Lighting terms

Question 1

Flood

Answer 1

Wide spread of soft light

Question 2

Beamlight

Answer 2

Parcan hard light for sculpting and chiaroscuro

Question 3

Chiaroscuro

Answer 3

contrast between subject and a dark background

Question 4

spot

Answer 4

Adaptable lanterns designed to light faces and highlight small areas

Question 5

PC spot

Answer 5

harder light

Question 6

Fresnel

Answer 6

softer light

Question 7

Profile

Answer 7

spotlight giving control over how soft or precise the light beam is. Only lantern projecting gobos

Question 8

Key light

Answer 8

brightest light illuminating a subject on stage

Question 9

general wash

Answer 9

light the whole stage

Question 10

fill light

Answer 10

brightens shadows and is dim

Question 11

fade

Answer 11

gradual change in brightness

Question 12

isolated

Answer 12

pool of light surrounded by darkness

Question 13

LED

Answer 13

colder colour temperature producing a variety of colours

Question 14

Tungsten

Answer 14

warmer colour temperature, coloured with gel

Question 15

Gel

Answer 15

gives colour to tungsten bulbs

Question 16

Blackout

Answer 16

complete darkness

Question 17

Sculpting

Answer 17

using side or back light so that shadow/contrasting colours give definition to 3D shapes

Question 18

shadows

Answer 18

places where light doesn’t reach

Question 19

Saturated

Answer 19

rich colours

Question 20

silhouette

Answer 20

shape in a shadow eg unlit figure with light behind