The document discusses various types of stage lighting equipment including parcans, LED pars, CCTs, 1Ks, selecons, profiles, floods, birdies, pinspots, and source fours. For each light, it lists common accessories, typical uses, and provides explanations of when each light would be suitable or unsuitable for different lighting situations compared to other options. For example, it notes that a CCT would be preferable to a profile or pinspot for side lighting a dance performance due to its adjustable beam angle and barn doors, while a profile would be unnecessary for general cover where a selecon's wider beam angle is more practical.

2. Accessories:
 Gel Frame
Adjustable Arm
15 AMP plug
 light bulb encased
G-clamp
Safety chain
Used for:
Aesthetics (makes it look pretty/attractive)
Music gigs
Fashion shows
Dance shows
Can create “chases” however all lights can do this
Adds depth to a “general cover” (add more to it)
 YOU CANT CONTROL WHERE LIGHT GOES
Explanation:
You would use a Parcan over another light such as a fresnel it adds more depth to
a performance and they also look more visually impressive to our audience this
would then in turn cause the audience to feel more included in the production
and also fresnels are more complicated therefore you could use a less
complicated light to do the same job.

3. Accessories:
Safety chain
G-clamp
Adjustable arm
Controlled DMX
cable
15 AMP plug
Dip switches for
colour
Two ends- male and
female
Used for:
Music gigs, fashion shows, dance show
 LED par’s are exactly the same as Parcans however you can
• change colour from desk
•Energy saving lights
Add additional depth to colour
Explanation:
You would use an LED par over a Parcan because you can change
colour from the desk using a DMX cabel which creates a chase. This at
times could be a lot more convenient because you use less lights, and
it is also a lot more energy saving compared to other lights.

4. Accessories:
Gel Frame
Adjustable Arm
15 AMP plug
Barn doors
G-clamp
Used for:
 Music gigs, fashion shows, dance show
Explanation:
I would use a PC for general cover or in replace of a spotlight, I would use PC in
a theatre over a Parcan because this is used for things such as music gigs
because PC’s are a lot more clear due to its pebbled affect convex lens, the
roundness of the lens intensifies the light, the difference between a minuette
profile and PC only has one, profile has two.

5. Accessories:
 Gel Frame
Adjustable Arm
15 AMP plug
 Barn doors
G-clamp
Safety chain
Ridged circular lens (defuses
light)
one adjustable knob (changes
angle
Used for:
 side light for dance performances
Explanation:
I would use a CCT over other lights such as profiles or pinspots because a CCT has an
adjustable beam angle and you are also able to manipulate the light that comes out by
using ‘barn doors’ which allows you to control the amount of light, this would come in
useful when wanting to side light for dance performances, you wouldn’t use a profile
because these are known as ‘specials’ which means they are able to carry out special
effects there for using a light like this would be a waste as its a lot more complicated,
finally a pinspot would not be practical in this situation as there lights aren’t powerful
enough.

6. Accessories:
 Gel Frame
Adjustable Arm
15 AMP plug
 Barn doors attached
G-clamp
Safety chain
 Two adjustable knob (changes
angle
Circular ridged lens
Used for:
Creating general cover (whole stage blue)
Fashion shows
Dance shows
If in need a selecon could also act as a single profile if needed
Explanation:
I would use a selecon over a PC in a situation such as having a general wash on
stage at a christmas play as a selecon has a bigger beam angle and there for
can cover a larger amount of stage, and you are also able to minipulate the
light that comes out by the built in barn doors, I wouldn’t use a PC for this
type of job, because it’s a much more complicated light that specialises in
other jobs , and there would be no reason to use it uses such an intense beam

7. Accessories:
 Gel Frame
Adjustable Arm
15 AMP plug
 Barn doors
G-clamp
Safety chain
 ridged lens (defuses light)
Used for:
Usually used for back light
General wash
Explanation:
A 1K is x2 bright than a fresnel however this does not mean the light goes further, I
would use a 1K over a birdie or a profile in the situation where a backlight for a
musical needed creating due to it being able to define a person and make them
more prominent this is called ‘triangulation’ and to add more depth, as it avoids
shadows, if you were to use a 1k as a backlight it would be wise to use a lighter
colour gel frame in order to get the desired effects, if in this circumstance a birdie
would most probably be as aesthetically pleasing but no where near bright enough
and a profile is a ‘special’ therefore would not be needed for this job.

8. Accessories:
G-clamp
Gel frame
Gels
500/60 WATT
15 amp
Can go on floor
Safety chain
Used for:
Lighting audiences
Lighting a cyclorama
Could use for general
Explanation:
I would use a flood light over a birdie or a profile to light a cyclorama due to it having
a wider beam angle therefore it will cover more space, however if in a different
situation such as a genera cover a flood light wouldn’t be a good option because it
needs to be positioned manually and turned on and off, despite this I still wouldn’t
use a birdie as it isn’t powerful enough to do a good enough job, and a profile is a
special there for is too advanced and would only complicate a simple task.

9. Accessories:
G-clamp
Gel frame
Gels
15 amp/13 amp
Barn doors
Safety chain
Halogen bulb
Used for:
 museums
Lighting audiences
Explanation:
In a simple situation such as lighting an audience, you could use a birdie due to
them being aesthetically pleasing, and small therefore they would not be very
noticeable if you needed a lot of them, however I wouldn’t use a parcan because
they would give too much cover.

10. Accessories:
G-clamp
15 amp/13 amp
Plastic colour casing – cant change bulb colour.
Safety chain
Used for:
Lighting glitter balls when needed in an event
Explanation:
I would use a pin spot to light a glitter ball because pin spots have smaller
beam angles therefore can pin point an exact place to light however a
profile could also be used to do this job by using an iris, but I wouldn’t use
an LED PAR or flood because they have too much of a general cover due to
there bigger beam angle.

11. Accessories:
G-clamp
Gel frame
Gels
15 amp
Safety chain
Energy saving bulb
Gobo holders
gobos
Iris
Shutters built in
Accessories:
G-clamp
Gel frame
Gels
15 amp
Safety chain
Older light, older bulb,
dimmer yellow light
Gobo holders
gobos
Iris
Shutters built in
Used for:
Isolating dancers or actors on stage

12. Explanation:
I would use a source four when
isolating an actor or dancer on
stage, due to it being the
brightest spotlight and easy to
manipulate the light that comes
out , a minuette profile could
also do a similar job by using a
gobo. In this situation it would
not be a good idea to use lights
such as a selecon or parcan as it
gives too much cover on stage
and therefore would not define
the actor or dancer on stage
enough so they would stand out.
I would also use a minuette profile when
isolating an actor or dancer on stage, due to it
being a ‘specials’ light which means it can
endure special effects unlike other lights for
example using gobos and iris’ to minipulate the
light that comes out, a source four could also do
a similar job as these two loghts are very similar.
In this situation it would not be a good idea to
use lights such as a selecon or parcan as it gives
too much cover on stage and therefore would
not define the actor or dancer on stage enough
so they would stand out.
If in a situation where I had to choose between a source four and a minuette profile,
they both would be allegeable however a source four is a much newer light with a
brighter beam, whereas a profile has an older bulb because its an older light,
therefore the colour given of is a much yellower light, it would be a bad idea to use
both of these lights together in a show at the same time as it would be patchy and
you would be able to distinguish a source four light from a minuette profile.