Lighting Design Procedures

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Lighting Design Procedures

• Tech Theatre Class
• Wednesday, 9/5/07

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Lighting positions in a typical proscenium
theatre- plan (birds eye) view
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Lighting positions- cross section (side view)
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Lighting Design Paperwork

• Light Plot
• Light Plot Legend
• Vertical Lighting Section
• Instrument Schedule
• Lighting Key
• Lighting Areas
• Lighting Cue Sheets

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Light Plot

• A scale mechanical drawing, road map that shows
  where the instruments should be placed
• Scale is, for example, ¼1
• Plan, horizontal cross-section, top, birds eye
  view
• Gives specific information about each instrument

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The Legend

• Type of Instrument
• Lighting symbol represents specific instrument
• Instrument Number
• Hanging location on the pipe, SLgtSR
• Focus Area
• Identified by a letter that corresponds with a
  specific lighting area
• Circuit Number
• The stage circuit into which the instrument
  should be plugged

• Dimmer Number
• Identifies specific dimmer that controls the
  instrument
• Channel Number
• Identifies the control channel to which the
  dimmer is assigned on the light (dimmer) control
  board
• Instrument Color
• The number that refers to the specific color
  media used with the instrument

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Vertical Lighting Section

• A drawing in same scale as light plot
• A composite (all sections together) side view of
  set, masking (drapes, etc), and lighting
  instruments
• Purpose
• Check sight lines of instruments
• Determine appropriate trim height for masking
• Ensure lighting instruments will not interfere
  with scenic elements and vice versa

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Instrument Schedule

• AKA Hookup sheet
• Everything you need to know about every
  instrument
• Instrument , type, hanging location, focus area,
  circuit, dimmer, lamp wattage, color
• Optional remarks focus notes, accessories such
  as barn door, gobo

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Lighting Key

• A drawing that indicates the plan angle and color
  of each light source on an object or area
• Primary guide for locating the hanging positions
  of lighting instruments

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Lighting Areas

• A cylindrical space approximately 8 to 12 feet in
  diameter and 7 feet tall
• Typically overlapped to provide smooth wash of
  light

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Lighting Cue Sheets

• Electricians (or Board Ops) Cue Sheet
• Cue , Timing, Action, When cue should occur
• Preset Sheet
• For a manual or preset control board
• Intensity level of each channel for each cue
• Designers Cue Sheet or Tracking Sheet
• One page per cue
• Rough intensity levels and timing

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