Technical Stage OperationDaniella Everett

Parcan• G clamp• Gel Frame• 15 amp plug• Safety chain• Adjustable arm• Oval shaped light

It is mainly used for music gigs and is more of an aesthetic appeal to it, but a disadvantage is that you can not control the beam angle. The Parcan can also do a chase and another place you can use the Parcan on a boom which is mainly used in dance shows. A boom is split up into three sections one section lighting up the head, the second section lighting the torso and the third lighting your feet. It can add depth to general cover.

The Parcan is mainly used for a general wash as you can’t control where the light goes. On the other hand if I wanted to control where the light goes I would use the PC as it still gives a general wash but also you can create more of a defined area unlike the Parcan that just covers more space. But I would still use it in places like a music gig because it gives the chase and disco effect it goes everywhere. If I were to use the profile that would be no good at a gig as that isolates someone and you want to see the whole band not one person. So for example if there was a concert going on in a church I would use 2 Parcan and put the, on each side of the alter to give a general wash.

50 degrees beam angle

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Checklist• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are

at the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• If you need to isolate the light direction you need barn doors, these can be found above the light rack at the back of the hall.

Please note that barn doors are not to be attached to a Parcan.

LED Parcan

• G clamp• 15 amp plug• Safety chain• Adjustable arm• DMX cable

LED

The LED parcan never gets hot, the major difference between this light and the parcan is that the LED parcan is controlled by a DMX cable and it has ends which are called the male and female ends. With the LED parcan you can change the colour of the light from the desk and it mainly just throws light out. It has separate little bulbs instead one big one.

I would use the LED Parcan over a normal Parcan because it doesn’t get hot and it’s a lot easier to deal with, as you can control it from desk instead of having to keep changing the gel on the Parcan. I would use it in situations like if I wanted to provide multiple colour by enabling a scene mood because If I were to use a flood light you would have to get changing gel frames to make the colour and the same with a Parcan but with the LED Parcan you can just change it at the desk. If I were rigging a fashion show I would put 2 LED pars at the end on the runway on each side and they would shine on the model and change the colour from the desk to compliment the model’s outfit.

25 degrees beam angle

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Checklist• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are at the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using a 13 amp plug you will need a adapter.

• You can use LED pars on the floor so a base would be needed.

• You need a DMX cable to use an LED.Please note that barn doors are not to be attached to a LED par.

Minuette Profile

You can remove the shutters with this light, also with it not having a energy saving light bulb it has more of a brown tint to the light.

21-36 degrees beam angle

If I were to use a profile it would be in a situation like creating a special effect for a set design for example a window effect because the profile has a gobo which is what you’d use to make the window effect. As if I were to use a parcan on the other hand that wouldn’t be able to make the effect unless maybe you cut a window shape in a gel frame. And the same goes for a CCT. I would use a minuette profile for when a church is having a Christmas ceremony and I would use a gobo to reflect white stars on the ceiling. So I would rigging it on one of the arches.

• G clamp• Safety chain• 15 amp plug• No barn doors• Shutters• Gel frames• Gobo• Iris• Adjustable knobs Explanation

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Checklist.• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are at the

back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• The profile is a special light and is used mainly for special effects for example you will need a gobo and an iris.

• Shutters are used with a profile to manipulate light so you will need to get shutters. Please note that barn doors are not to be attached to a Profile.

Source fourI would use the source four if I wanted to isolate an actor on stage. If I were to use a selecon it wouldn’t define the person as clearly as I would want and with a flood light that would just light everywhere. In a similar situation to the Parcan I would use a Source Four to isolate the Preacher in the church so all attention is on him in the concert. Also because it’s an energy saving light bulb it is a whiter light so if it was a Christmas show it could represent a angel when the source four is shining on the preacher.Source four has a different bulb to minuette

profile it has more of a eco friendly bulb this has more of whiter light. Also the shutters are built in.

19 degrees beam angle

G clampSafety chain15 amp plugNo barn doorsShuttersGel framesGoboIrisAdjustable knobs

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Checklist.• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are at

the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• The source four has the shutters already built in but you still need to get the gobo and gobo holder for this light.

