Equipment When dealing with stage lighting your primary concern should be.

Equipment When dealing with stage lighting your primary concern should be Safety.

Hazards associated with stage lighting:

Hazards associated with stage lighting: 1. Things Falling 2. 3.

Hazards associated with stage lighting: 1. Things Falling 2. Things Burning (Burns and Fire Hazards) 3.

Hazards associated with stage lighting: 1. Things Falling 2. Things Burning (Burns and Fire Hazards) 3. Things Frying(Electrical Shock Hazards)

Hazards associated with stage lighting: 1. Things Falling 2. Things Burning (Burns and Fire Hazards) 3. Things Frying(Electrical Shock Hazards) By things, I mean items and people.

Solutions

Solutions 1. Always Check. Don’t assume things are hung safely 2. 3.

Solutions 1. Always Check. Don’t assume things are hung safely 2. Hot instruments should be kept away from people and other materials. 3.

Solutions 1. Always Check. Don’t assume things are hung safely 2. Hot instruments should be kept away from people and other materials. 3. Don’t touch items that are plugged in and have frayed insulation or loose electrical connections.

Instruments Par Lights - a can designed to make use of a parabolic lamp practical. Important information: 1. Has no lens 2. Produces a specific size beam based on the size of the can

Scoop – A reflector that floods light in a particular direction Important information: 1. Has no lens 2. Delivers a very smooth wash

Important information: 1. Used for stage washes Striplights – A strip of lights in one housing 2. Used for cyc lighting

The two most common instruments used in theatre are _______________ and _______________. Parnel Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight

Parnels – Important information: 1. Has a controllable beam = focusing instrument. 2. Can be varied from a SPOT to a FLOOD beam 3. Used for down, side, back, and effect lighting is given its name from the type of reflector used in the fixture.

Ellipsoidal –LEKO/ERS Important information: 1. Has a controllable beam = focusing instrument. 2. Can vary edges of the beam to soft or hard 3. Shutter the beam to keep the light off places you don’t want hit 4. Two types – axial quartz and incandescent (refers to type of lamp – we use quartz) Difference = quartz does not darken when it gets old like incandescent Most prominent instrument used in theatrical stage lighting.

Parnel Cross Section

How To Focus A Fresnel Focused to spot Focused to flood

Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight Cross Section A. Color Frame Holder B. Lens Focus Knob C. Lens Assembly D. Pattern holder slot E. Shutter assembly F. Yoke G. Brass Knob H. Power Feed I. Alignment screws J. SocketK. LampL. Reflector Assembly

How To Focus An ERS Soft Focus – Barrel out Hard Focus – Barrel in.

Types of Reflectors Parabolic Reflector – Used in a Parnel Ellipsoidal Reflector – Used in an ERS

Types of Lenses Fresnel Lens Used in a Fresnel The Plano –Convex Lens Used in an ERS

C-Clamp Cross Section A.Batten A B C D E F G B. C-clamp body F. Pivot stud C. Locking bolt D. Yoke E. Bolt G. Pivot bolt

Types of Lamps PARGlobe Pear Shaped Tubular

Types of Bases BayonetBi-Pin – used in ERS and Cyc lights Pre-Focus – used in a Fresnel and most scoops Screw

Types of Connectors Stage Pin— What we use Twist Lock Edison – standard residential connector