Edexcel GCSE Drama: Lighting Design
Glossary Exam Questions & Answers
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Advance Bar - ANSWERLighting bar hung from auditorium close to stage.
Amp - ANSWERShort for amplifier, which is used to amplify sound.
AMP - ANSWERShort for Ampere, a unit of electrical current.
Baby Spot - ANSWERSmall spotlight under 500W.
Backlight - ANSWERLight coming from upstage, behind scenery or performers, to sculpt and separate
them from a background.
Back Projection - ANSWERA method of projecting images onto a translucent screen from behind.
Often used for projected scenery or special effects. Because the projector is usually close to the
screen, special lenses are needed to ensure that the image seen by the audience is large enough.
Bar - ANSWERMetal tube used for hanging lanterns.
Barn-Door - ANSWERA rotatable attachment consisting of two or four metal flaps which is hinged to
the front of a Fresnel or PC type lantern to cut off the beam in a particular direction. Profile lanterns
use shutters to achieve a greater degree of control and accuracy.
Battens - ANSWERCompartmentalised floodlights set up so as to allow colour mixing. Low voltage
battens are commonly used as light curtains and for colour washes.
Beam Light - ANSWERLantern with no lens but with parabolic reflector.
Bifocal Spot - ANSWERProfile lantern with two sets of shutters, one of which produces a hard edge,
and one a soft edge. Not necessary in zoom profiles, because this requirement is fulfilled by two
lenses.
Blackout - ANSWERA lighting cue where all stage lights go off simultaneously.
Build - ANSWERIncrease light levels.
Bulb Round - ANSWERLighting check.
Channel - ANSWERConnected circuit in lighting system.
Check - ANSWERDecrease light levels.
Cinemoid - ANSWERType of colour gel.
Circuit - ANSWERMeans by which a lantern can be identified and connected to a dimmer.
Clamp - ANSWERNormally used to attach lanterns to bars.
Colour Call - ANSWERList of gels for a design.
Glossary Exam Questions & Answers
100% Correct!!
Advance Bar - ANSWERLighting bar hung from auditorium close to stage.
Amp - ANSWERShort for amplifier, which is used to amplify sound.
AMP - ANSWERShort for Ampere, a unit of electrical current.
Baby Spot - ANSWERSmall spotlight under 500W.
Backlight - ANSWERLight coming from upstage, behind scenery or performers, to sculpt and separate
them from a background.
Back Projection - ANSWERA method of projecting images onto a translucent screen from behind.
Often used for projected scenery or special effects. Because the projector is usually close to the
screen, special lenses are needed to ensure that the image seen by the audience is large enough.
Bar - ANSWERMetal tube used for hanging lanterns.
Barn-Door - ANSWERA rotatable attachment consisting of two or four metal flaps which is hinged to
the front of a Fresnel or PC type lantern to cut off the beam in a particular direction. Profile lanterns
use shutters to achieve a greater degree of control and accuracy.
Battens - ANSWERCompartmentalised floodlights set up so as to allow colour mixing. Low voltage
battens are commonly used as light curtains and for colour washes.
Beam Light - ANSWERLantern with no lens but with parabolic reflector.
Bifocal Spot - ANSWERProfile lantern with two sets of shutters, one of which produces a hard edge,
and one a soft edge. Not necessary in zoom profiles, because this requirement is fulfilled by two
lenses.
Blackout - ANSWERA lighting cue where all stage lights go off simultaneously.
Build - ANSWERIncrease light levels.
Bulb Round - ANSWERLighting check.
Channel - ANSWERConnected circuit in lighting system.
Check - ANSWERDecrease light levels.
Cinemoid - ANSWERType of colour gel.
Circuit - ANSWERMeans by which a lantern can be identified and connected to a dimmer.
Clamp - ANSWERNormally used to attach lanterns to bars.
Colour Call - ANSWERList of gels for a design.
