TH 2190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Birds Eye, Proscenium, Master Electrician
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What can light do for theatre: level of reality (realism) naturalism, mood, selective visibility, understand where we are (time, weather, etc. , visibility, revelation of form /modeling /dimensionality. Midterm question one: name and define the functions of light. Perceived (change in intensity color, or distribution) Midterm question two: name and define the qualities of light and give examples from shows or movies. 110-(cid:1005)(cid:1006)(cid:1004) volts i(cid:374) a (cid:374)or(cid:373)al house"s (cid:449)all. 120 and 208 volts in a theatre. 15 or 20 amp in plugs in a normal house. Watts = volts x amps or power = intensity x energy. Brass, water, gold, aluminum, copper, silver (metals: bad: Cable (usa: black = hot, white = neutral, green or yellow = ground. Measured in america: wire gage or awg. 12 gage = 20 amps: 120w = 20v x 1amp. Europe: 240w = 120v x . 5 amp. What does a lighting designer do: design lights work with other designers (colabrate)
