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- 2. a drop made of fabric that seems almost opaque when lit from the front and semitransparent when lit from behind; also called a gauze
- 4. a transparent color medium placed on lighting instruments to produce different colors; also called gel
- 8. cone-shaped devised driven by electromagnets that convert electrical impulses into sound
- 9. the placing of lighting instruments behind the tormentor position for facial modeling and costume accent
- 10. a metal-encased lighting instrument that can be focused, having a lens and a mirror that gives a concentrated light that can be directed specifically, used to light acting areas; also called a spot
- 11. a spotlight featuring a Fresnel or stepped lens, which projects a clear, strong light with a soft edge
- 13. the strong source of light aimed at an acting area
- 17. a device that receives sound waves and changes them into electronic impulses thereby amplifying the voice; also called a mike
- 19. theater's qualities that determine the audibility and trueness of sound
- 20. type of speaker cone that reproduces sounds occurring in the middle range
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- 1. the light that fills shadows, aimed opposite a key light
- 3. type of speaker cone that reproduces high-pitched sounds
- 5. a simple piece of sound equipment that receives a small sound signal from a microphone or other source, increases the strength of the signal, and out puts it to a speaker or other destination
- 6. heavily insulated wire for joining lighting instruments to electrical outlets or to a switchboard
- 7. a console from which the brightness of light is controlled
- 12. an electrical devise that controls the amount of current flowing into a lighting instrument, thus increasing or decreasing the intensity of the light
- 14. type of speaker cone that reproduces low-pitched sounds
- 15. a frequent problem that occurs with the projection of sound, loud, ear-piercing scream that happens when the amplified sound is fed back into the microphones that are picking up the original sound
- 16. a transparent color medium placed on striplights to produce different colors
- 18. a device for joining cables to each other or to instruments
