A specialty device designed to give the appearance of being a light source Fire effect, candle, torch, lighting
Flicker bulb 3-4 Watt F-shaped lamp Metallic screen electrodes act
as igniters for neon glass in bulb which give off flickering yellow-orange light
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Can be distracting for audience as flames dance
May not be safe or allowed by Fire Marshall
Either 120V (controllable by dimmer) or battery powered with a hidden switch
Purchased or shop made “C” (Christmas light) painted with
amber acetate ink or covered with yellow gel lightly sanded
Sterno (with salt) or pyro gel Away from scenery and costumes Stationary Only if permitted by Fire Marshall
Stationary Torches 120 Volt Bunch 3 flicker bulbs together If too many flickers substitute 3-4 Watt “C”
(Christmas tree) lamp for one of the flicker bulbs Paint with yellow or amber translucent paint
Hot glue flame colored/shaped gel outside/over lamps Or flame colored chiffon or lightweight silk with
fan
Hand-carried Battery-powered 3 Variable-rate lamp flashers set at variable
rates and intensities with one constant
Traditionally Orange and yellow lamps hidden behind logs
Variation Motor-driven, slowly rotating cylinder of
crumpled aluminum to reflect the light Add a random flicker with starters from
fluorescent light fixtures with “A” household lamps
Reinforcements 6 in. Fresnel, small fan, strips of variegated
gel Variegated gel – multicolored gel made in the
shop from strips of color media of different hues Fan blows gel which causes a flickering light Usually hidden in fireplace so actors do not walk
through effect
Moon Box Wooden box with silhouette of desired phase
of moon cut out Inner face covered with muslin or diffusion Cut out lined with 25-40 Watt lamps wired in
parrallel Inside of box painted to reflect light Rigged behind cyc Can be rigged to move
Black curtain or black backdrop perforated with many little “star holes” hung in front of cyc or light reflective material
Grain-of-wheat lamp or white LED lamp sewn or hot-glued on black cyc or sky tab White “Christmas tree” lamps can also be
used to make larger “stars” Low-voltage lamp with transformer or
wired in series
Thin strands of fiber-optic material Act like a light tunnel Shine light in one end of strand and it comes
out the other side which faces the audience Attached to the back of a black backdrop Strand mounted in front of high-intensity light
source (MR-16 lamp with cold mirror and cooling fan)
Traditional Dangerous Striking and breaking the contacts of an arc Works best behind windows Not to be used
Single-flash heavy duty strobe light Also called a strobe cannon Oftentimes requires a reset time, before it can
be fired again May require several units to create a realistic
effect
Fast rise time lamps Time that it takes the filament to heat to full
incandescence Theatrical instruments = slow rise time 200W household lamp = Fast rise time and
high light output Several lamps mounted inside a reflector scoop
Momentary-on switch push button switch w/o a locking fixture Circuit stays on only as long as the button is
pushed
Rippling effect Shine ERS into a shallow container of water
with reflective bottom Make water move with fan or other jiggling
device
Moving light or Effects Head Dual Gobo rotator One moves clockwise, the other counter-
clockwise
Dual Gobo Rotator from Roscohttp://www.rosco.com/us/lightingequipment/dgr.asp
An offstage unseen load connected to the dimmer
Usually a 500-1000W fresnel two-fered with small onstage load to provide sufficient wattage for the dimmer to operate properly
Eliminates lights glowing or flickering of low wattage light source
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