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(Created claim: Wikidata source (P16): Q1533554) | (Created claim: context (P47): The use of the term Gobo can be traced back to the 1920s, but not in the meaning of a metal plate inserted in a spotlight or optical system. The term refers to 1.) a screen with a holes or a reflector for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination (also called Cucoloris). 2.) A screen with a hole placed in front of (or around) a microphone to illuminate background sounds. In the 1922 Kliegl Catalogue K there is some referen...) | ||
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| + | The use of the term Gobo can be traced back to the 1920s, but not in the meaning of a metal plate inserted in a spotlight or optical system. The term refers to 1.) a screen with a holes or a reflector for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination (also called Cucoloris). 2.) A screen with a hole placed in front of (or around) a microphone to illuminate background sounds. In the 1922 Kliegl Catalogue K there is some references to a “Zigzag Lightning (3 different lighting flashes cut out in brass, with shutter) (produced with Sciopticon)” p 53 and a “Framing Shutter for Water Ripple Effect” P38 that look like a gobo, but are not named so. The Siemens catalog of 1939 does not mention gobo’s or accessories to insert them in a projector. (English) | ||
| Property / context: The use of the term Gobo can be traced back to the 1920s, but not in the meaning of a metal plate inserted in a spotlight or optical system. The term refers to 1.) a screen with a holes or a reflector for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination (also called Cucoloris). 2.) A screen with a hole placed in front of (or around) a microphone to illuminate background sounds. In the 1922 Kliegl Catalogue K there is some references to a “Zigzag Lightning (3 different lighting flashes cut out in brass, with shutter) (produced with Sciopticon)” p 53 and a “Framing Shutter for Water Ripple Effect” P38 that look like a gobo, but are not named so. The Siemens catalog of 1939 does not mention gobo’s or accessories to insert them in a projector. (English) / rank | |||
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Revision as of 13:42, 23 August 2026
A thin metal cutout plate placed in the gate of an ellipsoidal reflector spotlight resulting in its projected image.
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| English | gobo | A thin metal cutout plate placed in the gate of an ellipsoidal reflector spotlight resulting in its projected image. |
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The use of the term Gobo can be traced back to the 1920s, but not in the meaning of a metal plate inserted in a spotlight or optical system. The term refers to 1.) a screen with a holes or a reflector for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination (also called Cucoloris). 2.) A screen with a hole placed in front of (or around) a microphone to illuminate background sounds. In the 1922 Kliegl Catalogue K there is some references to a “Zigzag Lightning (3 different lighting flashes cut out in brass, with shutter) (produced with Sciopticon)” p 53 and a “Framing Shutter for Water Ripple Effect” P38 that look like a gobo, but are not named so. The Siemens catalog of 1939 does not mention gobo’s or accessories to insert them in a projector. (English)
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gobo (English)
A thin metal cutout plate placed in the gate of an ellipsoidal reflector spotlight resulting in its projected image. (English)
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gobo (Czech)
Tenký plech vložený jako gobo do profilovacího světlometu. (Czech)
3 August 2013
rastr (Czech)
obrazec (Czech)
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maschera profilata (Italian)
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gobo (Dutch)
metalen (of glazen) plaatje om een uitgesneden patroon te projecteren met een profielschijnwerper (Dutch)
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Gobo (German)
Eine aus Metall ausgeschnittene Schablone welche in die Projektionsebene eines Profilscheinwerfers geschoben wird und deren Bild so projiziert werden kann. (German)
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Schablone (German)
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gobo (Spanish)
Chapa fina de metal con un diseño cortado en ella que cuando se coloca delante de un foco proyecta el diseño sobre el escenario. (Spanish)
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silueta de proyección (Spanish)
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gobo (Swedish)
ett mönster tillverkad i ex. metall som sättes mellan linser (Swedish)
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gobo (English)
portable screen or wall to absorb sound or reflect light," 1930, American English, Hollywood movie set slang, of unknown origin, perhaps somehow from go-between. (English)
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Gobo
Around 1930 (English)
In theatre, a gobo is a mask with shapes cut out of it, inserted into a spotlight or projector to display logos, patterns, textures or images. The origin of the term gobo is unknown, but may be an shortening of go-between from its usage in film production for any object out of shot used to cast a shadow that is seen in shot.
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but not in the meaning of a metal plate, rather a screen with a hole or a reflector . (English)
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