NT : Discover : Backstage : Lighting and special effects : Lighting : Stage lights without lenses
Parcans, birdies and floods have a range of uses, from lighting the vast expanses of a large cyclorama (a possible use of a flood) to a small bit of uplighting (often achieved with the help of a birdie, or Par 16).
People featured in this video include:
Tom Snell, Senior Lighting Technician
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Behind the scenes tours, up to six times a day
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