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A followspot, sometimes known as a Spot Light, is a powerful stage light which can be controlled by a human spotlight operator to "follow" actors around the stage. Followspots are commonly used in concerts. Followspots are usually located in the overhead catwalks.
Characteristics of a typical follow spot include:
- A strong light source, often a high-intensity discharge lamp with a high colour temperature
- A lens lens which can be manually focused
- A manual device to change the intensity of the beam, especially when an HID source which can not be electronically dimmed is used
- An "iris" to adjust the size of the spot/angle of the beam
- A color magazine or "boomerang" consisting of several gel frames which can be swung in front of the beam
- Some sort of physical sight to assist in aiming is sometimes added onto the lamp by the operator.
Some followspots can be fitted with colourchangers to colour the beam, and/or gobo holders to create a variety of effects. Most followspots can be fitted with colour gels.
Examples of well known followspots are the Super Trouper by Strong Entertainment Lighting and the Altspot line by Altman Lighting.
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 A followspot |
 The optics of a followspot |
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