Take Home Exam, Part I
- Briefly, but fully, identify the following ...
- Adolph Appia
- Norman Bel Geddes
- Abe Feder
- Jean Rosenthal
- Tharon Musser
- Gel
- Cinemoid
- Surprise Pink
- Pipe End
- Shin Buster
- Down Light
- Cross Wash
- Boom
- Ladder
- Hook-Up Chart
- Leko
- What are four functions, or purposes of light?
- List five controllable qualities, or properties of light.
- What types of computer software programs are used by the lighting designer?
- What paper work program is considered the industry standard?
- What is the major difference between Roscolene and Roscolux?
- List the Roscolux numbers for the three light primaries.
- What color would you use for...
- a bright morning sun?
- a warm romantic moon?
- an evil, sinister moon?
- the dark of night?
- a setting sun?
- List three of the four front-of-house mounting positions in the Johnson Center.
- How many on stage light pipes do we have?
- What is a lighting key?
- What is the difference between a Broadway plot and a Study plot?
- What are the two basic rules which apply to instrument numbering?
- What ten fields (using data base terminology) can be used to identify and define each instrument?
- On which field is the Instrument Schedule sorted?
- Under what circumstances is a Shop Order necessary?
- What is the function of the Magic Sheet?
- Using the above light plot, which instruments are...
- Ellipsoidals?
- Fresnels?
- PARCans?
- Scoops?
- Which units are controlled by channel 4?
- Which lamps are Side Lights?
- What units are gelled in Roscolux 51?
- Which lamps are focused Down Center?
- Which channel controls these lamps?
- If this pipe had to be cabled, what is the minimum number cable runs necessary to power this position? The maximum number?
- How many two-fers would you need for the minimum number of cable runs?
- Using the above light plot, develop a Hook-Up Chart and an Instrument Schedule.
- What is the difference between a spotlight and a flood light?
- What is the difference in edge quality between an ellipsoidal reflector spotlight and a Fresnel lens spotlight?
- What is a gobo?
- What is a Source 4 ellipsoidal and how does it differ from a "standard" 750watt ellipsoidal?
- Which, a Source4 26° or a Source4 36° ellipsoidal reflector spotlight should be used for the longer throw?
- If the equipment catalog says that a Source4 19° ellipsoidal gives a 12.8 foot ball of light at a 40 foot throw, what will be the size of the pool at a 32 foot throw?
- If this unit provides 180 foot candles with a 750 watt lamp at a 40 foot throw, what will be the intensity of the light with a 20 foot throw?
- How many Source4 36° will it take to create a 36 foot wide wash of light from a pipe mounted 24 feet off the deck?
- What are the two sizes of Fresnel lens spotlights? What wattage lamps are used in each?
- What is a PARCan? A PAR light?
- What is the shape of the pool of light from a PAR64?
- In what entertainment industry are PARCans the primary lighting instrument?
- What is the function of the Follow Spot?
- What is the minimum number of Follow Spots necessary to light a small musical? Why?
- Where, and how, are Scoops traditionally used in the live theatre?
- What are the two standard lengths of strip lights?
- Indicate which lighting instrument--an Ellipsoidal reflector spotlight, Fresnel, ParCan, Scoop, or Strip light--you would use to...
- light the front edge of the stage from the ceiling cove
- light the sky cyc from below
- create sunlight streaming through a window
- create a hard edged pool of light
- crosslight the area downstage of the sky cyc
- project a cloud pattern on the sky cyc
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