Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, 4th Edition

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Stands and rigging

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Lighting technicians find themselves having to hang lights in all kinds of places, so naturally, over the years, ways have been devised to secure a light almost anywhere. People are constantly inventing and reinventing these devices. The basics are described in this chapter; check manufacturers’ Web sites for the most up-to-date information (ARRI, Matthews, Norms, American, Modern Studio Equipment, Versales, The Light Source, City Theatrical and many others; see also Appendix F).

Lights are typically mounted in one of three ways. The smaller movie lights (baby 2k and smaller) have a ⅝-in receiver that can be mounted on a ⅝-in “baby” pin. Larger movie lights have 1⅛-in. pin which fits into a 1⅛-in “junior” ...