About Stage Lighting

Stage lighting is an integral part of any performance. Whether it's a music concert, play, comedy show, or presentation, lighting enhances the experience. In situations where stage lighting is not a focal point, such as in a play or presentation, it is often taken for granted by the audience.

Stage Lighting Types

• ·         Stage wash lights flood specific areas of the stage with soft-edged, color-filtered light.

• ·         Fixed spotlights use hard-edged light to highlight performers or objects on the stage.

• ·         Follow spots are manually operated by technicians to follow a moving performer across the stage.

• ·         Used primarily in music concerts, specials are used to create special effects during the performance. Crowd "blinders," strobe lights, scanners, LED panels, projectors, and other light-emitting fixtures can be used as specials, as can wash and spot lights when employed in a no typical fashion.

• ·         LED screens can act as special wash lighting, or programmed to display designs, images, and pictures.

•   Projectors are another common special effect, used to project videos, images, pictures, designs, and colors across the stage or onto screens.