Lighting

Subtractive and Additive Colour Mixing

When you combine two or more lighting gels, the effect can 

be either subtractive or additive...

Subtractive colour mixing is when you place two different gels in front of the same lantern. Subtractive mixing is used to create a colour effect that can not be bought, only created. This then reduces the light towards blackness. The three primary colours of lighting Red Green and Blue, all mixed together, blend to create black, or is used to block the light.

Additive colour is when you focus two differently coloured beams of light together. When you combine these colours in this way, it adds the colours together which creates a white. The three primary colours Red, Green and Blue, mix together to form white.

To learn more about subtractive and additive color mixing, go to... 

http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/entertain/industry/core/lighting/3220/key_terms.htm#subtractive_additive

 Lighting Personnel

The different types of Lighting Personnel and 

what they do...

 Lighting Designer: The role of the lighting designer is to work closely with the director, set desinger, costume designer, and at times, the sound designer and choreographer. The Lighting designer works closely with these other team members to help create an overall look for the show, as well as keeping issues such as visibility, safety and cost in mind. The lighting designer also works closely with the stage manager when using control systems used in production. When a lighting designer is not working in the theatre, they can be found working at many productions such as concert, tours, corporate launches, art installation and many other celebration spectaculars.

Lighting Operator: The lighting operator is the person who operates the light board. The lighting operator could be responsible for conventional