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Sound and Lighting Vocab
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10th Grade
10/08/2009

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Blackout
Definition
The acting area is not lit
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Slow fade
Definition
The lighting/sound is faded out slowly
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Fast fade
Definition
The lighting/sound is faded out quickly
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Snap to Blackout
Definition
Blackout is achieved instantly
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Crossfade (Lighting)
Definition
To change from one lighting cue to another with no blackout in between
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Fade up/down (Lighting)
Definition
To brighten or dim the lighting
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Flood
Definition
Lantern giving a wide spread of light
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Gel
Definition
Film placed in front of a lantern to change the colour of the beam
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Spotlight
Definition
Beam of light created by a lantern for a person or place on the acting area
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Focussing
Definition
Positioning the lanterns to get the desired lighting
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Follow spot
Definition
Powerful profile used to follow actors around the acting area
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Fresnel spot
Definition
Lantern giving a soft edged beam of light
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LFX
Definition
The quick way to write ‘lighting effects’
Term
Lighting Desk
Definition
Control board for lighting
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Profile spot
Definition
Lantern giving a hard edged beam of light
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Wash
Definition
The whole acting area is evenly lit
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Barndoors
Definition
Adjustable metal flaps attached to the front of a fresnel spotlight for shaping the beam of light
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G-clamp
Definition
Clamp used to secure lantern to lighting bar or stand
Term
Gobo
Definition
Thin metal plate cut out in a pattern and placed in a lantern to project pattern or shape into the acting area
Term
Pyrotechnics
Definition
Stage fireworks
Term
Safety chain
Definition
Used to attach a lantern to the lighting bar for safety
Term
Special effects
Definition
Used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage e.g. strobe light, mirror ball, smoke machine
Term
Cue
Definition
A signal for an actor to do or say something, or for a lighting or sound effect to begin or end
Term
Fade in
Definition
To bring the volume up
Term
Fade out
Definition
To bring the volume down
Term
Crossfade
Definition
To change from one sound cue to another, with no silence in between
Term
Live (SFX)
Definition
A SFX is operated on cue during the performance e.g. a doorbell, a phone ring, a knock
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Pre-recorded (SFX)
Definition
A SFX is recorded on tape and played on cue during the performance
Term
SFX
Definition
The quick way to write ‘sound effects’
Term
Mixing desk
Definition
Control desk for sound
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