Stage Lighting 101 with Stacey Boggs

Stacey Boggs presents a fantastic overview of the goals of lighting design. How lighting effects the overall look and feel of the show.

Three goals for the lighting designer: Stacey will start with a basic discussion of the fundamental objectives for the lighting designer and take us through a journey using wonderful images from her extensive portfolio.

1. To create an environment in which the event will take place.
2. To make the actors, who are delivering the author's words, visible to the audience.
3. To assist the audience in understanding the story.

Computer Aided Design

While we thing it's very important for every designer and technician to be able to draw with a pencil on paper, the current practice is to create light plots using the computer. This session will introduce you to Computer Aided Design, aka CAD and how we use it, the computer, to draft light plots.

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Lighting Design Process

Lighting Design is an art form unto itself. At the same time, lighting designers are part of a collaborative team with the director and the other designers, including Scenic, Costume, Sound, Projections, etc. It is the collaborative work of the design team and director that brings that art to the stage. Scott will discuss some of the technical steps required to be a team member in the theater production collaborative process.

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