Rigging Hardware - Rigging Hardware applies to all the pins, hooks and other pieces used to connect and hoist gear into place.. Used . . Used . ...
Scanner - A common term for a moving mirror stage/concert light. This light in particular is common is clubs, discos and lounges. As opposed to the moving head lights that are more common for theatre, concerts. Used . and stage events. . Used .
Backline - Backline is equipment that is located behind a live band while they are performing. Such examples of backline include amps for guitars and basses. It is the equipment that the band needs aside from . Used . the actual instruments that they are holding and using and the PA and FOH desks.
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Gobo - A gobo is a thin circular plate with holes cut in it to create patterns of projected light. The name may be derived from a contraction of "go between", or from "GOes Before Optics". Another possible . Used . origin is from the early days of Hollywood. When the Director of Photography wanted daylight excluded from some area of the set, he'd say "GO BlackOut". Members of the crew would run around p. Used . utting black material between the sun and the set.
A gobo may be made from thin metal sheet, usually steel, or from etched glass, depending upon the complexity of the design. Glass gobos often inc
Artnet - A lighting control protocol that is run over ethernet. Developed by Artistic Lisence. This protocol can use up to 256 DMX512 universes. This technology can also run over wireless ethernet.. Used . . Used . ...
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PAR lighting refers to a special kind of lamp that has become a mainstay of the theatrical and concert lighting industry. PAR stands for Parabolic Aluminized Reflector, and is appreciated for its intensely powerful light beam and its relative low cost. As well as theatre, PAR lighting is also frequently used in concerts and movie production, as it is capable of producing the substantial flat light that is often required in many scenes.
Also called PAR cans or PAR lights, PAR lighting is basically a single, intense beam of light that is housed in a very simple, can-shaped unit. It works in much the same way as an old fashioned car headlight works – the spread of the beam usually cannot be adjusted, unless the actual lamp is changed, and the reflector is an integral part of how the PAR lighting works.
PAR Lighting is particularly popular with low budget concerts, thanks to their affordability, their ease of use, high light beam intensity, easy maintenance and long-lasting nature. One popular trick employed during concerts is to pair the PAR lighting with smoke machines and direct the beam of light through the smoke, making the light beam visible for neat yet cheap special effects.
PAR lighting generally produces an incredibly intense, oval shaped pool of light. They come with various different sized lenses, which are measured in eights of an inch diameter and interpreted by the numbering of PAR lights (e.g. PAR 36, PAR 64 etc).
In order to generate color with PAR lighting, gels (colored sheets) are fitted to the PAR cans. These can then be arranged in different colored rows, allowing for the lighting technician to ‘wash’ the stage in different colored lights as required.