Master Electrician: Table of Contents

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• Introduction - Define role of ME - Define interaction w/ LD
• Basic Concepts
  • Basics of electricity
    • Electrical properties - electrons etc - conductors, insulators - resistance - electromagnetism and inductors
    • Circuits - voltage - amps - wattage - loads (resistance, inductive) - DC/AC - phasing - serial vs. parallel loads
    • Dimming - SCR - rating - control (analog vs. DMX)
  • Basics of lighting
    • Reflection and refraction - circular reflectors - ellipsoidal reflectors - paraboloid reflectors - plano-convex lenses - frequency dependence
    • Practical Systems - focus point and image resolution - inverse-square law - non-ideal point sources - reflector/lens systems - filament dynamics (black-body)
• Tour of Theater
  • Power Feeds - rating - phases - connectors
  • Dimmers - ratings, # - connectors - control
  • Cabling - gauge - length - connectors - Socapex/multi - permanent in-house circuits
  • Control - lightboards - manual - 2 scene - computer
  • Lighting Instruments
    • Basic types - Fresnel - Altman - ERS - Altman, S4, generic - PAR can - Altman, S4 - Striplight - R40, *cyc, zip - scoop - beam projector - moving luminaire - special FX
    • Parts of an instrument - Body - lamp assembly - lens assembly - adjustments to lamp/lens - aiming features, e.g. yoke - shutters - gel slot
    • Lighting Accessories - lamps - C-clamps - sidearms - trunions - booms - floormounts - ladders - gels/frosts (& changers) - gobos
• Working on Shows
  • Working with the LD - coordinating the lighting (ckts, etc) - interpreting a plot - 1'6" spacing - key and symbols - other notations - setting up rentals
  • Load-in - scheduling - installing dimmers etc - hardpatch? - setting up booms, etc - hanging (1'6") - circuiting (tie-up) (tape) - troubleshooting - softpatch - lightboard stuff
  • Strike and rental return
  
  
  
  

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