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Stage Lighting Education - What You Need To Get A Job
In a series of interviews, On Stage Lighting spoke to four industry professionals about getting a first job in the lighting business. This article considers the results and what to think about when choosing your stage lighting education.
Read this article..>>Lighting Hire Company - Stage Lighting Education IV
This part of our series finds out what the Managing Director of a large Lighting Hire business considers essential in any stage lighting education.
Read this article..>>Lighting Designer - Stage Lighting Education III
The third part of our series about stage lighting education finds out what a top UK lighting designer thinks is important before starting out in the lighting business.
Read this article..>>Production Lighting - Stage Lighting Education II
In the second part of our series about stage lighting education and employment, On Stage Lighting talks to Operations Manager at a large UK lighting company.
Read this article..>>Theatre Electrician- Stage Lighting Education I
What education do you need to work in theatre stage lighting? On Stage Lighting asks a leading Lighting Designer and Chief Electrician what they really look for in a candidate. And what is their ideal stage lighting education?
Read this article..>>Freelance Stage Lighting Technician - The Inside Story
The modern stage lighting industry is extremely changeable. The call for lighting techs goes up and down like a truss rigged on elastic, it’s what they call a flexible labour market. So, production companies rely on freelance technicians ( freelancers, freeloaders [insert term of abuse here]). Becoming a freelance lighting tech […]
Read this article..>>HTP vs LTP - Lighting Desk Basics 5
One of elements of learning intelligent lighting control, is grasping the difference in the two ways a lighting desk treats control channels. The concept of Highest Takes Precedence (HTP) and Latest Takes Precedence (LTP) is actually very simple but is often misunderstood and explaining it can make it seem more complicated. On Stage Lighting always […]
Read this article..>>Stage Lighting Systems - Lighting Rig Anatomy
Stage lighting systems can contain numerous components but the elements of the system are the same. On Stage Lighting goes a quick and dirty tour of the basics of stage lighting system. If know much about stage lighting, or take things too seriously – look away now.
Read this article..>>Moving Light Control - Palettes - Lighting Desk Basics 4
Programming moving lights on a modern intelligent lighting console involves some new techniques for the novice console operator, not least the use of “Palettes”. Using palettes is an important method for efficiently programming intelligent fixtures and organising their attributes such as colours, gobos, pan, tilt etc into manageable chunks. On Stage Lighting explains the principles […]
Read this article..>>Moving Light Control - Groups - Lighting Desk Basics 3
The third part of the Lighting Desk Basics series, On Stage Lighting looks at the elements of moving light control. Article 2 - Intelligent Lighting Control, looked at the first steps of controlling moving lights, fixture personalities and patching. Using Groups to control your “heads” is the next step in console programming like the professionals.
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