Lighting Plan Example

Typical Box Set in School Theatre

This is how you might choose to light the typical box set (shown in the scenery section) on a stage in typical school hall or theatre.

The main lanterns are generally focussed on the key areas:

• Stage right, desk area
• Upstage right, French windows
• Upstage right, cyclorama
• Centre stage, sofa
• Stage left, fireplace
• Upstage left, door
• Upstage left, interior backing

There is enough overlap between theses areas to ensure all of the stage is illuminated.

	Circuit Description 1 Downstage right, desk area 2 Downstage left/centre, sofa 3 Stage left, fireplace 4 Stage right, desk and French windows 5 Stage centre, sofa 6 Stage left, door and fireplace 7 Upstage right/centre 8 Upstage left/centre 9 "sunlight" and backlight (through French windows) 10 Cyclorama sky 11 Backlighting 12 Backing and through upstage left door

The furniture has been omitted from this diagram for clarity.

650 watt, asymmetrical cyclorama Flood	500 watt Fresnel	1 kw Profile

The arrangement of the lanterns is not symmetrical, because the stage setting is not symmetrical, although the lighting is balanced.

This lighting plan is possible with just a 12 channel lighting system. If you had more channels it would be beneficial to split the lanterns on channels 1, 3, 4, 8, 9 and possibly 11, to give better control.

You will often find that there is not always a lighting bar just where you need it, so one of the lanterns on circuit 9 is on a lighting stand.

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