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Lighting

by National Theatre

Lighting, special effects and video are used to create moments of stage magic. The choices a lighting designer makes about how a set and actors are lit have a major impact on the mood of a scene. The National Theatre's Lighting Department deploys everything from the humble parcan to complex automated lights.

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Episodes

  1. Automated lighting profiles

    How do automated lights work?

  2. Becoming a lighting designer

    How do you become a lighting designer?

  3. Programming and operating the lights

    Programming the board

  4. Focusing lights for the rep

    How the National Theatre focuses it's lights.

  5. Automated lighting - wash

    What is a 'wash?'

  6. Follow spots

    Find out about the light itself.

  7. Stage lights with lenses

    The use of lenses

  8. Stage lights without lenses

    Stage lights without lenses

  9. The use of follow spots

    How a follow spot is used

  10. The use of moving lights

    How moving lights are used

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Lighting, special effects and video are used to create moments of stage magic. The choices a lighting designer makes about how a set and actors are lit have a major impact on the mood of a scene. The National Theatre's Lighting Department deploys everything from the humble parcan to complex automated lights.

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National Theatre

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arts

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Lighting, special effects and video are used to create moments of stage magic. The choices a lighting designer makes about how a set and actors are lit have a major impact on the mood of a scene. The National Theatre's Lighting Department deploys everything from the humble parcan to complex...

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