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Gobo (lighting)

A gobo is an object placed inside or in front of a light source to control the shape of the emitted light and its shadow. For studio photography purposes, the term gobo has come to refer to any device that casts a shadow, and various pieces of equipment that go in front of a light (such as a gobo arm or gobo head). In theatrical lighting, however, the…

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Use in theatre

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Materials

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Mechanics/optics

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Use in studio photography

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Gobo (lighting)

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