The Emergence Machine

Follow Spot

physical · Theater · Level 12 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A lighting fixture that tracks a performer's movement on stage, building on the concept of follow, which involves accompanying or observing someone or something.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “follow spot” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
follow spot
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L7L2L1L0Follow SpotStagecraftTheaterPerformanceFollowLearning… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesFollow SpotL12FollowL7StagecraftL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Follow L7 (requires)
    follow spot builds on the concept of follow
  • Stagecraft L11 (requires)
    follow spot builds on the concept of stagecraft