Focus notes are used during rigging and focusing for performances to organize the order and placement of lights. The notes include the channel, socket, lantern, and focus for each light to help riggers install lights efficiently and focusers know where to direct each light. However, the initial focusing notes proved too basic, still requiring input from acts and designers on light placement.

3. Focus notes are used when we are rigging and
focusing for a performance. The first column is
the channel. This is the order we focus the
lights in. On the first page for example all the
1K’s are in order because 1K’s are used for
backlight. The socket column tells us where
the light was plugged in. This was helpful for
when we was rigging and for when we was
programming. But if we couldn’t plug a light in
to the desired socket because a speaker was in
the way or the plug didn’t work we would edit
our focus notes and change it to the socket we
plugged it in. The lantern column tells us what
light to plug in. This was useful when rigging
because someone could get the next light
ready to be put in the rig. This made the
rigging process more efficient. Finally the focus
column. This told us where to focus the lights
when focusing. The problem that we found
was this that the focusing notes were very
basic. So we still needed the acts and designer
to tell us where to focus. This is present by the
amendments we made to our focus notes.