Lighting

Question 1

What is a Fresnel?

Answer 1

A Fresnel is a stage light that gives a wash of light to cover large areas of the stage.

Question 2

What are Barn Doors?

Answer 2

You add Barn Doors to a Fresnel to direct the light to a certain area.

Question 3

What is a Spot?

Answer 3

A Spot is more focussed light on a certain area.

Question 4

What is a Gel?

Answer 4

You add Gels to make the light a certain colour.

Question 5

What is a Gobo?

Answer 5

A Gobo is like a stencil made of thin metal which creates images on the stage.

Question 6

What is a Follow Spot?

Answer 6

A follow spot follows a certain actor so they can be constantly lit as they move around the stage.

Question 7

What is a Flood?

Answer 7

This is a rectangular light that can fill the whole stage evenly with the same light.

Question 8

What is a Crossfade?

Answer 8

Changing between two effects by putting one down and the other up at the same time.

Question 9

What is a Strobe?

Answer 9

A light that automatically flickers on and off very quickly.

Question 10

What are some reasons lighting effects are used?

Answer 10

1. Show an important moment in a drama.
2. Show a change in mood/atmosphere/tension.
3. To focus on one character.

Question 11

What can you mention about lighting?

Answer 11

1. % brightness/intensity
2. Use of gels? What colour?
3. Fade up/down or Snap to black
4. Use of gobos.

Question 12

What are the two types of spot beams?

Answer 12

Soft-edged or Hard-edged.