stage lighting
5
Q
Burnt out
A
A coloured gel having lost its colour from being in front of a lantern
6
Q
CMY
A
Cyan Magenta Yellow
three secondary colour of lights used for colour mixing
7
Q
Cross fade
A
Bringing another lighting state up to replace the current one
8
Q
Dimmer rack
A
A number of individual lighting dimmer circuits built into a single case
9
Q
Fade
A
An increase, diminishment or change in lighting or sound level
