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Each light has a a a a a particular function:
• Profile creates a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a spot with with hard or or or soft edge It It has has metal metal ‘shuters’ which which can make the circle into into a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a square or or or or rectangle It It has has a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a slot to to to put a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a gobo in in in in which which is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a metal metal or or or or glass glass disk with with cut cut shape or or or painted glass glass respectively These can be projected into into the the the the the the theatre space There is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a slot at at the the the the the the front front to to put colour colour called a a a a a a a a a a a a a gel gel in in in in the the the the the the front front of of of the the the the the the light First the the the the the the gel gel is is is cut cut from from a a a a a a a a a a a a a sheet of of of see
through plastic plastic This plastic plastic comes in in in hundreds of of of different different colours from from several different different manufacturers Once cut to the the the right size the the the colour colour is is put in in in a a a a a a a a a a gel frame which fits the the the particular light fixture you are using • Fresnel creates creates a a a a a a a a big pool of of of of of light light light Instead of of of of of shutters it has ‘barn doors’ which which can be adjusted to to block off some of of of of of of of the the the the light light light light light It It only creates creates soft edge light light light light light which which is good for filling the the the the space (a wash light) It It does have a a a a a a a a a slot at at front of of of of of the the the the light light light light housing to to put a a a a a a a a a gel in in in like the the the the profile • Both Parcans Parcans and and Flood light light have no no focussing capability and and are used to to ‘splash’ light light onto the the the stage stage (normally Parcans) or or or or or or colour the the the ‘cyc’ (short for cyclorama which is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a large white material at at at back of stage stage normally normally battens) Both these lights can can have gels added • Moving Head The The The last in in in in in in in this list is is is the the the the moving moving head These come in in in in in in in two sorts - Profile and and Wash They have the the the the advantage of of of having the the the the capability of of of moving moving and and and changing colour from the the the the lighting desk This means less less lights needed less less climbing up up and and and down ladders or a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Tallescope They They are are are fundamentally different in in in in in in in setting up up than the standard light light light light bulb in in in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a metal housing (called ‘conventionals’ These moving lights are are are called called ‘fixtures’ They They are are are more expensive but do do have have have have a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a range range of of of things they do do Profiles will have have have have several colours and and and gobos Some Some have have have have electronic shutters Some Some have have have have a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a zoom and and and soft/hard edge focus
But all move in in the the pan and and and tilt ranges © sharp 2020