Dp lighting

Lighting What you need to know

What is lighting used for?
Lighting is used to create atmosphere
To focus our attention to a particular actor, event, or area on the stage.
REMEMBER: too much light is better than too little, so when in doubt, add more light!

Fading in and out
Fading is used as a transition.
You can fade out slowly at the end of a performance to leave the audience thinking about it.

Lighting without lanterns Lighting with candles…

Lighting with candles
Give atmosphere
There is always a fire hazard
Extra light is needed because candles are not strong enough
Shining a flashlight on the actors face always gives an interesting effect

Finding your light
Certain parts of the stage will be more lit that others
It is important to go to these parts
They may be marked on the stage

House lights
Houselights are the lights in the auditorium, both on and off the stage
Turn them off when you start your production
If they are not on a dimmer, turn of the lights that are farthest away from the stage first

The Lanterns
There are three main types of lanterns:
The profile spotlight
The fresnel spotlight
And the floodlight

The profile light
It creates a focused beam of light
It has a hard, clearly defined circumference

The Fresnel spotlight
Lights an area with a soft edge

The Floodlight
The floodlight is used to give general lighting, by flooding the stage with light

Safety chain and ‘g’ clamp
Used to keep the lanterns from falling
Never hang a lantern without them

Barn Doors
Four metal hinged flaps
Used to focus light by not letting the light spill out of a certain area

Gels and Color
You can use gels to give the light a certain color and change the atmosphere of the play
It is inserted into a bracket at the front of the lantern
If there are a lot of trees, you could use a green gel.

Gobos
Gobos are metal cutouts used to create effects.
If you add bars to a gobo, it will make it look like a jail.

Special Effects
Strobe lighting
Cyclorama
Lasers

Strobe lighting
Gives the effect of slowing down the action
Very effective in fight scenes, or action packed sequences
You should always warn the audience if you will use strobe lighting, as it can induce epileptic fits

Cyclorama
A large screen placed upstage where you can shine a light on.
It is used to represent a feeling or a place

laser
Used to distract the audience
Do not let it get into someone's eyes

The control desk
Can be computerized or manual
The sliding switches are used to control the strength and actions of a certain light
Upper deck Lower deck

CROSS OVER
When you have two decks – upper and lower deck, this allows you to set the lower deck and then CROSS FADE using the MASTER control
PRESET – You can preset lights to a master preset desk – this allows you to cross fade with ease.
FLASH LIGHTS – This gives you instant light as long as you keep your finger on the button

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PATCHING
A patching board (Dimmer rack) connects the lighting board with the lanterns
There is a on/off switch which helps prevents fuses blowing because they are too hot.
There are two plugs for each channel
Each channel on the lighting board is linked to 2 plugs on the patching board.
These plugs are linked to sockets where the lanterns are plugged in.
This allows the lighting designer to change the combination of paired lighting.

The Cue sheet
This tells you what lights need to be used and when
Cue # Cue Channels/levels deck 1 Jack: I never thought it was possible. ( laughs ) 1,3,4,5,7 1,3,7 at half/ 4,5 full upper 2 Exit Jack All fade to black lower

bibliography
McGuire, Brian. Technical Companion to Drama . Cambridge: Pearson Publishing, 2000.
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