Lighting designs key terms

Question 1

Define Blackout

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Define Fade

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Define speed

Answer 3

This is the speed in which the light is produced

Question 4

Define Cross fade

Answer 4

When lightning levels are gradually altered from one setting to another

Question 5

Define Houselights

Answer 5

These are the lights that illuminate the auditorium of the theater

Question 6

Define Intensity

Answer 6

How bright or dim the lights are

Question 7

Define Focus

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Define Flood

Answer 8

Lantern giving a wide spread of light

Question 9

Define Wash

Answer 9

A flood is used to create a wash

Question 10

Define Specials

Answer 10

A light used for specific purposes

Question 10

Define Strobe

Answer 10

A flashing light used for special effects

Question 11

Define UV

Answer 11

This is an ultra Violet light

Question 12

Define Gel

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Define Gobo

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Define Iris

Answer 14

lets you reduce the size of the circle

Question 15

Define Barn doors

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Define Profile Spotlight

Answer 16

Lantern giving a hard -edged beam of light

Question 17

Define Fresnel

Answer 17

A pattern that gives a soft-edged beam of light

Question 18

Define Parcan

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Define LED

Answer 19

A light emitting diodes as a light source

Question 20

Define Birdie

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Define Snap

Answer 21

Instant lightning change that can be used to shock the audience

Question 22

Define Projection

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Define Haze/ Fog

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Define Pyrotechnics

Answer 24

Chemical explosive or flammable firework effects

Question 25

Define Practicals

Answer 25

Any unit of stage that needs visible light

Question 26

Define Beam of light

Answer 26

light that is used to particularly highlight something

Question 27

Define Soft edged

Answer 27

Can blend light from one lantern to another

Question 28

Define Naturalistic

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Define Symbolic

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Define Chase

Answer 30

A repeated sequence of changing lighting states

Question 31

Define Sidelight

Answer 31

Giving shape to people on stage

Question 32

Define Front light

Answer 32

Lights hung at the front of the house

Question 33

Define Halo

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Define Uplightning

Answer 34

Light from below the actors

Question 35

Define Shadow

Answer 35

Where the stage is dark

Question 36

Define Silhouette

Answer 36

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

Question 37

What can colour be

Answer 37

warm or light