A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, 2nd Edition

Index

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457

Hanging positions, 6

nomenclature, 6

numbering systems and, 6–7

Hanging tapes, 325

methods of, 326

Hanging the plot, 44

expediting, 326–327

objectives of, 325–329

preparations for, 325–326

procedures for, 327–329

zoom ellipsoidals in, 329

Hard command, 25

Hard goods, 3

Hard level, 25

Hardpatching, 20

computer control for, 21

Hazers, 38

Head block, 4, 4f

Head flyperson, 42

Head height line, 208, 343

Head highs, 204

Head shot, 418

Headset etiquette, 424

Headset layout diagram, 227

example, 229, 230f

purpose of, 229

Heat shield, 41

HMI. See Metal halide lamps

Home run, 18, 191–193

Hookup(s), 20, 131

arrangements, 136

cue screens and, 136–137

example of preliminary, 133–136,

138–139, 139f

importance of, 136

monitor rows and, 137–138, 137f

tips for using, 138

Hot spot, 7–8, 8f

focus session, positioning, 353

focus tips for, 360

mystery, 437

Hot test

for electronic devices, 343

importance of, 343–344

mults and, 342

performing, 342–344

“Hot tested,”, 44

Hot-zone, 4

load-in, clearing, 316

load-in and, 314

preserving, 314

House, 2

House inventory, 102

House lighting board, 78

House lighting console, 78

analyzing, 103

checklist for defining, 103

defining, 102–103

House lighting system, 78

checklist for defining, 102

defining, 102–104

House lineset schedule, 97–99, 99f

House manual light board, 103–104

House staff, 42–43

House union steward, 307

Housing hardware, 35–36, 36f

HPL lamps, 28–29, 28f

Hue, 39

value of, 39

I

IATSE. See International Alliance of

Theatrical Stage Employees

“In,”, 5–6

Incandescent lamps, 28

Independent contractor. See Employee

v. independent contractor

Independent master, 21

Individual channel check, 412

Infared light sources (IR sources), 154

Infared systems, 154

Infrastructure cues, 227, 229. See also

Hanging position memories; System

wash memories

purpose of, 238

types of, 238

Inhibitive submasters, 240f, 241, 241f

Instrument schedule, 199, 211–214, 326

control path for, 211, 212f

example, 211–212, 212f, 213f

focus session using, 253

Instrument spreadsheet, 113

cuts and changes updating, 190–191, 190f

lighting system construction with, 145,

145f

Insulators, 18

Insurance. See Certificate of Insurance

Insurance clause, 80

Intermission, 409

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage

Employees (IATSE), 306

“In-trims,”, 345

IR sources. See Infared light sources

Iris, 36, 36f

K

Key and legend, 200–201

Key memory numbers, 237–238

L

Labor

budget and, 91

estimating salaries for, 91–92

Labor projection, 169–171, 170f

cuts and changes updating, 194, 195f

Ladders, 6

Lamps, 28–29.

See also specific lamps

Law of specular reflection, 351, 351f, 365f

LED. See Light Emitting Diode

Left-and-right scale, 200

Leg opening(s), 5–6

electricity and number of, 123

Leg wash

analyzing, 372–373

focus session for, 372–373, 374f, 375f,

376f

focus session workarounds for,

373–374, 376f

Legs, 5, 5f

masking process, analyzing, 123–124, 208

Preliminary groundplan creation,

transferring, 129–130, 129f

trim session, presetting, 347

Lenses.

See also specific lenses

focal length of, 30, 30f

refraction and, 30, 30f

Library blocks, 234–235, 235f

Light

color and, 38–41

objectives of, 46

properties of, 45–46

Light board operator, 406–407

Light board operator sheets, 268–271

computer lighting console and, 271,

272f

manual, 271, 271f

Light board printout, 276

Light cue. See cue

Light cue level setting session, 45

blackouts and, 409–410

computer lighting console checklist

before, 408

computer lighting console functions/

commands for, 407

environmental configuration checklist

before, 408

example “act two beginning,”, 416f,

415–417

example “act two ending,”, 417

example “opening,”, 412f, 410–412

example “the storm,”, 414f, 412–415

general concepts for, 405

lighting designer checklist for, 409

manual light board checklist before,

408–409

in pressured situations, 406

procedure for, 403–406

purpose of, 403

saving in, 409

speeding up, 406

tactics for, 405–406

Light cue sheets, 261, 275–276

example of, 278f, 279

hardcopy importance of, 277

history of, 276–277

layout of, 277–279, 278f

purpose of, 276

Light cue track sheet. See Cue track

sheets

Light Emitting Diode (LED), 29

Light lines, 3, 3f

Light plot, 7, 45, 199. See also Hanging

the plot; Plotting; Preliminary light

plot

background preparations for, 57–76

backlight system in example, 204

boom sidelight in example, 204

box boom positions in example,

201–204

CAD for, 200

downlight systems in example, 204

elements of, 199, 200–201, 202f

focus session using, 234, 253, 254f

FOH positions in example, 201

graphic guidelines for, 115–116

lighting designer choices with,

199–200

moving lights and, 7

pipe end template system in example,

204

pipe ends in example, 204

preliminary, 48–49

scenic stack in example, 204–205

system, wash used in, 8

tips for, 154