User:Njitstu45/Spotlight operator

Followspot Controls
Choppers - Choppers are used to cut or shutter the top and bottom part of the beam. Used for giving the spotlight a different shape

Douser - Dousers are used to control the intensity of the spotlight

Iris - The iris is used to control the beam size of the spotlight

Trombone - The trombone is used to control focal length

Color frames - Color frames are used to control the color of the light. They are also known as a boomerang or a color magazine. Color magazines contain the color gels, which are counted from the rear of the follow spot forward

Positioning
Sources:


 * 1) Relativity and The Moving Spotlight ( https://www.jstor.org/stable/20620219 )
 * 2) The Spotlight Effect and the Illusion of Transparency: Egocentric Assessments of How We Are Seen by Others ( https://www.jstor.org/stable/20182597?searchText=ti%3A(%22spotlight%22)&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dti%253A%2528%2522spotlight%2522%2529%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_phrase_search%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A3570cf9602f5e468af240c7e948ec204)
 * 3) Beginner’s guide to follow spotlights: 4 key knowledge points. ( https://www.beyondstagelight.com/news/beginners-guide-to-follow-spotlights-4-key-knowledge-points/ )
 * 4) Lighting console operator ( https://www.screenskills.com/job-profiles/browse/unscripted-tv/technical/lighting-console-operator/ )
 * 5) Lighting Designer / Operator ( https://powerhousetheatre.net/job-descriptions/lighting-designer-operator/ )