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Question 1

What is CTO? Why would you use it?

Answer 1

Color Temperature Orange gel

Corrects a daylight source to tungsten

Question 2

List 5 common tools you would be required to have as an electric?

Answer 2

Multi-meter
Crescent wrench
Flashlight 
Knife
Screwdriver 

(Snips, trick line, pen/sharpie, bullets, paper tape…)

Question 3

What is the most common accessory for an open face light?

Answer 3

Scrims? Barn doors?

Question 4

What is CCT?

Answer 4

Correlated Color Temperature

The equivalent color temperature of a light source that does not have a continuous spectrum
Or
Kelvin rating that—to human color perception— most closely matches the color makeup of the source

(i.e. - HMI, fluorescent, LEDs, etc)

Question 5

What is ANSI?

Answer 5

American National Standards Institute

3 letter ANSI codes are used to identify light bulbs

(and DMX lighting control networks are also ANSI standards)

Question 6

What is ASA?

Answer 6

American Standards Association (now ANSI)

The exposure index (EI) rating of a film emulsion (also referred to as ISO)

Question 7

AWG

Answer 7

American Wire Gauge

Question 8

What does a Macbeth do?

Answer 8

A blue glass conversion filter used on some open-face lights.

Converts tungsten sources to daylight

Question 9

What is the ABBEY?

Answer 9

Second to last shot of the day. A heads up to start cleaning up

Question 10

What is a Martini

Answer 10

Last shot of the day

Question 11

How many watts is a soft sun?

Answer 11

3.3 kelvin
3.6k
10
25
50
100

(And 3.5k round par fixture)

Question 12

What is AMPTP?

Answer 12

Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

Association that reps production companies in collective bargaining negotiations with trade unions

Question 13

Name 5 par lamps?

Answer 13

Par can 
Maxi-Brute
Ruby 7
Dino
Molepar 

(mini-brute, most HMIs)

Question 14

What goes on a taco cart?

Name 5 items

Answer 14

Cardellinis
Mafer
gobo heads
Spring clips 
Pipe clamps

(Scissor clips, baby plates, butt plug, )

Question 15

What goes on a set cart excluding tape and gels?

Answer 15

Clothespins
Cube taps
Ground lifters
Dimmers
Zip wire (and accessories)
Pig noses
Zip ties
Trick line
Household bulbs

Question 16

Why would you use a stirrup to rig a light over a set?

Answer 16

When you have a grid or good mounting point to mount a light in a drop-down position (usually on stage)

Question 17

What is heat shield and when would you use it?

Answer 17

A clear, heat-resistant film used to protect gels from fading or melting under heat stress

Use when a gel is placed very close to an extremely hot light

Question 18

What is the purpose of a flouro filter?

Answer 18

To achieve specific color temperature on cool white fluorescent bulbs

Question 19

What is the sun’s color temp?

Answer 19

Varies…
direct = 5600k
sunset = around 3000k

(cloudy day 6500-8500)