showstack / glossary / moving-head
Moving head 搖頭燈
A fixture whose whole optical head pans and tilts on motorised yokes, as opposed to a fixed fixture or a mirror-scanner. The category everything else in a modern rig is described against: wash, spot, beam, hybrid, profile.
中文
整個燈頭透過馬達在支架上做水平與垂直轉動的燈具，相對於固定燈具或反射鏡掃描燈。現代燈光系統的其他分類都以此為基準描述：染色、成像、光束、混合型。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK / US | Moving head / mover | |
| HK | 搖頭燈 / Mover | |
| TW | 搖頭燈 |
Easy to get wrong
Wash, spot and beam are marketing categories, not defined terms. A "beam" from one brand and another can have very different field angles and zoom ranges.
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Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
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