Types of Lighting Flashcards
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Soft spots
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Prism Convex (PC) allow control of beam size. Can be roughly shaped through a rotatable barndoor
Quality - even and soft edges
Not suitable for longer throws
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Floods
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Beam size, shape and quality is fixed with no adjusting knobs
Suitable for lighting skies and cloths
Not selective enough for actors
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Profile spots
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Precise control of beam
Edge quality can be adjusted from very soft to very hard using a gobo to texture the light quality
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Beam lights
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Use a parabolic reflector and no lens to produce more intense light than a lens spotlight.
Past decade, very modern
