Do you want to become a Lighting Technician? Here is some information to help point you in the right direction:
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Lighting technicians are responsible, both creatively and technically, for lighting interior and outside scenes or performances. By arranging the equipment and adjusting the intensity of the light, they achieve a variety of effects to dramatically alter the mood and shape of the visual image in front of the audience.
Their main responsibilities are to set up and operate lighting equipment during television broadcasts, film, video and theatre or concert productions, under instructions from the lighting director.
Outside broadcasts tend to require more complex lighting than television studio performances. Film work can involve highly complex lighting designs and require many special effects.
Hours of work are usually long and unsocial. Working environments vary enormously - from working in a theatre (which can be hot, cramped, dark and dusty) to working on location in a street or open space.
Salaries range from £8,000 to £24,000.
A lighting technician needs to:
There are possibly more jobs for lighting technicians in the theatre industry than in film or television. Lighting for special events, road shows and rock concerts is a growth area.
It is possible to qualify as a lighting technician by doing a vocational qualification or a degree. Relevant work experience, paid or voluntary, is a definite advantage. Adult entry is common, since experience is valued highly.Most training takes place on the job.
Career progression depends on skills and the kind of experience they build up. Gaining qualifications could lead to a career in lighting design and eventually to lighting director.
Some lighting technicians move into special effects or production design.
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