Lighting Vocab quiz

Match the definition to the term.

The one who works with the director and set designer to plan what lighting effects and colors to use to create the lighting, atmosphere, and time of day.

• Lighting Designer

• Lighting Tech

• Plot Design

• Stage Lights

Match the definition to the term.

The one who actually controls the lights during the performance.

• Lighting Designer

• Lighting Tech

• Plot Design

• Stage Lights

A document that a lighting designer uses to illustrate and communicate the lighting design to the director, designers, master electrician, and crew. The plot design specifies which light instruments to use, how each instrument is hung, where it is focused, and what colour it is.

• Lighting Designer

• Lighting Tech

• Plot Design

• Stage Lights

A square of coloured transparent material that is put at the end of a lighting instrument in a holder.

• Stage Lights

• Ambiance/Mood

• Gel

• Fade In/Fade Out

Used to describe where the instrument is pointed at the stage. The focal point, or hotspot, is the brightest part of the light.

• Focus

• Angle

• Ambiance/Mood

• Shadows

The tone and feel of a scene. This can easily be created with light. Is the light hard or soft? Bright or dim? What colours are used?

• Focus

• Angle

• Ambiance/Mood

• Gel

An indication in a script that triggers an action at a specific time for the light technician.

• Fade In/Fade Out

• Cue

• Plot Design

• Focus