Theater Spot Lights

Theater spot lights are a powerful tool for portraying time, location and mood in theatre productions. They are also used to highlight specific actors during large-scale presentations, such as musicals or plays.

Spotlights come in a wide range of sizes, types and power outputs. There are many different kinds of spots and each has its own uses.

Modern Spot Lights

Modern spotlights are often minimalist in design, but they provide clear and efficient lighting from above. They prioritize contemporary elegance and exclusive quality. At LOOM Design, we create spotlights that are aesthetically appealing, but that also meet the demand for functional, attractive and energy-efficient lighting solutions.

We have an extensive range of wall and ceiling spotlights available in our collection. The lighting fixtures are available with various mounting options, including recessed in the ceiling or flush with the surface of the wall. You can also choose between LED and incandescent bulbs. However, LED bulbs are quickly becoming the clear favourite due to their superior performance and energy efficiency. LED lighting can last 15 years or more, saving you money and time on replacement costs.

Spotlight fixtures are great for illuminating art and other decorative items in museums or showcases, but they can also be used to light up your dining room, living room or even the kitchen. They can help you fine-tune that chop of herbs in the kitchen or prevent your friend Karl from hitting that ball straight into that dark corner in your basement ping-pong room.

The spotlights in our collection all feature an elegant and sleek appearance, which makes them a natural fit for the interiors of modern homes. They are available in many colours and finishes and come with different mounting options. They also come in a wide variety of beam angles, colour temperatures and brightness levels.

Follow Spots

Follow spots are specialized types of spotlights that can be moved to follow actors and other elements on stage. They offer several key benefits that can add dramatic lighting effects to any performance setting.

In a modern Musical Theatre production, there can be three, four or even six Followspots in operation at any one time to follow the movement of performers and special set Moving head light supplier pieces across the stage. Typically, these are used in conjunction with Fresnel Spotlights and other general purpose spotlights.

These specialized spot lights can be operated manually or by using a lighting control console (DMX). They usually have adjustable beam angles that can easily change focus points during transitions. They also feature different attributes and colors that can be controlled to create a wide range of visual effects.

They can also be adjusted to a different sized beam size to follow specific actors or other items on stage. This is useful for highlighting specific features of costumes or props to keep the audience focused on what is happening on stage.

Historically, these powerful spot lights have been located in rooms at the front of the auditorium to provide a high lighting angle that can be targeted directly onto a performer. These rooms are often surrounded by sound-isolating walls to help eliminate the interference of other light sources in the venue.

Fresnel Spot Lights

Fresnel spot lights (pronounced fruh-NEL) are focusable spotlights commonly used in theatre, film, and television. They get their name from the lens situated in front of them, which contains concentric rings that channel a soft-edged beam of light. They can be adjusted to become narrowly focused “spot” beams or wider “flood” beams.

These spotlights can be a key component of any theater stage lighting rig. They’re also ideal for use in front of a screen, or as part of an exterior set.

Like other spotlights, they can be fitted with coloured filters to create various effects. They’re typically operated manually, and can be aimed by hand or remotely using a pan/tilt.

Aside from their distinct shape, these lights have several other advantages that make them a popular choice for many productions. They’re generally lighter and smaller than ERS spotlights, and their beams are more Theater spot lights versatile thanks to the stepped lens. They can also be shaped with external barn doors, but their widest beam size settings tend to “hole out” in the center.

They also feature a high-purity lamp source that provides excellent color rendering with CRI, TLCI, and R9 values. This is one of the main reasons why LED fresnel spotlights have become such a popular option in today’s theater and studio lighting markets. They’re also more energy efficient than their traditional lamp counterparts.

Spotlights with Color Filters

A spotlight with color filters (also known as gels) shifts the white light in the beam to a different color temperature. This creates a light that is warmer or cooler than the original, and can be used for special effects or to match existing lighting fixtures.

The first stage light was the limelight, invented by Henry Drummond in 1803. This could be aimed to follow a specific performer, or thrown across a large area to show sunlight on a cloudy day. The limelight was replaced by a more practical lensed spotlight in the 1870s, which could be shaped to frame a particular area. It was also possible to put a colored gelatin filter in front of the spot, changing the color of the light (called a “gel” because it was originally made from sheets of acetate).

Today’s spotlights have more options than ever. They come in a variety of sizes, types and power outputs. They may be fixed or zoomed, and can be shaped by using 2 moving lenses to produce a specific frame. Many of them can also project gobos.

If you need to wash a medium or larger area, the best choice is a profile spot with a fixed beam angle. These can be used much closer to the stage than fresnels. They can be used with a wide range of gobos and can also be controlled with dimmers.