Light plot goes to Master Electrician.
Light crew hangs and circuits instruments.
Color is cut and framed.
Circuits are patched according to Dimmer Schedule.
All channels brought up individually to check that all instruments are working.
Troubleshooting is conducted as necessary.

Focus

Designer returns to focus.
Each instrument is turned on individually, focused and gelled.

Dialogue is critical - keep talking to one another.
Designer uses Channel Schedule to focus lights if crew has mobility.
Designer uses Instrument Schedule to focus lights with limited access.

Focusing Terminology

"Take it to hard focus" - ellipsoidals

• Slide lens barrel forward or back to get sharp edged pool of light.
• Trim light fixture as necessary.
• Strand Ellipsoidals: Slide lamp housing forward or back to get brightest spot of light on stage.

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"Take it to full spot" - fresnels

• Turn crank or slider on back or side of fixture, or slide thumb screw along bottom of the fixture, so lamp/reflector assembly is as far away from lens as possible.
• EC Fresnels: Do not keep cranking knob after slider indicator stops moving.

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"Center"
light on designer's "face"
(Designer should not look directly into the light.)

• Shutters in elliposoidals pulled.
• Gobo pattern inserted.
• Check to see if fresnels are at full spot.
• Warn the designer if light is obstructed in any way.

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"Lock it off."

• Bolts on C-clamp, set screw, and T-handles on instrument are tightened to set permanent position.

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"Shutter to here." - ellipsoidal

• Designer refers to the light on stage.
• Focus crew uses opposite shutter to cut unwanted light.

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"Flood it" - fresnels

• Turn crank or slide on back or side of fixture, or thumb screw on bottom of fresnel so lens/reflector assembly moves towards the lens.

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"Soften the edges" - ellipsoidals

• Slide lens barrel forward or back to soften cut lines of pool of light.

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"Drop color"
"This fixture takes _____ color."

• Insert color frame with appropriate color in slot provided in the front of the fixture.

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Variations

• Small crew - bring all lights up, turn off circuit breakers
• RFU - Remote Focus Unit (if you're lucky...)
• If alone, light a ladder or some other object 6'-0" tall
• Dark spots - find missing head shadows on floor
• Relocating instruments - update schedules, record all new information: location, circuit number, gel color, etc.