Lighting Technology

Catalog description

An introduction to the basics of electricity, dimmer protocols, lightboard programming, lighting paperwork, and master electrician & assistant lighting design practices. THEA 472 Lighting Technology (3) THEA 472 is an introduction to the basics of electricity, dimmer protocols, lightboard programming, lighting paperwork, and master electrician & assistant lighting design practices. This course will help prepare theatre designers to understand the inner workings of all of the equipment, working practices and safety requirements that are involved with the business of lighting design. This course will also provide students with many of the skills needed to get their foot in the door and get started in the business. Special attention will be paid to safety, stressing the need for safe working practices and environments over the need to get the show up no matter what. Students will learn how all of the advanced technology that is being introduced to the world of lighting functions and how these new technologies are all integrated into a functional system. Students will serve as master electricians and/or as assistant lighting designers as part of the hands-on production aspect of the class, with ample time devoted to process discussions and post-show critiques of the work. Small-group problem solving and system troubleshooting will be discussed in depth and applied to real production situations.