lighting notes

1. Lucy Pratt 12u 15/11/17
BTEC- ladder safety and lamp rigging
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Laddersafety
 Lowerthe ladderoff of the wall slowlywithsomeoneelseholdingthe ladderbehindupand
anotherpersonhelpingyouloweritdown- itistopheavy
 Pickit upsidewaysandcarry it
 2-3 people carryingit
 Get to the top andget someone topasswhatyou needupto
you.
 Open upslowlytryingtokeepthe frontas still aspossible.
 Checkthe conditionof the ladderbefore usingit:
 The top needstobe ingoodcondition
 The spreadsare lockedinplace
 Feetare not full wornawayand are touchingthe floor
 The flooris nottoo un evensothat all the feetare
stable
 Checkeverything!(mechanisms)
Focusingthe lamps
 Loosenthe tiltcontrol noband move the lampuntil itis inthe
desiredpositionandthentightenitagain
 Thenloosenthe focuscontrol noband use it to make the beameitherwiderorsmaller.
 Use heatproof gloveswhenfocusinganoperationallampora previouslyturnedoff lamp.
Lamps
 G clamp
 Safetychain
 Yoke
 Focuscontrol nob
 Tiltcontrol nob
 Shotcable that plugs
intothe lightingbar
Lighting bar

2. Lucy Pratt 12u 15/11/17
BTEC- ladder safety and lamp rigging
2 | P a g e
We hada chance to put thisall intopractice by riggingandderiggingthe lampsandfocusingthem.