Theatrical lighting industry gets ready for Act Two with LED fixtures

Currently there are few good alternatives to the beam control provided by conventional lighting fixtures in the theatre. However the benefits of emerging LED products should potentially provide fixtures that are brighter, cooler, lighter, and faster to set up, says Noah Davis. The missions of a theatrical lighting designer is to help tell the story with light. The story of the the atrical lighting industry itself is still in Act One. With movements to "ban the bulb" and shift away from incandescent sources, many people in the theatre World is wondering what will happen to its lighting industry in Act Two. It is time to shine a spotlight on the current state of the atrical lighting systems and how they may bring brought to date with LEDs.
The theatrical lighting industry was born after the invention of the electric light bulb. Prior to electricity, theatre stages were lit with gas, which often caused scenery to catch on fire. The design of the typical the atrical lighting fixture has remained largely unchanged since the 1930s. The basic needs of lighting designers have not changed much either. They have always required the ability to change color, beam size, shape, intensity, and angle.
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This article was published in the April 2008 issue of LEDs Magazine.
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