Lighting Designer Printable version

The Lighting Designer (LD) is the person whose main responsibility is to develop a lighting design for the show which is typically delivered to the Master Electrician in the form of a light plot. Because light is an abstract form of art the Lighting Designer will generally convey his/her ideas during production meetings in the form of concept photos and drawings to show general colors, moods or sometimes specifics such as angles and direction of light. In some instances the Lighting Designer will have one or more Assistant Lighting Designers who typically are in charge of keeping and maintaining paperwork for the light design.