Welcome to the

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Welcome to the Wonderful World of
LIGHTING!!!
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Lecture includes...
PROCESS OF LIGHTING DESIGN FUNCTIONS OF
LIGHTING PARTS OF A LIGHTING SYSTEM QUALITIES OF
LIGHT TYPES OF LIGHTING PROCESS OF DESIGN, PART II
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PROCESS OF LIGHTING DESIGN
READ THE SCRIPT!!
CONSULT WITH THE DIRECTOR
DO THE RESEARCH
COLOR CHOICES
DESIGN!!
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functions of lighting
PROVIDE ILLUMINATION
SET/REINFORCE ATMOSPHERE MOOD
SUGGEST LIGHT SOURCE
PROVIDE FOCUS/EMPHASIS
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parts of a lighting system
GRID layout of plugs
DIMMER RACK TOWER OF POWER
CONTROL PANEL where all the magic happens
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qualities of light
What can be manipulated to make the design work.
color
angle
INTENSITY
focus
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types of lighting
LENS!!
spotlights
FOCUSABLE
ELLIPSOIDAL
PARNEL
THROW FOCUS BEAM
long
short
soft
sharp
diffuses
even
FOLLOW SPOT
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types of lighting
FLOODLIGHTS
PAR CANS
No lens Large wash of light color
SCOOPS
HALOGEN LIGHTS USED TO ILLUMINATE A FLAT SURFACE
EVENLY
CYC LIGHTS
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types of lighting
STRIPLIGHTS
A row of lights General illumination Location.
FOOTLIGHTS
BORDERLIGHTS
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PROCESS OF LIGHTING DESIGN PART 2
OVERHEAD LAYOUT OF THE GRID USES GROUND PLAN AS
GUIDE
PLOT CHART
INSTRUMENT SCHEDULE
SPREADSHEET OF HOW EACH LIGHTING INSTRUMENT IS
ASSIGNED IN THE DESIGN
HOOK UP SHEET
SPREADSHEET OF HOW THE CONTROL PANEL IS ASSIGNED
THE CUE TO CUE BREAKDOWN OF THE EXEUCTION OF THE
DESIGN How the show runs
CUE SHEET
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COMMONLY HEARD TERMS IN LIGHTING
"PRACTICAL"
GO-BO
IRIS
SHUTTER
BARN DOOR
RACK FOCUS
ELECTRIC
FLOOR POCKET
TWIST LOCK/STAGE PIN
EDISON
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COMMONLY HEARD TERMS IN LIGHTING
BLACKOUT
CROSS FADE
BUMP UP
SUBMASTER
DIMMER
CHANNEL
GEL/GEL FRAME
DIFFUSE
CUE
"GO"