Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, 4th Edition

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Φ phase.

Ω resistance (ohms).

18% gray medium gray used to determine exposure.

216 a popular, relatively heavy diffusion.

4-by cart a cart for moving and storing 4 × 4-ft. frames, flags, nets, bounce boards, and so on.

4-by floppy a 4 × 4-ft. flag with an additional flap that folds out to make a 4 × 8-ft. flag.

A ampere.

Abbott a manufacturer of single-conductor connectors sometimes used on feeder cable.

Abby Singer the second-to-last shot of the day. The shot before the martini.

Above-the-line costs production costs of the producer, director, writer, and principal actors.

AC (1) Alternating current. (2) Camera assistant.

Ace a 1k Fresnel light.

AD see assistant director.

Adapter a device used to convert from one type of connector ...