Lighting

• Match Lantern type with Definition

  • PAR can: Lights a large area(with an edge). Can produce intense colours.
  • Profile Spot: Gives a hard-edged spot of light. Highlights a performers or area.
  • Fresnel: Gives a soft-edged spotlighted which enables the lighting of precise areas. Easy to blend
  • Barn Door: Four hinged flaps that are fitted in front of a lantern. Can be positioned to block light from reaching certain areas of the stage.
  • Floodlight: Provides lots of light to a wide area (no edge)
  • Gobo: Metal disc placed in front of source ot make specific shape.
• Match lighting technique with definition


  • Cross Fade: Similar to a fade, it occurs when one lighting state fades into a different one.
  • Snap: Where the light changes abruptly from one state to the next.
  • Blackout: When all lights turn off onstage
  • Wash: Over-illuminating of an area with one colour
  • Focus: Adjusting the lens so light converges on a single focal point.
  • Intensity: A measure of strength of a light source.
• What are the different techniques for set?

  • Backdrop: A painted cloth hung at the back of the theatre stage as part of the scenery.
  • Entrances/Exits: Position of these may be significant
  • Cyclorama: Curved, stretched cloth around the back of the stage which gives impression of extensive space.
  • Levels: Give audience idea of status/significance
• What is stage furniture?


  Elements of the production that can be used/moved but cannot be defined as personal props e.g. chair, table, block. Can also be written about to support set design.