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Production Staff

Lighting Designer

灯光设计师
dēng guāng shè jì shī

The one who worsk with the director and decide on how to illuminate the performance.

Assistant Lighting Designer

助理灯光设计师
Zhùlǐ dēngguāng shèjì shī

The one who helps out the lighting designer, with stress on paper works and loading in.

Light Board Programmer/Operator

灯控师
dēng kòng shi

The who operates on the lighting control board.

 

Hanging Position

 

Anti-proscenium

台口灯架
tái kǒu dēng jià

AntiProscenium
Lighting positions immediately downstage of the proseceium.

Balcony Rail/circle front

挑台杆
tiāo tái gān

BalconyRail

boom arm/side arm/T-Bar

灯具立柱的旁臂
dēng jù lì zhù de páng bì

boomArt

a horizontal extension from a boom

boom base(Tank trap)

立柱的
lì zhù de

BoomBase

box boom

耳光室
Ěrguāng shì

 

BoxBoom
Booms which are in the position of box seats.

ceiling beam

天排
tiān pái

Beams which are the ceiling, usually dead hung bars

Cove

洞穴
dòng xuè

Lightings positions where the lighting fixture are hidden from the audience.

cyc lights (ground row)

地排
de pái

GroundRow
a strip of lights on the floor used to illuminate the the lower part of the cyclorama

cyc lights (top row)

天排
tiān pái

a strip of lighting instruments used to illuminate the upper part of the cyclorama.

Electric/lighting (bar or pipe)

灯光吊杆
Dēngguāng diào gān

 

ElectricalPipe
A pipe, or batten which lights are hung.

First electric, (US) /number one spot bar

一顶灯光杆
yī dǐng dēng guāng gǎn

First electric is the most down stage electrical pipe on stage, followed by second most downstage pipe onstage known as second electric

Front of House electric

台前灯杆
tái qián dēng gān

the batten suspended over the audience, and is nearest to the front of the stage,.

gallery/bridge


qiáo

Bridge

grid

舞台顶部的钢架
wǔ tái dǐng bù de gāng jià

 

H-Stand

H架
H jià

Lighting frame which is in the shape of “H”

internally wired bar(IWB)/ hire-wire electric/ dedicated electric

有电插座的光杆
yǒu diàn chā zuò de guāng gǎn

Pipes with hard wired electrical outlets.

ladder

吊笼
diào lóng

A ladder shaped frame, usually at the sides of the stage.

light slot

灯光槽
dēng guāng cáo

 

light stand/boom/light tree

灯具立柱
dēng jù lì zhù

BoomLight
A vertical pipe sits a base for mounting on additional lightings.

light tormentor(trm)

 

Light bridges which are perpendicular
to the stage opening

lighting tower

灯光柱
dēng guāng zhù

Light Tower Full Ext.
Free standing supports to hold  lighting fixtures.

movable boom/tower"rovers"

流动灯架
liú dòng dēng jià

Boom which are equipped with coasters to allow for easy mobility

perches

 

Lighting positions immediately upstage of  the proseceium

stage electric

舞台上边的电杆
wǔ tái shàng bian de diàn gān

Lighting pipes which are on top of the stage.

tripod

三脚架
sān jiǎo jià

Heavy tripod
A supporting equipment with three legs.

truss

桁架
héng jià

Truss

Hanging Actions  悬挂方法

 

bank of lights

一堆灯一堆灯
yī duī dēng

A groups of lighting fixtures

double hang(truss)

双(桁架)吊灯

 

gang together

连接一起
lián jiē yī qǐ

The fixtures are joined together and connect to the same power socket

hook up

接电
jiē diàn

Connect the fixture to power socket

lock


suǒ

The position and other screwables are tightened

underhang

吊柱下面挂
diào zhù xià miàn guà

 

UnderHang

Hang the fixture below the pipe

overhang

吊柱上面挂
diào zhù shàng miàn guà

 

Overhang
Hang the fixture above the pipe

yoked out

面对外界
miàn duì wài jiè

The yoke of the instrument faces downstage/upstage

Yoked dowm

面对下
miàn duì xià

Yokeddown
The yoke of the instrument faces the floor.

trim

整理好的高度
zhěng lǐ hǎo de gāo dù

Adjust the height of the pipe or the borders.

