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``Stage lighting is often surrounded by a thick and impenetrable veil of mystery, which is due, undoubtedly, to lack of knowledge of both the limits and potentialities of the problem.'' - Stanley McCandless.

**Figure 5.1:**WPI Masque's November 1992 production of Shakespeare's The Tempest, in which some stunning lighting effects were used to enhance the appearance of the set.

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Subsections * Introduction * Lighting Instruments
* Scoops
* Cyclorama Lights
* Parabolic Reflector Cans
* Fresnel Spotlights
* Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights
* Automated Instruments * Color
* Color Theory
* Primary, Secondary and Complementary Colors of Light
* Light Mixing
* Practical Use of Color
* Glass, Gelatine and Plastics
* Dichroic Color Filters * Patterns * Dimmers
* Dimmer History * Cables and Connectors * Lighting Boards * Control * Design
* Washes
* Specials
* Cyclorama Lighting
* Color
* Lighting Angle
* Simulating Exteriors
* Lighting Design Paperwork
* Shop Order
* Instrument Plots
* Focus Sheets
* Computer-Aided Lighting Design * A Typical Lighting Hang at WPI

Steve Richardson 2000-07-06

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