Lighting Design: General / Specials List

This list describes the component lighting states used by the lighting designer to compile the cue sheet (see elsewhere) for the company stage manager to re-light the show on tour. It should be read with the file 'Cue Sheet' for the combinations and the lighting plans.

Abbreviations used

S = seconds (eg 5S = a change taking 5 seconds)

DS/US/MID DS = Downstage/Upstage/Mid-downstage etc

HL = house lights

FOH = Front of House

= three lights from downstage right/front of house right

= one light from upstage left

= two lights, one from each side and downstage

= two lights from the side (stage left)

= four top lights or back lights from roughly centre stage

Other arrows have similar meanings

1. GEN STRAW / WARM GENERAL AREA COVER SIX AREAS IN
   LEE 764 SUN COLOUR STRAW. FRESNELS OR WIDE SOFT PROFILE.
    
   
2. GEN O/W GENERAL AREA COVER SAME AS ABOVE FROM
   OTHER DIRECTION. OPEN WHITE. FRESNELS OR WIDE SOFT PROFILE.
    
   
3. WARM BACK GENERAL BACKLIGHT IN SIX AREAS. LEE 009
   FRESNELS OR FLOODS AT A PINCH.
    
   
4. BLUE BACK GENERAL BACKLIGHT IN FOUR AREAS. LEE 161,
   FRESNELS OR FLOODS AT A PINCH.
    
   
5. FOH AMBER FILL GENERAL PROFILE WASH IN FOUR AREAS
   SHALLOW ANGLE ( LONG WAY AWAY ) PROFILES. LEE 134.
    
   
6. BLUE GENERAL FRESNEL WASH FROM STRAIGHT ON IN
   FOUR AREAS. LEE 201.
    
   
7. MOON FILL ( ALSO IN "ALL BLUES" ) GENERAL TOP SIDE FRESNEL
   COVER OVER WHOLE STAGE IN TWO LARGE OVERLAPPING AREAS. LEE 196.
    
   
8. AMB HILL SINGLE FRESNEL FROM BACK OF HILL FAIRLY WIDE FOCUSED. LEE 134. FAIRLY VITAL.
    
   
9. Y HILL SINGLE PROFILE SHALLOW ANGLE FLAT ON TO HILL TO LIFT THE YELLOW CORN. LEE 765. MUST BE WIDE ENOUGH TO COVER WHOLE HILL.
    
   
10. WARM HILL TWO 500W SMALL FRESNELS OR PROFILES ONE FOR TOP OF HILL, ONE FOR LOWER BIT, OVERLAP A LOT, PAIRED.
    HELP TO TAKE THE GENERAL UP THE HILL. LEE 764.
     
    
11. COLD HILL SAME AS ABOVE IN LEE 201.
     
    
12. SKY COVER THE SKY IN LEE 119 DARK BLUE / 196 LIGHTER BLUE / BIT OF RED, BIT OF AMBER AND MIX THE RESULT.
     
    
13. TABLE 1 TWO WIDE FRESNELS LIGHTING DSC AREA IN LEE 009 TO GIVE A KITCHEN AREA.BETTER TOO WIDE THAN NOT ENOUGH.
     
    
14. TABLE 5 SINGLE WIDE FRESNEL IN O/W TO LIGHT USR CORNER BUT FAR ENOUGH DOWN TO WORK FOR THE SOLICITORS AND CONSCRIPTION. ( there is no table 2,3,4 )
     
    
15. PAIR OF PROFILES LIGHTING A STRIP FAR DS ABOUT TWO METERS WIDE AND COVERING THE FULL WIDTH IN O/W.
     
    
16. WEDDING PAIR OF PAR CANS MED OR WIDE DEPENDING ON VENUE SIZE FROM THE TOP SIDES JUST UNDER HALF WAY BACK FOR CROSS LIGHT IN LEE 09.
     
    
17. MOON PAR SPECIAL PAR CAN MED OR WIDE DEPENDING ON VENUE SIZE, TINY BIT UP FROM DSC IN LEE 201 FOR KORA'S SONGS.
     
    
18. DSC SPECIAL PROFILE SOFT FOCUS DSC IN O/W FOR FILL AND KORA'S SONGS. THIS HELPS TO FILL THE MIDDLE OF
     
    
19. DSL SPECIAL QUITE WIDE AREA PROFILE IN 09 SOFT FOCUS TO CATCH SOMEONE STANDING DSC. BEWARE LIGHTING FEET BUT NOT HEADS.
     
    
20. BIRTH TWO WIDE PARS FROM BACK ONE IN O/W ONE IN 04 ( ONE WOULD DO ) OR FRESNEL ON BIRTH TABLE BUT WIDE ENOUGH TO RUN DOWN TO THE FRONT. IF ONLY USING ONE USE 04.
     
    
21. SIDE PINK TWO PROFILES FOR SIDE LIGHT ON PEOPLE ON HILL. ONE AT TOP AND ONE LOWER DOWN. SEPARATE CIRCUITS. IF ONLY USING ONE MAKE IT THE TOP ONE. LEE 004.
     
    
22. SIDE BLUESAME AS ABOVE IN LEE 063
     
    
23. BIRDIES FRONT OF STAGE FOR COSY FIRELIGHT EFFECT. LEE134
     
    
24. FIRE FLOODS ANYTHING FROM THE FRONT CORNERS THAT DOES THAT FIRE THING. ANYTHING RED.
     
    
25. LIGHTNING ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN FLASH FROM AN INTERESTING ANGLE. LIGHT BLUE BETTER THAT O/W.