This document provides information on various types of stage lighting instruments and their uses: - A parcan is used for general wash lighting and has aesthetics that make it preferable to a Fresnel in some contexts like music performances. - An LED parcan is energy efficient and can change colors digitally via DMX, replacing the need for gels. - A Source Four spotlight can isolate an actor on stage better than a floodlight by lighting a defined area using its adjustable shutters. - Various fixtures like Fresnels, profiles, and convex lights can be used for general wash lighting or isolating areas using barn doors, with some having replacement potential if another fixture is unavailable.

1. TECHNICAL STAGE
OPERATIONS
UNIT 65

2. PARCAN
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
Gel
Uses
General cover
Chase
Cant control where it goes
Knob makes it brighter or dimmer
Can be used on a beam
A parcan is used for general wash and for its aesthetics.
A parcan would be used instead of a Fresnel for general wash. A parcan would generally
be used in music gig/concerts/festival. The aesthetics of the light will be why most
people choose the parcan over Fresnel's.

3. LED PAR
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
DMX
Uses
General cover
Chase
An LED parcan is an energy saving parcan. The use of LEDs in the light can
change colours on demand via a DMX cable, this is used instead of using a
Gel frame with Gels. This will be used over a normal parcan due to it being
energy saving and can easily change the colours on demand.

4. CCT (FRESNEL)
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
Barn doors
500 watt bulb
Rigged circular lense
Uses
General cover

5. SOURCE FOUR SPOTLIGHT
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
Shutters built in
Uses
Pick a certain area
For isolating an actor on stage I would use a source four over a flood
light. I would choose a source four as it would light up a defined area and
its shape can be adapted whereas a flood light would cover the entire
stage and wont isolate the actor

6. MINUETTE PROFILE
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
Shutters
Uses
General cover
Pick a certain area

7. 1K SCENA (FRESNEL)
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
Barn doors
Uses
General cover

8. SELECON(FRESNEL)
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
Barn doors
Uses
General cover but can use barn doors to isolate the light

9. PEBBLE CONVEX
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
Barn doors
Uses
General cover
At a stretch you can use a pebble convex as a replacement for a spotlight
In a problem where a profile or spotlight was broke, as a replacement I would use a
pebble convex over a selecon. I would use a pebble convex due to its single pebbled lense.
A profile has two pebbled lenses so a pebble convex is the closet to a profile. Due to its
barn doors the light can also isolate a specific area.

10. BIRDIE
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame
A birdie is just a baby parcan.

11. PINSPOT
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame

12. FLOOD LIGHT
Accessories
G clamp
Safety chain
Gel frame