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63 Cards in this Set
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Ministrip
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A lighting instrument used to light a cyclorama or to be used as foot lights
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Ground Row
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A row of ministrips or cyc lights placed on the floor behind or in front of a cyc. A ground row is used to color a cyc or backdrop
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Fly Space
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The area in which linesets travel
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Source 4
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The brand name created by ETC
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Gel
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A plastic color media for modifying a beam of light
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Electric
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A pipe/batten from which lights hang
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Broad Cyc
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A lighting instrument used to light a cyc
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Top Light
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Light that comes from directly overhead. It is good for highlighting specials or for color fills
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Pipe/ Batten
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The pipe the load is attached to
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Tungsten
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The metal used in a stage lighting lamp
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Side Light
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Light that comes from above and to the side. Sidelight creates a more extreme modeling and accents arm and leg movement.
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Vom
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An entrance into the auditorium that is next to raised seating
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Halogen
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the gas used in a stage lighting lamp
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Back Light
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Light that comes from above or below and behind. Back lighting creates a halo effect on the performers' head and soulders. It also helps to create a sense of depth on stage.
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Lobby
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The area outside of the auditorium where the audience waits to enter the seating area.
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Scenic Ground Row
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Hard scenery placed in front of a ground row to mask the light source.
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Catwalk
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Area for hanging lights above the audience- usually enclosed
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Border
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Horizontal masking usually made of black velour
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Leg
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Vertical masking usually made of black velour
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Apron
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The portion of the stage from the plaster line to the the downstage edge of the stage
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Mezzanine
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The audience portion of the theater that is in the rear of the auditorium and is slightly raked
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Focus
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To aim a lighting fixture or to adjust a fixtures beam
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Aisles
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The space between the rows of seats for audience egress
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Cyclorama
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Soft backdrop made of muslin or canvas
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Front Orchestra
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The first five rows of seats
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Fly Rail
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The area of a wing from which all the pipes/battens are moved
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Deluge System
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Hydraulic system to prevent fire from passing into the house or onto the stage
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Line Set
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A round piece of steel that is suspended by wire rope
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Loading Gallery
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The area above the stage where counterweight is added to a line set to balance the load
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Arbor Pit
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Area below the stage floor in which the arbor travels
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Arbor Heavy
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Too much weight on the arbor
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Wire Rope
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Steel Cable
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Pipe Heavy
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Not enough weight on the arbor to balance the load
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Unbalance
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Too much weight or load on the arbor
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Single Purches
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Rigging system in the PAC. For every pound of weight you put on the pipe you must put a pound of weight on the arbor
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Orchestra Pit Cover
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The removable part of the stage which lays above the portion of the auditorium where the orchestra sits and plays during a play
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Booth/Control Booth
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The room at the back of the auditorium where lighting and sound are operated during a play
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Scrim
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A loose weave piece of fabric. used to create a dream like feeling
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Checking Weight
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Testing the line set to make sure the correct amount of weight is on the arbor
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Pipe Coming In
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The load is moving towards the stage
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Pipe going out
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The load is moving towards the grid
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Fly Space
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The area in which line sets travel
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Cross Over
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The most upstage area where the actors cross from one side of the stage to the other out of sight of the audience.
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Masking
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Soft or hard goods that hide the back stage areas from the audience
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Pipe Weight
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The amount of stage weight that stays on the arbor to counter balance the line set. In the PAC pipe weight is painted yellow.
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Soft Masking
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All legs, borders, and drops made of fabric
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Plaster Line
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An imaginary line just upstage from which all measurements in the theater are taken
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Arena
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A theater with the seating arrangements all around the stage
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Thrust
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A stage arrangement where the audience seating is 3/4 around the acting area
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Black Box/Flexible
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An empty space in which the audience congiguration and acting area can be arranged to suit the needs of the production
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Front Light
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The light that comes from the front. It is generally used for visibility and color washes
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Follow Spot
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A lighting instrument used to follow performers onstage
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Main Curtain
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The curtain that opens and closes at the end of a scene or act
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Back Line Out
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Pulling down on the back line of a fly rail allows you to move the load to the grid
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Box Boom
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A type of lighting position located on the side walls
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Masking
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Soft or hard goods that hide the back stage area from the audience
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In One
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The entrances on to stage or off of stage that is closest to the proscenium
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Front Line In
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Pulling down on the front line of the fly rail that moves the load to the stage floor
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Grand Border
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Horizontal masking found closest to the proscenium used to mask the electrics
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House/Auditorium
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Area of seating for audience
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Cheat Sheet
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A smaller version of the lighting plan, used by the lighting designer during the lighting plot
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Parabolic Aluminum Reflector (PAR)
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using a halogen capsule instead of a filament to produce light. An electrical current is run through the halogen gas, creating a chemical reaction that produces the light.
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Fresnel
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lighting instrument with a lensbetween 4 and 6 inches with a 'stepped' appearance instead of the 'full' or 'smooth' appearance of other lenses
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