2. • Gel frame and gels
• Adjustable arm
• Light bulb encased
• 15 amp plug
• G clamp
• Safety chain
• A parcan is mainly used to
add depth to general cover
and for aesthetics. You
can’t control it i.e, make the
beam bigger/smaller.
PARCAN
BEAM ANGLE: 50
3. • If I wanted to create a chase effect in a music gig I
would use a parcan. This is because a parcan is
used for aesthetics, and to add depth to general
cover. I would use it over a birdie, because birdies
have halogen bulbs which are 100 watt, which is not
as powerful as a 500 watt parcan. I would also use
it over a minuette profile, because profiles are used
for more important things often including gobos and
iris’.
COMPARE & CONTRAST
4. • G clamp
• Safety chain
• Dip switches to change it’s colour
• 13 or 15 amp plugs
• Controlled by a DMX cable
• Doesn’t get hot
• An LED par is often used for
general cover. You can change
it’s colour from the lighting desk,
and it doesn’t require gels.
LED PAR
BEAM ANGLE: 55
5. • I would use an LED par if I wanted to provide multiple
colour, enabling the scene mood to change. This is
because an LED par is connected with a DMX cable,
allowing the colour to be changed at the desk. It is also
energy saving and can produce primary colours without
gels. I would use an LED par over a parcan because in
order to change a parcan’s colour, I would have to
change it’s gels. I would also use an LED par over a
flood light because I would also have to change a flood
light’s gels.
COMPARE & CONTRAST
6. • G clamp
• Safety chain
• Barn doors
• Gel frame and gels
• Adjustable arm
• 15 amp plug
• Adjustable knob to adjust beam angle
• The PC is used for a more defined light. It
gives general cover and could also be used in
the space of a spotlight due to it’s convex
lense which intensifies light. It has a pebble
lense, whereas other fresnels have ridged
lenses.
PC – PEBBLE CONVEX
(FRESNEL)
BEAM ANGLE: 8 -31
7. • I would use a PC if I didn’t have access to profiles, or
the profiles were broken, and I needed to isolate an
actor on stage. This is because a PC has the same
pebble convex lense as the profiles. I would use a PC
over a selecon because the selecon has a diffused light
due to it’s ridged lense, and it can’t be focused. I would
also use a PC over a CCT because it has the same
lense as the selecon resulting in a diffused light, which
can’t be focussed. I would need a defined light.
COMPARE & CONTRAST
8. • G clamp
• Safety chain
• Smallest fresnel
• Gel frame and gels
• Barn doors
• 15 amp plug
• Adjustable knob
• Adjustable arm
• Ridged glass lense
• The ridged lense of a CCT gives a diffused
spread of light, so it could be used to give
general cover. I would use a CCT over a Flood
Light on stage because I can manipulate a CCT’s
light shape with barn doors which a Flood Light
doesn’t have.
(FRESNEL)
BEAM ANGLE: 6 -50
9. • G clamp
• Safety chain
• Attached barn doors
• 2 adjustable knobs
• Ridged circular lense
• Gel frame and gels
• Newest fresnel
• A selecon has a ridged lense making it’s
light diffused, which is used for general
cover. The barn doors also allow the light
to be manipulated. The selecon has a
bigger beam angle than the CCT so I
would use it over a CCT if I wanted to
cover a larger area.
(FRESNEL)
BEAM ANGLE:7 -60
10. • G clamp
• Safety chain
• Gel frames and gels
• Barn doors
• 15 amp plug
• 1000 watt (double a single fresnel)
• Ridged glass lense
• Used for back light (on less than 50%)
• Every 2 fresnels for front light = 1 1K back
light.
• The 1k’s lense diffuses it’s light for general
cover. It’s barn doors can also manipulate it’s
light to change it’s beam angle. I would use a
1K over a pinspot because a 1K is brighter and
can be used for general cover.
(FRESNEL)
BEAM ANGLE: 30
11. • Gel frames and gels
• 15 amp plug
• G clamp
• Can’t be directed or controlled
• 500/600 watt
• Could be used in a combination for general
cover.
• The flood light can only be on or off, but can
have a gradient. The flood light is mainly used
for cyclorama and lighting the audience. It is
used in the rig or on the floor. I would choose
a flood light over a Source Four to light an
audience because I would get more coverage
and a brighter light from a flood light.
LIGHT
BEAM ANGLE: 60
12. • Halogen bulb (100 watt)
• G clamp
• Safety chain
• Gel frames and gels
• Barn doors
• 13 or 15 amp plug
• The Birdie is often used for aesthetic
purposes such as in museum exhibitions or on
a truss. It is also energy efficient and can be
used to light the audience. I would use a
Birdie over a flood light to light an audience
because it is energy efficient and it’s light can
be manipulated using it’s barn doors.
BIRDIE
BEAM ANGLE: 35
13. • Safety chain
• G clamp
• 13 or 15 amp plug
• The pinspot is normally used to light a
glitter ball or in museum exhibitions.
It’s bulb can be changed to achieve
colour. You can’t direct a pinspot’s light
and it has limited usage due to it’s lack
of gel frame and barn doors. I would
use a pinspot over a birdie to light an
exhibition because it has a smaller
beam angle, allowing more specific
objects to be lit.
PINSPOT
BEAM ANGLE: 8 -12
14. • G clamp
• Safety chain
• 15 amp plug
• Gel frame and gels
• Gobos
• Built in shutters to manipulate light
• Iris
• The Source Four is used to light specifics on
stage. It’s built in shutters give it the ability to
change it’s circular light into a block shape.
Although the Source Four and a Minuette
Profile are very similar lights, I would use a
Source Four over a Minuette Profile because
it is a newer light, giving it a whiter light, and it
is also energy saving.
FOUR
BEAM ANGLE: 15.2
15. • G clamp
• Safety chain
• 15 amp plug
• Shutters to manipulate light
• Gel frame and gels
• Gobos
• Iris
• 2 adjustments (one to focus and one to blur
and make bigger)
• The Minuette Profile is used to light
specifics on stage. It’s shutters manipulate
light into any shape. I would use a Minuette
Profile over a PC to light a small object
because of the Minuette Profile’s ability to
use an iris.
PROFILE
BEAM ANGLE: 6 -48
