UNIT 65TECHNICAL STAGE OPERATIONS

Joe Mountain

Lighting.

Here I am going to tell you about every light we have at Priestley college and their accessories.

I am also going to include a scenario why I would use this light over another.

Parcan.

Accessories. G clamp Safety chain !5 amp plug Adjustable arm Gels Gel frames Encased bulb - no lens

This light is normally used in music gigs. Mainly for aesthetics but also used in music gigs and concerts programmed with a chase.These lights can be used to add depth to a general cover of light. But it’s fixed… you cant manipulate the light.

I would use a selecon over a parcan for general cover because the light can be manipulated and is more defined than a parcan creating a better cover of light.

But I would choose a parcan over a birdie because they are bigger, creating more light and cover for the actor to work in.

LED parcan.

Accessories. G clamp Safety chain !5 amp plug/13amp Adjustable arm Primary colour LEDs Can be daisy chained

LED parcans are the only lights that can be controlled from the desk… You can change the colour of the light just by pressing one button instead of going up the rig and changing the gels on the light.

You can also daisy chain these lights, this means they can be connected to each other and effectively talk to each other… what colour and when to use that colour at the same time as the rest.

LED pars have the primary colours in them but can be mixed together to create different colour light creating a specific colour.

Fresnels… Pebble convex (PC)

Accessories. G clamp Safety chain !5 amp plug Adjustable arm Gels Gel frames Barn doors Adjustable knob

I would use a pebble convex for general cover of a stage because it has the ability to have a wide beam angle and has a bright light to add depth to the stage lighting. This light could be used as a last resort spotlight… you would only do this if you had ran out of spotlights during a production.

This light has a pebble convex lens adding depth and sharpness to the light, this can help because it creates a more defined beam… better than a selecon because they have a rigid glass creating less sharpness in the lens. Plus I would use these lights over a parcan for general cover because of their depth of light.

CCT

Accessories. G clamp Safety chain !5 amp plug Adjustable arm Gels Gel frames Barn doors Adjustable knob

This light gives off a diffused spread of light. A CCT can be used in general cover because the lights aren’t as defined therefore the light blends into each other.The beam size can also be adjusted on these lights by using barn doors effectively manipulating the light.

These lights are mainly used as side lights in a dance show for example. This is because the light is bright enough to light up the performer and also diffused so the three lights (Head, body, feet) can blend into one another.

I wouldn’t use a pin spot as a side light because they are not powerful enough for this job because they don’t create a bright enough light.

Selecon.

Accessories. G clamp Safety chain !5 amp plug Adjustable arm Gels Gel frames Barn doors 2 Adjustable knobs

These lights can be used for a general cover, these lights are mainly used for general cover because they are bigger than the PCs and CCTs therefore having a bigger beam angle, this is better because less lights but still covering the stage. The light can also be manipulated meaning these lights can be used for almost anything.

These lights although can be used for anything they are mainly used for general cover because of their ability to diffuse the light and have the light manipulated.

I wouldn’t use these lights as back lights because too many would be needed to back light the stage.

Scena 1K

Accessories. G clamp Safety chain 15 amp plug Adjustable arm Gels Gel frames Barn doors Wire mesh

These lights are mainly used for back light. This is to light up the back of the stage making the actor stand out more instead of blending into the background. These will me dimmer than the front lights, they normally use a colour to “cut out” the performer making them stand out more less back lights are needed than front lights.

These lights have a 1000watt bulb bigger than other lights therefore why I would use them over a parcan because they are brighter.

A common misconception is because they are bigger doesn’t mean a bigger throw of light just a brighter light.

Back light

Two front lights

Flood light.

Accessories G clamp Safety chain 15 amp plug Gels Gel cases 500,550 watt bulbs

Used mainly to light up the audience. These lights can only be used as on… or off you cant control the beam.

Banks of these can be used in gigs so may have gels in too.

These lights can be used with parcans to add depth to a general wash but I wouldn’t use these specifically for a general wash of light. The main purpose of these lights is to light up a Cyclorama this is because of the spread of light they give off and the gels that can be used.

Birdie.

Accessories Halogen bulbs G clamp Safety chain Gels Gel frames Barn doors 15/13 amp plug

These are mainly used in museums and used in exhibitions because they are such small lights they don’t give off much light so they are used for little things.

They can be used on a truss having many all together lighting up the audience in music gigs or concerts.

Mainly aesthetics or audience lights.Successful because of price, size, aesthetics and lightweight.

Pinspot.

Accessories. G clamp Safety chain 15/13 amp plug No gels or frames No barn doors Different colour bulbs

These lights are used to light up a disco ball because you can direct the light onto the glitter ball and have no over spill this is because of its small beam angle. They can also be used in museums and exhibitions.

Instead of gels these lights have coloured bulbs so it is quicker to change the bulb rather than the gels.

I would use this light over a parcan for this job because a parcan just throws out light and not specific enough for the disco ball to be lit. The parcan will light everything else up as well as the ball.

Specials… Source 4 and Minuette profile.

Accessories G clamps 15amp plugs No barn doors Both have shutters… Source four’s can be removed Minuette cant Gels Gel frames Ability to have gobos Iris’

These lights are used to spot people or specific objects. They both can be used to create a shape in the light too just by using their shutters. Both lights can be used to create a harder or a softer edge circular light.

Source four is the newer of the two with a brighter yet energy saving light bulb therefore having a whiter light rather than a yellow light that the Minuette has.

Gobos can also be used… these are effects that can be placed in the light to manipulate the light into that pattern.

I would use these lights over a CCT because the light can be manipulated better and easier.