Let There Be Light!

For what aspects of theatre do lighting professionals utilize their equipment?

• Highlight action

• Separate background and foreground

• Create mood

• All of the above

What are theatre lights, or forms of lighting equipment otherwise known as in the theatre environment?

• bulbs

• candles

• Fixtures

• torches

For what is a cyclorama used? Please select two answers.

• To use as a quick change area

• Project light onto

• Project images onto

• To draw on

In theatre lighting, patterns are created by what?

• Gobos

• Shutters

• Gels

• Barn doors

• Yoke

What are gels?

• An assortment of hair products

• Sheets of coloured plastic

• Colouring pens

• Coloured fabric

Moveable attachments that cover part or all of a fixture to control the output and shape of the light beam.

• Yoke

• Gobos

• Shutters

• Clip

What is the function of a 'Snoot' or 'Top Hat'?

• To change the fixture colour

• To make the fixture look posh

• To keep the fixture temperature down

• To help focus the beam and avoid unnecessary glare

Which one of these is not part of a traditional lighting systems

• Distribution system

• Control console

• Cyclorama

• Fixtures

• Dimmers

Which two fixtures are associated with 'accent' lighting?

• Fresnel

• Follow Spot

• Parnel

• Profile

• Parcan

What type of beam edge does wash lighting produce?

• Sharp

• Soft

• Patterned

• Coloured