As both a stage lighting and teaching professional, On Stage Lighting’s Rob Sayer is pleased to be able to offer stage lighting training in the UK within schools, drama societies and other interested groups.
Bringing 20 years of experience in the theatre and event industry, Rob’s stage lighting workshops are grounded in professional practice and delivered to all levels of abilities. As Lecturer at Bath Spa University, Rob leads modules in Lighting, Sound and Audio Visual as well as professionalisation training for graduates on the Theatre Production course.
Workshops are tailored to specific needs of a group and are often delivered in your own venue using your equipment, often over 1 or 2 days. Rob has worked in schools on light colour theory with 5 / 6 year olds, lectured as a guest at other Universities and led stage lighting workshops for drama societies. His style is fun and informal, encompassing practical elements of stage lighting along side relevant concepts and theories. Training sessions are hands on and everyone gets involved.
Introduction To Stage Lighting and more..
Some example course content includes:
- Introduction to stage lighting – theory and practice
- Lighting design in your venue
- Getting the most from your stage lighting equipment
- Working within your constraints – time, space, budget, knowledge
- Practical use of moving lights and other complex lighting fixtures
- Professional lighting design workflow and lighting practice
- Communication and paperwork for the lighting team
- Lighting design using colours and effects
- Getting the most from additions to your stage lighting system
- Moving light programming for different show genres
All stage lighting training are run at the pace and skill level of your group and designed to directly related to your own specific needs as learners. The workshops put professional lighting theory and practice into context with your own venue and equipment, making it invaluable learning for all attendees. Each stage lighting course also enables your group to reflect on future action to improve your lighting system or workflow, getting better results for the future.
If you think that you or your group would benefit from some specifically designed stage lighting training, then email editor at onstagelighting.co.uk with some ideas about what you would hope to get out of a short On Stage Lighting course. We can then make suggestions regarding content and timings. If you are part of a drama society, it’s actually quite cheap to put on a course in your venue with 8 – 10 attendees. Don’t forget that the experience is beneficial, not just for lighting enthusiasts but also Directors and other members of your production team!
If you are an individual looking for stage lighting training, then get in touch and we’ll consider running a course for a number of individuals at a central venue of our choosing.
Currently stage lighting courses are run in England and throughout the UK, but Rob does have a passport and, contrary to popular myth, is allowed out of the country.
Drop us a line at editor at onstagelighting.co.uk with your training wishes.