 

 Instrument Parts  灯具零件

 

Batten Clamp/ burger (spigot)

 

Lighting Clamp ' Cheese Boro'

Black Foil

黑色金纸
hēi sè jīn zhǐ

Black tin foil with purpose to cut of light spill

Cable grip

 

WIRE ROPE CLIP

Cable tie

扎带
zhā dài

CableTie
A plastic self-locked tie for cables

C-Clamp

C夹
C jiā

2' C clamp

U-cable clamp

U-夹钳
U-jiā qián

U Clamp

 


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Lighting Control System

Lighting Console

Terminology  灯光控制台

auto follow cue,
"wait cue", follow on

自动跟cue
Zìdòng gēn
cue

A cue which runs automatically follow the previouscue after wait time

bump cues

 

A cue with no fade in time i.e. comes on instantly

cassette tape

磁带
cí dài

Magnetic tapes

Channel Control Mode

通道控制模式
Tōngdào kòngzhì móshì

controls which select and modify the levels for channels.

crash

死机
Sǐjī

The system breaks down in middle of working

dimmer doubling

一硅箱数链接两输出通道
yī guī xiāng shù liàn jiē liǎng shū chū tōng dào

two fixtures can be connected to a single ETC dimmer, and have different intensities.

ENVIRONMENT

环境
huán jìng
writable CD

 

fader

推杆
tuī gǎn

A slider on the console which is used to set levels. 

flash

点控
Diǎn kòng

Cue with shortest up/down time, i.e. flashes

floppy drive

磁盘
cí pán

Removable disk that allows date pass from on console to another

glitches

 

 

group master

组控
zǔ kòng

The control for the group of channels

group master

组控
zǔ kòng

Control for a group of channels for attriutes/levels

hard drive

硬盘
yìng pán

The built in memeory drive in the console

Highest takes precedence(HTP)

最大优先
zuì dà yōu xiān

If more than one command of control affects a channel, the channel level is set to the one with the highest level.

independent /exclusive/innhibit(channel)

独立控制
dú lì kòng zhì

A channel which is not affected by recorded cues.

Interlocked fader

 

 

Latest takes precedence

最后优先
zuì hòu yōu xiān

If there is more than one command on the console affects a channel, then the latest command will affect the channel

manual

人工
rén gōng

Control by hand rather than by computer

master console

主控制台
zhǔ kòng zhì tái

The main control console of the whole system

memory

记忆
jì yì

The ability of the console to record status of the console

microcassette tape

小型磁带
xiǎo xíng cí dài

Mini tape

Monitor

显示器
xiǎn shì qì

A video display unit to display the current status of the console.

 

One-one

 

Individual fixtures connect to dividual power socket

preheat

预暖灯
yù nuǎn dēng

Warm up the lamps that the lamps would last longer

Preset

预设
yù shè

describes a basic lighting state that the audience sees before the act on begins

PROGRAM

编辑模式
biān jí mó shì

Record the cue sequences on to the computer

remote control "r-fu(arfoo)"/ riggers control(UK RFU)

遥控器
yáo kòng qì

Remote control unit for the lighting system

Script file programming

编辑手写文档
biān jí shǒu xiě wén dàng

 

self diagnostic

自我测试
zì wǒ cè shì

A process to test that a lighting console run by itself to test all the features of a console.

slave console

从控制台
Cóng kòngzhì tái

The console that is controlled by its master

soft patch

软配接
ruǎn pèi jiē

The patch is done via programming rather than via hard wire

sound to light

灯光跟随音乐变化
dēng guāng gēn suí yīn yuè biàn huà

Cue changes with music

split time tape

 

 

step/rem dim/reminder dim

 

Only the current channel is active while all others are off.

SUPERVISOR

管理模式
guǎn lǐ mó shì

 

volatility

波动
bō dòng

 

writable CD

刻录光盘
kè lù guāng pán

PC Control USB
CD that can be written  on


Moving Light Console  电脑灯光控制台

Color Field

颜色选配
yán sè xuǎn pèi

Command for desired color indicator

Color Meters

色温仪
Sèwēn yí

meter used to measure the color temperature

Color Picker

拾色器
shi sè qì

Button for picking color

COLOR1 CORR

色温校正
sè wēn jiào zhèng

Using color correction

colormix

混色
hùn sè

Using color mix

communication

通讯
tōng xùn

To connect with other devices

CPU

中心处理机
zhōng xīn chǔ lǐ jī

CPU

Dowser/shutter

光闸
guāng zhá

To adjust the dowser/shutter

Fixture

器具
qì jù

To indicate the lighting fixture being used

Flash

灯具点控
dēng jù diǎn kòng

To use the flash facility

Preset focus

先聚焦
xiān jù jiāo

individual channels in Cues, efects and submasters to be recorded as links to the same intensity

