Subjective and Additive colour mixing
- Subtractive - placing two different gels in front of the same lantern. Subtractive mixing is used to obtain a colour effect that is not available from stock or from manufacturers, although the wide range of available colours is so wide that the need for subtractive mixing is reducing. Combining colours in this way reduces the light towards blackness. The three primary colours of light (Red, Green and Blue) mix subtractively to form black (or to block all the light).
- Additive - focusing two differently coloured beams of light onto the same area (eg. Cyc Floods). Combining colours in this way adds the colours together, eventually arriving at white. The three primary colours additively mix to form white, as do the complementary colours. See Light theory and Light mixing.
Rolls with Lighting-
Lighting designer(LD): The job of a Lighting designer is to work with the director, set designer and costume designer and sometimes the sound designer and choreographer to help create the overall look for the show. The Lighting designer also sometimes works with the stage manager and show control programming.
Outside the theatre the job of lighting director is much more diverse and they can be found working on rock and pop tours, corporate launches, art installations and on massive celebration spectaculars, for example the Olympic games opening and closing ceremonies.
Lighting technician: are involved with rigging and controlling electric lights for art and entertainment venues or in video, television, or film production. Lighting technicians are responsible for the movement and set up of various pieces of lighting equipment for visual effects. Lighting Technicians may also lay electrical cables, wire fixtures, install color effects or image patterns, focus the lights, and assist in creating effects or programming sequences.
Follow Spot Operator: someone who operates specialised stage lighting instruments e.g. a follow spot
Outside the theatre the job of lighting director is much more diverse and they can be found working on rock and pop tours, corporate launches, art installations and on massive celebration spectaculars, for example the Olympic games opening and closing ceremonies.
Lighting technician: are involved with rigging and controlling electric lights for art and entertainment venues or in video, television, or film production. Lighting technicians are responsible for the movement and set up of various pieces of lighting equipment for visual effects. Lighting Technicians may also lay electrical cables, wire fixtures, install color effects or image patterns, focus the lights, and assist in creating effects or programming sequences.
Follow Spot Operator: someone who operates specialised stage lighting instruments e.g. a follow spot
