Klieg light

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use in motion pictures

  • Filming Jaws
    In motion-picture technology: Light sources

    …arc instruments, such as the Klieg light (made by Kliegl Brothers and used for stage shows) were adapted for motion pictures. After the industry converted to sound in 1927, however, the sputtering created by carbon arcs caused them to be replaced by incandescent lighting. Fresnel-lens spotlights then became the standard.…

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