focus

聚焦
jù jiāo

To focus

frost

雾化功能
wù huà gōng néng

To load in the frost filter

gobo/template/
pattern/mask

图案片
tú àn piàn

Choosing which pattern plate to use

Gobo rotator

旋转图案轮
Xuánzhuǎn túàn lún

Make the pattern plate spin

Iris

光圈
guāng quān

The size of beam

Memory

存储
cún chú

Stored

P/T_Speed

移动速度
yí dòng sù dù

To set the speed for  movement

palette

预设调色板
yù shè tiáo sè bǎn

The color that is available

pan

水平移动
shuǐ píng yí dòng

To move left and right

Pan Angle

最大垂直角度
zuì dà chuí zhí jiǎo dù

The angle of moving left and right

pan fine

水平微调
shuǐ píng wéi tiáo

Fine adjustment to the pan movement

profile

 

To display the profile

PRISMA

柔光棱镜
róu guāng léng jìng

Use the prism number one

shadow

阴影
yīn yǐng

 

sharper rot

成像转动90度
chéng xiàng zhuǎn dòng90dù

Turn sharply a right angle

STROBE

频闪
pín shǎn

To turn on/off repeatly

Swop

交换按钮
jiāo huàn àn niǔ

Swop the two instructions

take over

切换
qiē huàn

 

tilt

俯仰移动
fǔ yǎng yí dòng

Upward/downward movment

Tilt Angle

最大角度
zuì dà jiǎo dù

The angle of tilting

tilt fine

俯仰微调
fǔ yǎng wéi tiáo

Slit adjustment of tilting – mainly for  moving lights

zoom

可变焦
kě biàn jiāo

To change the  beam size and intensity


Personal Computer Controller

 

connectors

USB接口
USBjiē kǒu

sliders
USB connector/plug

Interface pieces

 

The piece of hardware needed for the computer to interface with in/output device of the lighting system

USB

手指
shǒu zhǐ

512 mb memory stick

 

Operation Keypad Features

active

现行
xiàn xíng

The cue which is on display or being run

add

添加
tiān jiā

Together with

channel

控制通道
kòng zhì tōng dào

A number given a complete control path between the desk and the lighting fixtures.

chase

场景跑灯
chǎng jǐng pǎo dēng

The lights are going to be on one after the other

clear/rel

释放/清除
shì fàng/qīng chú

Clear the channels which are activated

crossfader

交叉变光
jiāo chā biàn guāng

Changes in one cue to next cue

cue

灯光变化(Q)
dēng guāng biàn huà(Q)

A particular lighting look that can be recorded with times.

encorders

 

 

enter/*

确认
què rèn

The cue is ready to be recorded to the board.

Grand master

总控
zǒng kòng

The slider which control all the channels, regardless with they are activated

Group

编组功能
biān zǔ gōng néng

A set of channels group together to be under same control

menu

菜单区
cài dān qū

A setup of options

page


A screen display

playback

重放
chóng fàng

A control on the keypad which plays back previous cue.

preset

预置
yù zhì

To set the preset

reset

重置
chóng zhì

Goes back to original state

save

保存
bǎo cún

The cues and other setup are to be put on disk.

SAVE OUTPUT SCENE

记忆场景键
jì yì chǎng jǐng jiàn

Save the current state

sliders

手推控
shǒu tuī kòng

dimmer pack
A manual button that can be pushed on/down.

submaster

集控
jí kòng

A cue saved on a slider which can be manually controlled.

swop

替换
tì huàn

 

unfold

展开
zhǎn kāi

 

View

查看
chá kàn

A dislay of channels, its levels and other characteristic without affect the look on stage.

wheel

手轮
shǒu lún

A spinning button on the board which allows channels to be adjusted,

Blind/preview

暗改/预览
àn gǎi/yù lǎn

The levels of the channels are show on screen and not on the stage.

patch

配接
pèi jiē

The relationship between channels, dimmers and other attributes are show.

Setup

设定
shè dìng

To setup the mode for the channels and the console.

