1. THEATRE
LIGHTING

2. WITHOUT LIGHTS PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE SHOW IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
LIGHTS HELP SET
ATMOSPHERE
TENSION
TIME
PLACE.
WITHOUT LIGHTS PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE
SHOW IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

3. National Theatre Videos
LINK TO ALL LIGHTING
how did you become a lighting designer?

4. Types of Lights

5. PROFILE
SPOTLIGHT
Lantern giving a hard edged beam of light

6. Lantern giving a soft edged beam of light
FRESNEL SPOT

7. Powerful profile used
to follow the actors
around the stage
FOLLOW
SPOT

8. FLOOD LIGHT

9. Lighting States

10. The whole acting area is evenly lit
WASH

11. ACTING AREA IS NOT LIT
BLACKOUT

12. GOBO

13. PYROTECHNICS
SOME VIDEO EXAMPLES

14. SPECIAL EFFECTS Used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage
e.g. strobe light, mirror ball,
smoke machine
SPECIAL EFFECTS

15. Lit from behind
Lit from front
GAUZE

16. transitions

17. A signal to an actor to move or speak
or lights or sound to begin
CUE

18. SLOW FADE TO FAST FADE TO SNAP TO The lights/sound fade out slowly
The lights/sound fade out quickly
SNAP TO
cue is achieved instantly

19. without a blackout in between
Fade between cues
without a blackout in between
CROSSFADE

20. ACTING AREA IS NOT LIT
BLACKOUT

21. Hardware

22. Positioning
the lights
to get the
desired
lighting
FOCUSSING

23. BARNDOORS

24. GEL

25. G CLAMP

26. SAFETY CHAIN

27. USR
USC
USL
CSL
CSR
USC
DSL
DSR
DSC
AUDIENCE

28. base drama on the above stimulus decide where and when this story is happening
Write a brief scenario for your story
5 marks
Choose one scene in your story and describe the mood and atmosphere of the set
As well as explaining how you would create it.
8 marks