Please note that barn doors are not to be attached to the Source four.

PC – Pebble Convex• 500w bulb• G clamp• Gel Frame• 15 amp plug• Safety chain• Adjustable arm• Barn doors

The PC has a pebble glass lens which gives more of a defined light, it is the next best option for a spotlight. It does have the same lens as a Minuette profile, it is mainly used for a general cover or the replacement of a spotlight because it creates the harshness of the light.

I would use this over the Parcan because it creates more of a defined area as the Parcan covers more space and you cant control where the light is hitting unless you focus it to cover a whole lot of space. I would use this to give a general wash in a small showcase over a Parcan because the Parcan again you can’t control where it goes except where you place it. The PC is more defined. A place I would use the PC in is dance show to give a general cover and put a gel frame in it to go with the theme of the dance so for example in the dance there is a big climax and if it’s somebody dying I would shine add a red gel frame to represent death too add semiotics.

8-31 degrees beam angle

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Checklist• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are

at the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• If you need to isolate the light direction you need barn doors, these can be found above the light rack at the back of the hall.

Selecon • 500w bulb• G clamp• Gel Frame• 15 amp plug• Safety chain• Adjustable arm• Barn doors• 2 adjustable nobs

The selecon is more of a diffused light, so more of an edge. It has a ridged class. It gives more of a general wash, you have to use the same make of light otherwise it will be patching in the performance space.

I would use the Selecon over the PC because the Selecon does more of a general wash, you can do that with a PC but the Selecon has more of a diffused light. So when it comes to a general wash in a show you can light everywhere not just concentrated on the middle as the PC is more defined. A selecon would be a good light to just generally light the whole area in a musical for a big dance number where everyone is together, so everyone is lit and seen, which is normally in a finale of a musical.

6-60 degrees beam angle

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Checklist.• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are

at the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• If you need to isolate the light direction you need barn doors, these can be found above the light rack at the back of the hall.

CCT

• 500w bulb• G clamp• Gel Frame• 15 amp plug• Safety chain• Adjustable arm• Barn doors• 1 adjustable nob

The CCT has a ridged lens also and is the same as the Selecon apart from the beam angle is different.

35 degrees beam angle

I would use the Selcon over the CCT because the CCT beam angle is smaller than the Selecon. But when it comes to using side lights for a dance performance I would use the CCT over a profile because again the profile is used more for special effects and a pinspot is just out of the question when it comes to a situation like this as it used to light up a glitter ball not a dancer. The CCT would be good to use in situations like a dance show because I would place two on each side of the stage to create a shadow because the performers dance is about shadows.

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Checklist.• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are at

the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• If you need to isolate the light direction you need barn doors, these can be found above the light rack at the back of the hall.

1k (Scena)• G clamp• Gel Frame• 15 amp plug• Safety chain• Barn doors• 1000w bulb

74 degrees beam angle

The 1k has double the W than any other light. It is bigger but that doesn’t mean it’ll go further it’s just brighter. It creates more of a 3D effect as it is used for backlights and it brings out the performers. It can be used for a general wash but again towards the back of the performance space. There is always in a performance just one back light and this case it’s the 1k. But the percentage would be lower for the back light as the front lights would be the main concentration.

I would use the 1k when it comes to things like doing the lighting in a musical and creating a backlight, as the W is a lot brighter than other fresnels. I wouldn’t use the birdie as it just wouldn’t be powerful enough as it is so small. Also a profile isn’t good to use for a backlight as a profile is used more for special effects with the use of gobos and iris. I would mainly use the 1k for the back light of a musical but add in a gel frame to blue for when there is an upsetting moment happening for example a performer is crying.

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Checklist.• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are at

the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• If you need to isolate the light direction you need barn doors, these can be found above the light rack at the back of the hall.

Flood light• G clamp• Gel Frame• 15 amp plug• Safety chain

The flood light can go on the floor, it can be used to light up the audience in shows to make them feel part of the performance. Mainly used for cyclorama by putting flood lights in front of the sheet to create shadows of people behind the sheet. Big version are used in football games and rugby games to light up the pitch. Another thing is you can use a flood to light up somebody in a band if they choose to crowd surf. You can only direct light by moving arm.