Stage/live

舞台上即显示
wǔ tái shàng jí xiǎn shì

The active cues is displayed on stage

 

Navigation Keys (for monitor display)  导航

down arrow/page down

向下箭头/下一页
xiàng xià jiàn tóu/xià yī yè

Display next page with down arrow key

last screen

最后屏幕
zuì hòu píng mù

To back to previous screen

part

部分
bù fèn

A cue is divided into segments and runs one after the other.

up arrow/page up

向上箭头/上一页
xiàng shàng jiàn tóu/shàng yī yè

Display previous page with up arrow key

Cues recording  录cue

bump cue

 

The cue with zero up and down time

down time

淡出时间
dàn chū shí jiān

Time taken for the lights to come down

enter/*

输入/ *
shū rù/ *

Record the present state to the board

fade in/out

淡入淡出
Dànrù dànchū

Time taken for the light setting to come up/down

record/rec

记录
jì lù

Record the current setting on stage to the board

solo

独自
dú zì

All the channels are disabled apart from the one selected.

time

时间
shí jiān

The time takes for the cue to come up/down

up time

上的时间
shàng de shí jiān

The time takes for the cue to come up

wait

等待
děng dài

Time slot between two cues

track/cue only

跟踪/不跟踪
gēn zōng/bù gēn zōng

The display is the same as what is previously set apart from the one changed/the display is exactly as what is stored.

Numeric Keys  数字键盘

and

并且
bìng qiě

Together with

at/@


At a particular level/connection

attrib

特效
tè xiào

Set the attribute

channel

输出通道
shū chū tōng dào

In channel mode

cue

灯光变化
dēng guāng biàn huà

To indicate the cue number

dim/dimmer

硅箱数字
guī xiāng shù zì

In dimmer mode

except

除了
chú le

Do not include

full

最亮
zuì liàng

At 100%

hold

保持
bǎo chí

Do not change at the time being

last

早个
zǎo gè

previous

level

亮度
liàng dù

The level desired

link

链接
liàn jiē

Join the cue to the one linked

next

下一个
xià yī gè

Next one

off


guān

down

on


kāi

up

page/sub page

页/集控分页
yè/jí kòng fēn yè

A screen display for the group of submaster

rel/clr

释放/清除
shì fàng/qīng chú

Release the activated channels

rem dim

下一个
xià yī gè

Next channel/dimmer

shift

转移
zhuǎn yí

Use the shift set of keys

sub


Submaster – where a cue is stored

thru

直到
zhí dào

To be included, inclusive

time

变化时间
biàn huà shí jiān

Time take for the light to be up/time

Type(profile)

类型
lèi xíng

For altering the default linear characteristics of intensity and attribute fade times of the channel

undo

类型
lèi xíng

Withdraw of what has been done

update

更新
gēng xīn

Changes the memory of the cue  to the one active on stage

user

用户
yòng hù

Identify the user for the board

cue running  跑cue

cut

切割
qiē gē

To display the cue on stage without any fading time.

go/goto

去/去到...
qù/qù dào...

Display the cue indicated and by-pass all the intermittent cues

hold

保持
bǎo chí

To stay in current status

load

加载
jiā zài

Put the number into memory

macro


hóng

A group of instructions

pb

 

 

profile

类型
lèi xíng

To display the profile

rate

速度
sù dù

Time assigned for the action

stop

停止
tíng zhǐ

Stop running the cue immediately

stop back

停止返回
tíng zhǐ fǎn huí

Stop running of the cue and go back to previous one

text

文字
wén zì

Descriptive wordings to the cue

 

SoftKeys(features)

add channel

添加输出通道
tiān jiā shū chū tōng dào

Put in another channel

delete cue

删除cue
shān chú cue

Takeaway the cue

effect

效果
xiào guǒ

效果

exclusive

独立的
dú lì de

To make channel(s) exclusive

group


To setup groups

next page

下一页
xià yī yè

To have the next page on screen

park a channel

固定输出通道
gù dìng shū chū tōng dào

To make a channel independent

patch

配接
pèi jiē

Set the patch

previous page

前一页
qián yī yè

Previous page

single scene preset

单一场景预置
dān yī chǎng jǐng yù zhì

Set the console for manual

submaster

集控
jí kòng

The button to cut to the cue stored in the submaster

submaster pages

集控页
jí kòng yè

The page to display current submaster

unpatch

清除配接
qīng chú pèi jiē

Take away the patch

 

