Crew shorthand for a moving light, an automated fixture with motorized pan and tilt plus remotely controlled color mixing, gobos, iris, zoom, focus and prisms, run over DMX from a console. Movers are grouped by type: spots with hard-edged beams and gobos, washes and narrow beam fixtures. A single mover can take 20 to 40 or more DMX channels, so rigs are planned around universes.
Movers on the upstage truss need a home position check, number 6 is tilting 10 degrees off from the rest.
Also heard as
- moving light
- moving head
- intelligent light
- automated luminaire
Related terms
DMX
DMX512: the digital control protocol for stage and architectural lighting, carrying 512 channels per universe.
Gobo
A thin metal or glass disk with a cut pattern, placed in a spotlight to project shapes, textures or logos.
Haze
A fine, even mist pumped into the air so that light beams become visible on stage or on set.
Flash and trash
Wry crew slang for busy concert-style lighting full of strobes, chases and fast moving-light effects.