Lighting designs key terms Flashcards

1
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Define Blackout

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When the lights go off to help the audience be transported from one scene to another

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2
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Define Fade

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A gradual increase and decrease of the intensity of light protected onto the stage

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3
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Define speed

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This is the speed in which the light is produced

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4
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Define Cross fade

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When lightning levels are gradually altered from one setting to another

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5
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Define Houselights

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These are the lights that illuminate the auditorium of the theater

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6
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Define Intensity

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How bright or dim the lights are

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7
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Define Focus

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How tight or soft the edge of a beam of light is

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8
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Define Flood

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Lantern giving a wide spread of light

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9
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Define Wash

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A flood is used to create a wash

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10
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Define Specials

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A light used for specific purposes

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10
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Define Strobe

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A flashing light used for special effects

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11
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Define UV

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This is an ultra Violet light

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12
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Define Gel

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Film placed in front of a lantern to change the color of the beam

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13
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Define Gobo

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A metal plate cut into a pattern and placed in a lantern to project a pattern or shape

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14
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Define Iris

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lets you reduce the size of the circle

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15
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Define Barn doors

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Adjustable metal flaps attached to the front of the Fresnel for shaping the beam of light

16
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Define Profile Spotlight

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Lantern giving a hard -edged beam of light

17
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Define Fresnel

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A pattern that gives a soft-edged beam of light

18
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Define Parcan

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Sealed beam unit that consists of a lamp, reflector and lens. It produces a very intense light quality

19
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Define LED

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A light emitting diodes as a light source

20
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Define Birdie

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Smaller than a Parcan. It is a compact display containing a par 16.

21
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Define Snap

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Instant lightning change that can be used to shock the audience

22
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Define Projection

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Lightning that may be used to project scenery or to act as scenery onstage

23
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Define Haze/ Fog

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A thin mist effect that adds atmosphere and dimension to any performance area.

24
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Define Pyrotechnics

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Chemical explosive or flammable firework effects

25
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Define Practicals

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Any unit of stage that needs visible light

26
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Define Beam of light

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light that is used to particularly highlight something

27
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Define Soft edged

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Can blend light from one lantern to another

28
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Define Naturalistic

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The lights come with characters and has an actual depiction in the real world

29
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Define Symbolic

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The lightning can be used to communicate themes close that runs through the text

30
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Define Chase

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A repeated sequence of changing lighting states

31
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Define Sidelight

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Giving shape to people on stage

32
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Define Front light

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Lights hung at the front of the house

33
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Define Halo

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A result of diffraction. when an object is visually separated from the background

34
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Define Uplightning

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Light from below the actors

35
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Define Shadow

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Where the stage is dark

36
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Define Silhouette

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Created when a light source is placed behind your subject with little or no light

37
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What can colour be

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warm or light