Dimmers/patch bay  硅箱器/配接台

 

dimmer cabinet/rack

硅箱柜
guī xiāng guì

dimmer pack2
The rack/cabinet where the dimmers are stored

dimmer number

硅箱数字
guī xiāng shù zì

The number assigned to the dimmers

dimmer per circuit

硅箱数字等同控制通道
guī xiāng shù zì děng tóng kòng zhì tōng dào

Each dimmer is dedicated to one circuit

hard patch /pin patch

硬配接
yìng pèi jiē

The patch is done by hardwire

IGBT

 场效应管
chǎng xiào yìng guǎn

 

resistance dimmer

 

 

non-dim

不可调光,直通
bù kě tiáo guāng, zhí tōng

The power can only go on/off

SCR(Silicon Controlled Rectifier)/THYRISTOR

 

 


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Design

Lighting Direction  基本的灯光方向

bounce

反弹
fǎn tán

 

accent

强调
qiáng diào

To give more prominance

back light/rim light

逆光
nì guāng

lights which comes from the upstage and points to the back of actors

dead spot

照不到的地方
zhào bù dào dì dì fāng

Area which is not properly lit

foot light/up light

脚光
jiǎo guāng

Lights which are at the front edge of the stage/performing area, used to neutralise shadows cast by front/top ligth

front light

面光
miàn guāng

Light which usually comes from downstage of the actor and for lighting the actor’s face.

general wash/
general cover

舞台基本照明

Light which are designed to cover general acting area, e.g. full stage.

highside/pipe end

桥光
qiáo guāng

Fixtures whcich are hung at the very ends of lighting bars - used for crosslight, very common for dance.

kickers

耳光
ěr guāng

Light which shines at 45 degree to the  front light.

lighting key

基本的灯光
jī běn de dēng guāng

Basic design concept in the particular lighting design

low side light

最低的柱光
zuì dī de zhù guāng

light that comes from low level at stage left.right of the performer.

special pool

特别光
tè bié guāng

An isolated pool of  light to isolate person or set.

top light/down light

顶光
dǐng guāng

lights which shine above heads

shin

 

The lowest lantern on a lighting boom, specially shines on the lower part of legs.  Very commonly used for dance.

mid

 

Dance lighting specially for the body of the dancer from the side of the stage.

head

 

Dance lighting specially for the head of the dancer from the side of the stage.

curtain warmer(tab dressing)

大幕灯
dà mù dēng

Lighting on grand drape, to brighten up a big and give some mood when the grand is closed.

light distribution

光分布

Amount of light with the beam.

light source

光源

Where light comes from

lighting capacity

照明能力

Amount of light that can be distributed.

Image Characteristic  照明图像特點

focus spot

 

for both Fresnel and ellipsodials to indicate the center of the beam.

beam angle

散开角度
sàn kāi jiǎo dù

envelope

放大角度
fàng dà jiǎo dù

The area that the light beam covers

Field Angle

聚光角度
jù guāng jiǎo dù

The biggest angle that the light beam can make

glare

 

A very bright light

hard focus/hard edged

硬边
yìng biān

The edge of the light beam is well defined

hot spot

焦点
jiāo diǎn

The bightest and also the center of a light beam

soft focus

柔边
róu biān

Visual effect by using a specia filter or other technicque to give a dream-like quality, or blurred edges.

spill/leak/scatter


lòu

Unwanted light

spot

光斑
guāng bān

A circular area

throw

 

Distance between the light source and the object desired to hit.

wash

染色
rǎn sè

Diffused lighting covering the area

Out of focus

 

The light beam is not shinning correctly

zoom

变焦
biàn jiāo

变焦

Measurement  度量

 

Anagstrom

 

Unit of measurement of length (e.g. for wavelengths of light). 1 Angstrom is equal to one ten billionth (1 x 10-10) of a metre

CANDELA

烛光
zhú guāng

 

foot-candle

基本烛光
jī běn zhú guāng

Unit of measuring brightness, the illumination on a surface one foot from a source of a candle.

frequency

频率
pín lǜ

The number of times a wave vibrates each second.

Kelvin degree

色温度量
sè wēn dù liàng

Measurement of color temperature

lumen

流明
liú míng

Unit of measuring brightness,

wavelength

波长
bō cháng

The distance from one point on a vibrating wave to the same point on the next wave

Image Characteristic照明图像特征

 

beam

光束
guāng shù

The cone of light produced by a lighting fixture

blend light

合流光
hé liú guāng

Two or more different colored light beam shine together and gives a mixture ot the colors.

blinders

瞍光
sǒu guāng

Lamps which are directed towards the auditorium and spectators.

