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Originally Posted by Les
Also, ask questions along the way. Your director took several technical courses as part of receiving their degree I'm almost sure of. They just might know some things. Let them teach you.
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Frighteningly, I believe the majority of education degrees don't require any degree of technical experience. Mine didn't, and I made sure I either audited college classes or spent extra time working in the field. I was certainly the first teacher at my school in some time to know how to run a light board.
Good tips though. If you know what you want, but don't know how to do it, ask here or find another lighting individual. I teach my students that experimentation is just as important as following any given method. If you want an effect, trying moving some lights around until you get it.
Is this a high school show? Remember that most of the audience just wants to see their friend or student up on stage, so like others have said start with lighting the stage and lighting each scene.