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follow spot

[′fäl·ō ‚spät]
(electricity)
A high-intensity spotlight used to follow action in arenas and stadiums and on large stages; it is equipped with adjustable iris and shutter controls, and its light source is either a carbon arc or an incandescent bulb.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

follow spot

A theater spotlight used to follow a performer on the stage.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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We needed to train our operators to use this system in a way that made sense to a traditional follow spot operator.
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"You work very hard to get the play of light right proportionately between stage left and right, but then the follow spot can ruin everything.
Etienne Boucher
Participants will have the chance to sit in prompt corner, operate a follow spot and stand onstage in the course of an exploration that will cost them pounds 5 - including a glass of wine at the bar - and last about two hours.
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Used as a replacement for intelligent lighting fixtures in applications such as a follow spot, a digital projector can be much more economical, easy to obtain, and portable.
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Thus, little mermaid Atlanta (Carly Tancredi) does a deal with the evil submarine baddie Barracuda (the excellent Heather Phoenix, revelling in a green follow spot) exchanging her beautiful voice for a human shape in order to pursue the prince who she has saved from drowning.
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The ceiling of the house contains three steel catwalks off side aisles for front-of-house (FOH) illumination, backed by an oversized follow spot booth housing three Super Troupers.
Diary of a dream
The shabby red tabs (so badly in need of replacing) light up with a follow spot and Richard appears in top-hat and frock-coat - a song-and-dance man from a 19th-century musical farce (pictured).
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During a performance I could be moving the set, operating a follow spot, helping with props, sweeping, mopping - it all depends on the show's requirements.
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He is in front of the cloth in the familiar green follow spot.
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The dancers hatch plots, hog the follow spot and flirt outrageously with the audience, each other and the Prince.
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