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 _____________________. © 2003 Interactive Educational Video, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Stage Lighting Resource Sheet # 3 Name______________________ ____ Page 3. 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. © 2003 Interactive Educational Video, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Stage Lighting Resource Sheet # 3 Name___________________________ Page 4. 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 __________________________. © 2003 Interactive Educational Video, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. .