Television Lighting Facilities of Maison de Radio-Canada

Tom C. Nutt, C. William Shearer

Lighting facilities in the seven TV Studios of Maison de Radio-Canada are described. These facilities are grouped with the video control equipment located in vision control rooms. Six of the studios are similar in design, layout and facilities provided. Power distribution to luminaires is via 162 outlets rated at 2-kW capacity and 81 at 5-kW. Four of the studios have their outlets and dimmers interconnected by slider (patch) power switching systems and the other two have dimmers rated at outlet capacity connected directly to the outlets. The seventh studio described has a production area of more than 5,000 ft.2 (460 m2) and has a permanent seating arrangement for 668 (412 on the lower balcony and 256 on the upper balcony).

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Published
1973-03
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J07679