THE 152 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Master Electrician, Technical Rehearsal, Sound Recording And Reproduction
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Provide a focus on stage & create visual compositions. Assist in creating mood & reinforcing style. Meet with director & designers to discuss visual concepts. Receive copies of the scenery plans and talk with costume designers about color and shape. Lighting plot: location, color, kind of instrument, focus area. Attend a technical rehearsal: establish lighting cues: blackouts, fades, crossfades, set length of time for light changes, levels of intensity, scenic, costume, sound also are active during tech rehearsal. Distribution- position & type of lighting instrument and angle of the beam. Ellipsoidal: used for colors or direct lighting, can also project images on stage. Flood lights, strip light, border light: used most often in lighting cycloramas (cycs), backdrops. Dimmers: cues: any prearranged signal that indicates to a performer or stage manager that it is time to proceed to the next line or action. Blackout: all lights go down & completely dark. Cross-face: one light goes down and another comes up.
