Klieg light

Klieg light

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Film

The carbon-arc source was so bright that it allowed film directors to make "day" at night, which also heralded the era of blinding actors—a term coined as "Klieg eye".

Stage

In the early days of spotlights, the name "Klieg light" became synonymous with any ellipsoidal reflector spotlight, another carbon-arc source or any bright source. Initially developed for film, the Klieg light was adapted to an incandescent stage fixture in 1911.

Although not completely certain, the title of the first ERS (Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight - abbreviated to ERS), often goes to the 1933 Klieglight, which was first used to light an outdoor pageant in New York. Century Lighting introduced their Lekolite in the same year.

The Universal Electric Stage Lighting Company, Kliegl Bros. Props. was founded in 1896 and grew to be the largest stage lighting company. The company closed in the 1990s.

Tradenames often become part of backstage vernacular. Leko, Klieg, "six-by", etc are terms all referring to an ERS.

ee also

*Actinic conjunctivitis - eye condition caused by overexposure to these lights
*Limelight

External links

* [http://www.klieglbros.com/ Kliegl Bros]
* [http://livedesignonline.com/mag/show_business_history_project_5/ Joel Rubin interview]
* [http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/K0084200.html/ American Heritage Dictionary]


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  • klieg light — ☆ klieg light [klēg ] n. [after its inventors, Anton Kliegl (1872 1927) and his brother John (1869 1959), U.S. lighting engineers] a very bright, hot arc light used to light film sets: also sp. kleig …   English World dictionary

  • klieg light — klieg′ light n. mot a powerful type of arc light once widely used in motion picture studios • Etymology: 1925–30, amer.; after the brothers J. H. Kliegl (1869–1959) and Anton Kliegl (1872–1927), German born U.S. inventors …   From formal English to slang

  • Klieg Light —    As the film industry was getting started, so was another industry most useful to both stage and the early motion pictures. It was the klieg light, a light invented by the Kleigl brothers, John H. (1869 1959) and Anton T. (1872 1927), born in… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • klieg light — noun carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films • Hypernyms: ↑carbon arc lamp, ↑carbon arc * * * klieg light, a bright, hot arc light, used in taking motion pictures. Also, kleig light. ╂[American English < Anton… …   Useful english dictionary

  • klieg light — noun An intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography See Also: klieg eyes …   Wiktionary

  • klieg light — a powerful type of arc light once widely used in motion picture studios. [1925 30, Amer.; named after the brothers J. H. Kliegl (1869 1959) and Anton Kliegl (1872 1927), German born American inventors; final l of Kliegl prob. taken as initial l… …   Universalium

  • klieg light — or kleig light noun Etymology: John H. Kliegl died 1959 & Anton T. Kliegl died 1927 German born American lighting experts Date: 1919 a carbon arc lamp used especially in making motion pictures …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • klieg light — /ˈklig laɪt/ (say kleeg luyt) noun a floodlight with an arc light source used in film studios to project a beam of high actinic power. {named after JH Kliegl, 1869–1959, and his brother, Anton T Kliegl, 1872–1927, German born US inventors} …  

  • klieg light —   …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • klieg light — ‚klɪːg‚laɪt type of strong arc lamp formerly used in the movie industry (invented by John and Anton Kliegl); any powerful spotlight used in television or movie studios …   English contemporary dictionary

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