1. By Kara Girvan

2. PC – Pebble Convex Fresnel
• 500w bulb
• G clamp
• Safety chain
• Gel frame and gels
• Adjustable arm
• Adjustable focus knobs
• 15amp plug
• Barn doors
• Pebble glass lens
Accessories
A Pebble Convex can be used for general cover or you
could use it as a last resort for a spotlight. It has a pebble
effect lens which effects the harshness of the light. A PC
has the same lens of that in a spotlight but a spotlight has
two lenses and a PC has one lens.
Compared to a CCT Fresnel the light from a PC is more
direct whereas a CCT is a more even spread of light.

3. CCT Fresnel
Accessories
• G clamp
• Barn doors
• Adjustable arm
• Safety chain
• Ridged lens
• Gel frame and gels
• Smallest Fresnel
A CCT has a ridged circular glass lens which gives
the light that is produced more of a diffused even
spread. In comparison to a Selecon a CCT is smaller
so it can be carried around easier.

4. Selecon Fresnel
Accessories
• Barn doors
• 500w bulb
• Adjustable arm
• Safety chain
• G clamp
• Gel frame and gels
• Ridged lens
• 2 adjustable knobs
A Selecon is used for general cover or washes. You
should genuinely use the same make of lighting for
a general cover or wash jus to avoid patchiness. I
would use a Selecon over a PC for a general wash
as the light is more diffused and has a less of a
sharp edge.

5. 1K – Scena Fresnel
Accessories
• 1000w bulb
• Safety chain
• Barn doors
• Ridged glass lens
• Gel frame and gels
• G clamp
• Mesh over lens
• Brighter than the other
Fresnel's
A 1K is mostly used for back
lighting to avoid the performers
from blending as it cuts them out
more. It can also be used for a
general wash or cover (generally
using light coloured gels like lilac
and light blue)
Triangulation – Having
two smaller Fresnel's to
every 1K helping to
avoid the creation of
shadows.
People often mistake a 1K
for the beam travelling
further however it is just a
brighter light.
1K

6. Parcan
Accessories
• Safety chain
• Encased light bulb
• Oval shape light
• Gel frame and gels
• G clamp
• Adjustable arm
A Parcan is aesthetically
pleasing and it is used
for things such a music
gigs and creating a
chase. It adds depth too
general cover. I would
use a 1K compared to a
Parcan as the light in a
1K is brighter.
You can hang Parcans off
booms to help highlight all
parts of a performer.

7. LED Parcan
Accessories
• 13/15 amp plug
• G clamp
• Adjustable arm
• DMX cable

8. Birdie
Accessories
• Safety chain
• G clamp
• Barn doors
• Gel frame and gels
• Halagen bulb
• 13 or 15 amp plug
A birdie is usually used for things like
museums and exhibitions to light art work
etc. They can also be used in trusts at
shows and also to light the audience.
You would use a birdie over a pin spot as it
is lighter and more compact to move
around.

9. Flood light
Accessories
• Safety chain
• G clamp
• Gel frame and gels
• 500/600w bulb
• 15 amp plug
• Gradient % control
Flood lights can be used to add depth to a
general wash/ cover and also can be used for
lighting the audience at things like music gigs.
In comparison to a birdie you can light the
audience with both lights but with a flood light
you can control the gradient of the light
produced.

10. Pin Spot
Accessories
• Safety chain
• G clamp
• 13/15 amp plug
Pin Spot lights can be used for lighting disco/glitter balls
for shows or parties. You can change the colour of the
bulb as you can’t use gels with a Pin Spot.
They can also be used in things like museums and
exhibitions. A negative of using a Pin Spot for something
like a exhibition is that you can’t direct the light.
You could use a Birdie instead of a Pin Spot as you can
use gels instead of having to change the bulb, it’s more
convenient.

11. Source Four
Accessories
• G clamp
• Safety chain
• 15 amp plugs
• Shutters (manipulate light)
• Gel frame and gels
• Gobo holder and gobos
• Iris (makes light really small)
• Adjustable nobs (one for
focusing the light and the other
for the size of the light)
• Built in shutters
• Energy saving
bulb (whiter light)
• Removable shutters
• Normal bulb (brownie
white light)
vs Minuette Profile
They are both used for lighting specific things and they both have the ability to
make the circle of light bigger, smaller, softer edged or a harder edge.
I would personally opt for the Source four light as it has built in shutters for
convenience and an energy saving light which is also a whiter colour.

13. Sound
What you need to create a PA (Personal/Public
address) system…
• Sound source e.g. Microphone, CD player, Phone etc.
• Sound desk
• Speakers – Active or Passive
• Cables
1. XLR
2. Jack Lead (Mini or Quarter inch)
3. Phono
4. Speakon

14. Sound desk
The features of a sound desk are..
• The outputs (stereo ad mono)
• Inputs (each channel has an input
• Each channel has dials, these are the gain, volume

15. Speakers
There are two types of speaker, you can have an Active speaker which has an
inbuilt amp and you can have a Passive speaker which doesn’t have an amp
built in.

17. Long Throw Projector
Features
• HD
• PC (VGA cable)
• DVD
• USB
• Video camera
• Inbuilt speaker
• Manually focus
A Long Throw Projector has the ability to project
onto further distances, the downside to this is that
the further you project eventually the image will
become less clear. You can project from the front for
things like classroom teaching but the problem with
this is that it creates silhouettes which is no good for
things like shows, to avoid this you can invert the
image. In comparison to a Short Throw Projector a
Long Throw is slightly more discrete.

18. Short Throw Projector
Features
• HD
• PC (VGA cable)
• DVD
• USB
• Video camera
• Inbuilt speaker
• Manually focus
• Mirror
A Short Throw Projector doesn’t have the ability to
project as far as a Long Throw Projector but it does
have a mirror effect which gives it the ability to
reflect the desired image. Also Short Throw
Projectors are used in theatre. In comparison to a
Long Throw Projector they are good as they don’t
require a lot of space.

19. Matrox and Q lab
Q lab only works along side
mac computers. With this
method on using the Q lab
you are able to…
• Project more than one
image
• Stretch a image across
the projectors (you don’t
have to use projectors,
you can also use TVs)
Projector Projector
Projector
Matrox
Q lab - mac

20. Q lab
Q lab allows you to drop in mp3s and play multiple videos (which cant work without a
matrox), the videos work better if you convert them to quick time and mp4.
1. Drop mp3 into Q lab
2. Rename the mp3 with the cue of when you want the music to play
3. Got to preferences and if there is no yellow line then it wont play
4. Connect “patch 1” to “USB audio condec” (Output source)
5. To load a fade go to levels ad click on the master
Cross fade –
Wait after the fade –