Stage Lighting Resource Sheet # 3 Name______Page 1

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Stage Lighting Resource Sheet # 3 Name______Page 1. TYPES OF LIGHTING INSTRUMENTS -- Floodlights The most basic ______is the ______. A scoop is one of the ______stage lighting instruments available. It’s used for lighting ______and any time you want to just flood the stage with light.

A ______, with older models called a ______, is a floodlight that can change ______. The advantage over a scoop is that a scoop only has 1 color of light. Hang a cyc light and you can change the color as many ways as you have ______in the instrument.

TYPES OF LIGHTING INSTRUMENTS -- Spotlights Spotlights can control the ______of light much more than floodlights. They do this by a series of ______and ______. The most inexpensive type of spotlight is a ______. A par can has a lamp like an old-fashioned round car headlight. A par can is pretty ______and extremely ______and weather resistant, but they don’t always give an ______light. The main uses for par cans are in ______settings and ______venues.

A ______is a medium throw spotlight that uses a ______to give a ______light. It can be ______by moving the lamp and reflector closer or further from the lens. The edges of the light from a fresnel can be squared off somewhat by using a ______. Fresnels are usually used above the stage from the electrics to light the ______- ______and ______-______areas. Possibly the most used lighting instrument in theater is called an ______, ______, or ______. A leko is a ______throw instrument that can have a very hard, controllable ______.

© 2003 Interactive Educational Video, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Stage Lighting Resource Sheet # 3 Name______Page 2. This ability to control the distribution of light comes from a special ______and ______. The first advantage of a leko is that they can go from a soft edge to a hard edge by what is called ______. Lekos have ______on the top, bottom, and sides. These can be moved in to shape the light out of its normal ______pattern. A leko can frame off the proscenium, stage floor, or any other linear shape. When you square off the round pattern of a leko, it is called a______. Because lekos have such a long throw and the light can be cut, or squared off, they are mostly used from the ______lighting position. Lekos also have different ______. This means that different lekos have different size spots of light from very wide to very narrow.

Another thing a leko can do is use ______. Gobos are ______that can be slid into a pattern holder, and then into a slot, right by the shutters, to project a ______on stage to help establish environment and mood onstage.

Lekos are more ______than fresnels and floodlights, and need to be ______by using bench focusing screws on the end cap of some lekos to get the most even light.

A ______is used mainly in ______, to place the action and draw the audience’s attention to featured performers. They can swivel from side to side and up and down to ______featured performers as they move around on stage. They can change the ______of the spot to pick out just one performer, a duet or trio, and can be widened out in what is called a ______that covers the entire stage and most of the cast. Follow spots can also change ______.

Also, the ______of a follow spot can be changed from a soft focus to a hard focus. The main problem with follow spots is that they often cast shadows behind the performer, and can also blind the performer.

TYPES OF LIGHTING INSTRUMENTS – Lighting Positions Upstairs is the ______, or ______lighting position, where electricians can hang plug, focus and gel the instruments that light the ______-______areas of the stage.

Lighting positions on the side of the proscenium are called ______, or ______.

In the fly space, we see places to hang and plug in lighting instruments. These lighting positions are called the ______.

Anything used close to floor level is plugged into ______. These are lighting outlets in the stage floor itself.

2 general types of lighting instruments are ______and ______. Floodlights produce short throw, diffused, or soft light that is good for lighting backdrops and any time you want to just flood the stage with light. A ______is a floodlight with just one color of light. A ______is a floodlight with several colors of light.

The cheapest spotlight is a ______, with a lamp like a round car headlight. It is pretty ______and extremely ______and weather resistant, but can give an ______light. It’s used a lot by bands.

A ______is a ______throw, ______spotlight with a special ______. It is most often used from the ______over the stage to light the upstage and mid-stage areas.

An______, or ______is a long throw spotlight with a ______and______. Light from a leko can have a soft or hard ______, can be ______, and patterns called ______can be used to throw projections on stage. Lekos are usually used from the ______lighting positions to light the downstage areas.

A ______has an ______long throw, can change ______of the spot. It can also ______featured performers and help them stand out from the rest of the cast. It’s used most often in ______.