Diffused/ soft

散光/柔光
sàn guāng/róu guāng

A light beam with lower concentration of light beams and ons stage that has a blurred edge.

hard

聚光
jù guāng

A light beam with high concentration of light beams and on stage that has a clearly defined edge.

Silhouette

剪影
jiǎn yǐng

The shape

split(leak).

漏光
lòu guāng

Unwanted light

Bleeding/bleed through


lòu

Dimmers which are incorrectly trimmed are said to bleed. That is, the dimmer still gives a small output, causing the lantern to glow, when the control signal is at a minimum.

 

Color Characteristic颜色特征

Additive Color Mixing

添加色光
tiān jiā sè guāng

Add two differently coloured light together to give another color.

Chroma(Saturation)

饱和度
bǎo hé dù

the amount of color pigment

Chromatic Aberration

色象差
sè xiàng chà

 

Cold Color

冷色
lěng sè

perception of color which gives a cold feeling, e.g. blue

Color Harmonies

颜色和谐
yán sè hé xié

 

Color Perspective

彩色透视
cǎi sè tòu shì

 

Color Spectrum

色谱
sè pǔ

colors that is produced by a single source

Color Temperature

色温
sè wēn

An indicator for the color in light,

Complementary Color

互补色
hù bǔ sè

Pairs of colours which, when additively mixed, combine to produce white light.

Digital/
Electronic Color

数字化/电子颜色
shù zì huà/diàn zǐ yán sè

Represent color by a digital number

Hue

色泽
sè zé

one of the main properties of color which one color from the other

Primary Color

三基色
sān jī sè

Three basic colored light add together can make white

Reflection

反射
fǎn shè

反射

Simultaneous Contrast

同时对比
tóng shí duì bǐ

同时对比

Subtractive Color Mixing

减少色光
jiǎn shǎo sè guāng

Form a color by taking away a color from the light.

Transparency

透明度
tòu míng dù

a physical property of allowing light to pass through a material

Value

亮度
liàng dù

Brightness of a color

Warm Color

暖色
nuǎn sè

Warm colors are often said to be hues from red through yellow, browns and tans included;

 


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Instrument Types

Beam Projector

回光灯
huí guāng dēng

 A lenless light

birdie

迷你PAR
mí nǐPAR

A small PAR

black lights

紫外线灯
zǐ wài xiàn dēng

Beyond visible and short wavelength light

Cyc Lights, far cyc

天幕灯
tiān mù dēng

Cyc theater light

discharge lamp

发射灯
fā shè dēng

An arc light, uses a discharge between two carbon rods.

Effect Projector

效果灯
xiào guǒ dēng

Fixture to project the image from a rotating glass effects disc.

Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight

聚光灯
jù guāng dēng

Ellipsodial
A lighting fixture uses ellipse as reflectors

Flood Light

泛光灯
fàn guāng dēng

 Ground mount flood light with Bulb - IRender Ready

Floorcans

地灯
dì dēng

A light fixture with a floor stand for putting on the floor.

fluorescent light

荧光灯
yíng guāng dēng

4' Fluroescent Light

follow spot/limes

追光
zhuī guāng

Follow Spot

Fresnel Spotlight

螺纹聚光灯
luó wén jù guāng dēng

Fresnel studio light 2000 watts

Moving Mirror Intelligent Light

 

MovingMirror

Movinig Head Intelligent Light

 

MovingHead

PAR Light

帕灯
pà dēng

Par.

Parnel

变焦灯
biàn jiāo dēng

A PAR fitted with two different lens for adjusting the beam size

red head

台中提示灯
tái zhōng tí shì dēng

A lighting instrument usually painted in red and for used by the prompter

safety light

安全灯
ān quán dēng

安全灯

Scoop

 

Scoop
A light with no lens

Source 4 ERS

 

A light (bulb) with four filaments

Strip Light

 

Strip

xenon lamp

氙气灯
xiān qì dēng

High output discharge lamp commonly used in Strobe lighting.

zoom ellipsoidal/profile/ Variable Focal Length ERS

变焦成像灯
biàn jiāo chéng xiàng dēng

An elipsodial with moveable lens, ie., different beam size

 

