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| attenuation |
| A certain facial expression which sound
engineers are required to demonstrate their mastery of before they are allowed to test a
microphone |
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| beamer stake |
| The agonizing situation in which there is
only one possible decision but you still can't take it |
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| burnout factor |
| A look someone gives you which indicates that
they are much too bored to have understood anything you've said to them in the last 20
minutes |
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| color rendering |
| A lurid bruise that appears the day after
focusing which you can't remember getting |
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| darklighter |
| The principle by which Local Made
photometries are calculated |
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| driftdonlada |
| To apply a Cantonese accent to English
directives when called upon to give instructions to a Hong Kong electrician |
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| foca |
| The person in charge of a project that
everyone whinges about in the pub after a boring site visit |
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| gimbal |
| One who asks you a question with the apparent
motive of wanting to hear your answer, but cuts your opening sentence short with their own
version of the answer |
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| high intensity discharge |
| The torrent of incomprehensible gibberish
which emanates from the PA system during testing and commissioning |
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| inverse square law |
| The length of time it takes to get a
technical answer to a simple question from a large multi-national manufacturer |
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| maxray |
| The minimum time necessary to spend frowning
in deep concentration at each plan during a briefing, so everyone doesn't think you are a
moron |
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| megalit |
| Descriptive of the behavior of gaffer tape
when you are tired |
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| mini up |
| The incandescent light which is warm,
inviting and cost effective when you want it, and yet dull, turgid and inefficient when
you don't |
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| multigroove |
| One who performs drum solos on his knees
during sound tests |
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| myriad |
| Ancient Chinese curse placed from afar on the
stretch of land now occupied by Putra Juya |
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| pelops |
| An on-off order for lighting fixtures that
never gets resolved |
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| plafoniere |
| The term for a single page of technical data
from a French catalogue |
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| radbay |
| A lighting designer who prides himself on not
even knowing the day of the week |
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| shavolite |
| Robust louvres designed into safety lights
enabling them to assist you in falling down steps |
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| shielding angle |
| Trying not to be driven up the wall by the
opinion of someone whom circumstances will not allow you to argue with |
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| stolpar |
| The frustration of not being able to remember
what a particular lamp acronym stands for |
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| tebe |
| A disastrous presentation so hideous and
humiliating that you have to pretend it never happend |
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| transformer |
| One who slightly changes your idea and gets
very excited |
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| we-ef |
| To nod thoughtfully while someone gives you a
long and complex set of directives you know you won't remember |
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