I would use the flood light in a situation lighting a cyclorama because with it effect of creating shadows behind the cloth and you would have to put them on the floor. I wouldn’t use a profile because that is to defined as I want to cover all around not just one spot and with the birdie again it just isn’t powerful enough. I would use a flood light to light up the ornaments of Mary they have in a church and also when you’re entering a church at night if there was another concert on along the side of the path as if you were walking down the red carpet into the church.

40/50 degrees beam angle

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Checklist.• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G

clamps are at the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• A flood can be put on the floor so you will need a wooden base like you would for a LED par.

Please note that barn doors are not to be attached to a flood light.

Birdie

• 500w bulb• G clamp• Gel Frame• 15 amp plug can even use a 13

amp• Safety chain• Barn doors

The birdie is more aesthetic by the way it looks itself, it has the same bulb as the ones you use at home. You can use to light an audience but quite dim, but are mainly used in museums or exhibitions as they looks prettier than a big light. They can be put in trusts.

I would use the birdie when it comes to lighting the audience as if I were to use a Parcan it could be to bright for the audience and they may not be able to see what is going on and that’s the same with a selecon. So the birdie is dimmer as it’s smaller and not as powerful in the audience’s faces. Birdies are good to use along the sides of the runway at a catwalk so they shine upon the model’s faces.

16 degrees beam angle

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Checklist.• All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp, additional G clamps are at

the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If using colour use a gel frame, these can be found in the gel cabinet at the back of the hall, then cut to the required size.

• If using colour you also need a required gel holder which are hung on the wall above the lighting rack, you will need the correct size for the chosen lights.

• If you need to isolate the light direction you need barn doors, these can be found above the light rack at the back of the hall.

Pinspot

• G clamp• Safety chain• 15 amp plug

The pinspot doesn’t have gel frames or barn doors. It is mainly used for discos and glitter balls. You would need at least two for the glitter ball effect one of each side. You can change the colour but you have to go out and buy a coloured bulb. It is very limited in usage, again can be used in exhibitions and museums. It does weight quite a bit and you can’t direct the light.

I would defiantly use the pinspot to do the glitter ball effect. Using 2 or more to make the room look glittery. I wouldn’t use a flood light to do this job as it covers everything not just the disco ball and the LED Parcan is also a bad idea as it would do the same as a flood but also add unwanted colour. I would still use two pinspots to light the glitter ball but in the school dance scene of Grease where they do the hand jive so it gives the disco effect.

6-12 degrees beam angle

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Checklist. • All spare lights can be found at the back of the hall.

• If hanging a light from the rig or a boom you must have a safety chain, if it’s not present they can be found in the hall.

• If hanging the light from the rig attach a G clamp,

additional G clamps are at the back of the hall on the lighting rack.

• If you want to change the colour of this light you need to buy coloured bulbs not gels.

Please note that barn doors are not to be attached to a Pinspot.

Servicing lights.• Step 1 – First you get a paint brush and get all the dust off, lie it down with

the bottom facing up and then undo the screw.

• Step 2 – Take the bulb out because you can get dust on the bulb and then dust the inside of the light and the reflect.

• Step 3 – Wipe the light down with a micro fibre cloth.

• Step 4 – Get a bowl of water, and use a cloth to clean the lens in and out but make sure it’s only damp because if it’s too wet it could effect the electrics.

• Step 5 – place the bulb back in and place the back bit of the light in first then screw the nail back in.

Continued…

• Step 6 – Check if the cable has any breaks in it, if the cable moves or if the plug has a crack in it.

• Step 7 – Check the moving parts, if they are too lose you may need to tighten them and the same for it they are too tight you will obviously have to loosen them.

• Step 8 – Check the G clamp and safety chain.• Step 9 – Always when focusing you undo the arms and

focus the knob when it needs to be able to move freely.• Step 10 – Finally spray with LPA170 it is like a oil but it

dries easy.