Accessories and Instrument Parts  灯具零件 + 配件

aperture

孔径
kǒng jìng

a hole or an opening of a fuxture through which light shines

Bulb base

底座
dǐ zuò

bulb

C-Clamp

C型夹
C xíng jiā

2' C clamp

Hook Clamp

灯钩
dēng gōu

 

concave lens

凹透镜片
āo tòu jìng piàn

ConcaveLens
Lens which is thinner at the center then the edges

convex lens

凸透镜片
tū tòu jìng piàn

ConvexLens
Lens which is thinner at the edges than at the center

diffusion lens

磨砂镜片
mó shā jìng piàn

A ground lens which is used to soften edges of a light beam.

fresnel lens

螺纹镜片
luó wén jìng piàn

FresnelLens
a special type of lens that has concentric circular ribs on one side, usually cast a soft-edged beam of light

Gate

刀闸
dāo zhá

A metal part within a lighting fixture with legs that can be moved, to shape of the light beam.

lamp/bulb

灯泡
dēng pào

Bulb

lens

镜片
jìng piàn

Optical glass, which may have one or two sides cured to concentrate/disperse lighting beam.

lens holder

镜片座
jìng piàn zuò

The part to hold the lens

lens tube
/barrel/hood

镜片桶
jìng piàn tǒng

Barrel
the part of ellipsodial which holds the lens

Lamp Base

灯座
dēng zuò

LampHolder

light distribution

光分布
guāng fēn bù

Amount of light with the beam.

light source

光源
guāng yuán

Where light comes from

lighting capacity

照明能力
zhào míng néng lì

Amount of light that can be distributed.

parabolic reflector

反光碗
fǎn guāng wǎn

Reflector

plano convex

平突透镜片
píng tū tòu jìng piàn

PlanoConvexLens

Prism Convex

 

 

rondel

 

Roundel
Lens which is colored with the purpose to give the colored light.

TRUNNION ARM

轉動较位

 

donut

加强光圈
jiā qiáng guāng quān

Donut
A piece of cardboard or metal put in the color slot of ellipsodials with the purpose to make the beam harder

Gel frame/color frame

色片夹
sè piàn jiá

ColorFrame
A metal frame house color media

douser

 

the control on a intelligent light and follow spot that cuts out the light by closing a set of doors

heatshield

隔热罩
gé rè zhào

a special clear gel which when placed between a lamp and a coloured gel, dissipates a large amount of heat to give the gel a longer life.

iris

光圈
guāng quān

An metal piece put in light to adjust the size of the beam,

mirror

镜子
jìng zi

Mirror
A mirror is usually put in front of the beam of moving light with the purpose to move the beam

motor

马达
mǎ dá

A metal wire connecting the pipe to the lighting fixtures with the purpose for additional attachment.

scroller

 

Scroller
An accessory with a roll of different color gels to put infront of lighting fixtures to change the color of the beam.

safety chainv

保险链
bǎo xiǎn liàn

 

shutter

光闸
guāng zhá

A metal plate to adjust the shape of the beam

top hat/high hat/
snoot/funnel

礼帽
lǐ mào

topHat
round metal objects that are placed in the color frame holder of lighting instruments to cut down on unwanted light

Semaphore

 

Color filters are put  infront of the fixtures, remotally controlled and can mix colors.

CHINAGRAPH PENCIL

 

White, wax-based pencil used for marking identifying number on gels.

barndoor/louvers

遮光挡板
zhē guāng dǎng bǎn

barnDoor

color diochronic

 

Glass color filters

Color Filters/Color Gel

色纸
sè zhǐ

Color media put in front of fixtures to make the beam changes color

Color Wheel

色轮
sè lún

Color Wheel
A spinning add-on to the color slot and makes the beam keeps on changing color

dip switch

地址码编码器
dì zhǐ mǎ biān mǎ qì

Commonly found in moving lights and scrollers to indicate the address of the fixture

                                                                                            

 

Lamps

fixed focused/ Prefocus/bi-post

定点聚光
dìng diǎn jù guāng

There is only one way to put the lamp in – i.e.in prefocused position

halogen


Type of gas that used in most lamps on stage.

HMI

镝灯
dí dēng

Type of lamp that gives same color temperature as daylight and cannot be dimmed,

incandescent lamp

白炽灯
bái chì dēng

白炽灯

LED

LED

Led
Modern lighting equipment which use less power and last a lot longer.

tungsten


Type of metal filament used in lamps

mogul base

 

MongulBase
A lamp with a screwed on base.

filament

灯丝
dēng sī

Filament

 


Theater Jargon

Translations of technical theater language from English to Chinese