I’m currently doing a media study at a school in Holland which deals with all aspects of backstage work and the lighting biz has grasped my attention specifically.

You might be thinking now “A school? You can’t learn to be a light tech from a book.” Luckily the entire education is ran by ex-media people and the lighting teachers both have over 30 years of experience in the field. It’s an honor to learn the tricks and tools of the trade from them.

I’ll be keeping an eye on this place to sharpen up my lighting knowledge whenever I’m not at school. In the meantime I would really appreciate it if you could take a look at my own blog and read some of the lighting related articles and tell me what you think about them .

Keep up the good work!

Robin

The group I work for has a (very) limited budget and so I have to make do with limited equipment, but every little piece of information is helpful – if not immediately, I hope it will be at some stage if/when we obtain more/better equipment.

It’s also nice to feel that there’s someone who I can call on if I need advice about something

Keep up the good work Rob, it’s much appreciated

Paul

@Ville – Thanks for your thoughts, you are right about the importance of the basics whatever the situation.

I placed my vote for “General lighting techniques” and by that I mean articles related to lighting techniques/design, not necessarily in terms of technology. Something like “Lighting & Shadow” and “Backlight – What, Why, How and Where?”. At least for me, I guess these useful techniques, tips & tricks are something which make a good basis for stage lighting design, whether the tech side features hundreds of moving heads or a couple rusty PAR cans.

I would say that pretty much every article I’ve read on this site has been really useful. I think it’s great that so many aspects on lighting are covered. Thanks a lot!