Ted jones
Well-Known Member
One of my coworkers and I were talking about a problem in our minds. When we turn over a new theater system to a teacher that may have little or no experience in the use of the equipment, it would be nice if there was a "101 book" for stage lighting.
I write manuals in how to use the rigging systems safely and how to do level one inspections. But using a rigging and drapery system is kind of site specific and comes out in the training session and questions posed afterward.
The discussion we were having was about the lighting. I often set the places for electrics and sight lines based on my idea of lighting for the space. Todd, my coworker, and I were talking about what happens when the teacher doesn't know basic lighting and why we put those backlighting positions there in the first place.
So, is there a publication, digital or paper, that is very basic and short that could help the English teacher that got pressured into the job? This publication should be for modern lights McCandless is great, but dated.
BTW- I'm not talking about lighting with intelligent lights, just fixed, possibly with color mixing.
Ted
I write manuals in how to use the rigging systems safely and how to do level one inspections. But using a rigging and drapery system is kind of site specific and comes out in the training session and questions posed afterward.
The discussion we were having was about the lighting. I often set the places for electrics and sight lines based on my idea of lighting for the space. Todd, my coworker, and I were talking about what happens when the teacher doesn't know basic lighting and why we put those backlighting positions there in the first place.
So, is there a publication, digital or paper, that is very basic and short that could help the English teacher that got pressured into the job? This publication should be for modern lights McCandless is great, but dated.
BTW- I'm not talking about lighting with intelligent lights, just fixed, possibly with color mixing.
Ted