gobo en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from go-b(etween) (“intermediary, middleman”) + -o (suffix forming informal terms).
Meanings
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A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
At the other extreme, with limitless budgets all they have to do is dream up amazing lighting rigs to be constructed and operated by the huge team of gaffers and sparks, with their generators, discharge lights, flags, gobos and brutes.
1999, Des Lyver, Graham Swainson, Basics of Video Lighting, page 103:
- (qualifier:sound engineering) A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds.
- A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goboes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gobos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
de Gobo (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · nl gobo (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · it filtro (device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds) · sv gobo (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · it filtro (screen placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare) · it filtro (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · eu gobo (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · fr gobo (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · it gobos (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · nb gobo (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light) · es gobo (template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light)