2. Parcan
• Accessories: Gel, Gel Frame, G-
Clamp, Safety Chain, Adjustable
Arm.
• Used For: Music Gigs- Chases,
Creates General State. Also can
be used on a Boom.
• I would use a parcan for a chase
in a music gig for example as you
can use coloured gels and they
also light a large area of space
with a beam angle of 24 degrees
with the bulb CP62. Id use a
parcan over a profile as the light
is too concentrated and as is a
birdi. A birdi would be too small
and not powerful enough to create
a effective chase.
3. LED Parcan
• Accessories: G-Clamp, Safety Chain.
• Used For: General Cover, same type
of light as Par Can but is energy
saving and can be controlled by
lighting desk, Music Gigs.
• To provide multiple colour enabling
the mood to change in a piece of
theatre I would use a LED parcan as
through the use of a DMX they can
controlled through the desk and create
primary colours. I would use this light
over a parcan because the colour can
only be changed through gel frames.
4. Spot Light- Source Four
• Accessories: G-Clamp, Safety
Chain, Shutters, Gel Frames,
Gels, Gobo, Gobo Holder,
Iris.
• Used for: Can manipulate
light used for defining space,
highlighting people, can make
light larger or smaller with
knob.
• To isolate a actor on stage I
would use a source four
because it is a concentrated
circle of light, I would use a
source four over a flood as
floods cannot be controlled in
relation to making a spotlight.
5. CCT Minuette Profile
• Accessories: G-Clamp, Safety
Chain, Shutters, Gel Frames,
Gels, Gobo, Gobo Holder, Iris.
• Used for: Can manipulate light
used for defining space,
highlighting people, can make
light larger or smaller with knob.
• I would use a Minuette Profile to
create a window effect in a
performance as you can use a
GOBO in the Minuette Profile.
I’d use it over a CCT because it is
not a special and therefore you
cannot use a GOBO in them.
6. Fresnel- PC
• Accessories: G-Clamp, Safety
Chain, Barn Doors, Gel Frame,
Gel, Adjustable Arm, 15amp
plug, Adjustable knob.
• Used for: Used for general cover
or as a last resort spot, has a
pebble lenses that effects the
harshness of the light.
• I would use a PC if all the
profiles are broken and I need to
create a isolated light, I would do
this because it shares the same
pebble convex lenses as the
profiles meaning it has the same
defined edge to the light. I would
use a PC over a selecon as a
selecon has a ridged edged lens
and therefore is a more defined
light.
7. Fresnel- CCT
• Accessories: G-Clamp, Safety
Chain, Gel Frame, Gel,
Adjustable Knob, Adjustable
Arm, Barn Doors, 15amp.
• Used for: The adjustable knob
increases or decreases the beam
angle. The ridged circular lenses
creates a defused even spread
light, the only thing that makes
the CCT different from the
Selecon is the variation in Beam
Angle.
• If I wanted to side light a dance
performance I would use a CCT
as they can be used on a boom
and you can use barn doors to
manipulate the light, I would use
it over a pin spot as a pin spot
would be too weak and not large
enough.
8. Fresnel- Selecon
• Accessories: G-Clamp, Safety Chain,
Gel Frame, Gel, Adjustable Knob,
Adjustable Arm, Barn Doors, 15amp.
• Used for: General state, only
difference between this and the CCT
is the variation in beam angle. Can be
used as a back light helping the
people on stage to be seen against a
black cyclorama.
• If I wanted to create a general wash at
a Christmas show I would use a
Selecon as they are good for creating
a general wash . I would use this over
a parcan as parcan’s should only be
used for adding depth to general
washes.
9. Fresnel- 1K
• Accessories: G-clamp, Safety
Chain, Gel, Gel Frame, Barn
Doors, 15amp Plug.
• Used for: Largest Fresnel with
twice as much power meaning it’s
a bright light but does not mean
that it has a larger range. It can be
used for back light and also
general washes.
• I would use a 1k when creating a
back light for a Musical Theatre
performance as they are a
powerful light, I would use them
over a profile as the light from
them is too defined.
10. Flood Light
• Accessories: G-Clamp, Safety
Chain, Gel Frame, Gel, 15amp
plug.
• Used for: Used for lighting
audience or for lighting
cyclorama. Can use within a
general wash but not by itself.
• I would use a flood if I wanted
to light the cyclorama in a
piece of theatre because a
flood covers a large amount of
space with a large beam angle,
I would use them over a birdi
as they aren't powerful enough
to cover the space needed.
11. Birdie
• Accessories: Safety Chain, G-
Clamp, Gel Frame, Gel, Barn
Doors, 13/15amp plug.
• Used for: Museum
exhibitions, Art Gallery's, Can
be used on truss’.
• If I wanted to light the
audience I would use a birdi
because they are aesthetically
pleasing and are not too
bright. I would use them over
a parcan as parcans create too
much light and don’t look as
attractive as the birdi.
12. Pin Spot
• Accessories: Safety Chain, G-
Clamp, 15/13 amp plug.
• Used For: Used for glitter ball,
colour can be changed with
visors or with a coloured bulb.
These lights would be used in
museums and art gallery's as
you can’t direct the light.
• Explanation: I would choose a
Pin Spot over a parcan to light
a disco ball as disco balls do
not need a large light that
would be supplied by a
parcan. A smaller more direct
light would be better.
