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 Catwalks & Lighting (Draft)  According with Wikipedia a **// catwalk //** is a narrow, often elevated walkway, as on the sides of a bridge or in the flies above a theater stage from which many of the technical functions of a Theater may be manipulated, like lighting instruments and sound. In theatre, the stage is a designated space for the performance of theatrical productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience. In most of the cases the catwalks are hidden behind the scenes. At the beginning the **//Catwalks//** were made in wood, now all of them are made in metal.



Theatre workers who are working at heights should be provided with active and passive fall protection equipment.  The performing arts, theatre and film industry has a variety of safety hazards. Catwalks, lighting platforms, need to be provider of adequate protection for the individuals using and moving through these areas. Below are shown some of the devices used to avoid the hazards in the theatre industry.
 * Safety: **



  Some of the main points in Safety are:
 * Fall protection methods must still be utilized.
 * Ensuring the catwalk is structurally sound and capable of supporting its design loading.
 * Inspecting the catwalk routinely including all welds and bracing members.
 * Being aware of the hazards of catwalks, especially in the presence of corrosive materials.
 * Observing catwalk conditions and reporting any defects immediately.

Stage lighting  <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Lighting in theater is an essential component of modern stagecraft. For centuries, actors evoked light only by word, but since the Renaissance and the times of candles and oil lamps, stage lighting has not stopped developing. Since the advent of electricity, about 100 years ago, the spotlight and the voltage regulator allowed, for the first time, to illuminate the stage area in different ways. The objectives of stage lighting is illuminating the interpreter, <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">see what happens on the stage <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">, offering the image of the scene with a composition of light that can change the perception of space and time, create spaces and support the story development, providing information and creating a certain atmosphere.



<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: ES-AR;"> <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> Modern lighting is achieved with the help of multiple groups of instruments (mostly bulbs) oriented so that they form a pattern of light that fill the space in three-dimensional shape. These instruments are connected to a Control Panel that regulate and modulate the brightness. Recently, the extended use of computers allows programming the Control Panel so not only brightness can be program, also the position, color and movement. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The first basic requirement is that the stage lighting is sufficient for safe visibility, is the most basic is through enlightenment see what happens on stage. The light intensity is the beginning of the process of enlightenment. After obtaining basic lighting, the light can begin to play a role as a dramatic instrument. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">