@@L34dF4rm3r Join Facebook groups!! Technical Theatre Facebook groups are a great way to learn and find others that can give you information . Look at colleges and schools! My degree from Clarion University is a BFA in Technical theatre with a concentration in Stage Management. Also, find out what IASTE union is closest to you! mine is Pittsburgh Local 3 :) I do load in and load outs and that can help you get started into the industry!
I LOVE this. I'm a lighting technician, and this all is exactly what I want to be doing with my life. Thanks for the good feels that this episode gave me.
@@alejandroacosta6082 you can definitely earn more than a 100 grand a year as a lighting tech and or LD. I've made my first 100.000 in my fourth year of working in this industry but be prepared to work a lot for it! It is not unrealistic to work 60-100 hours per week. It surely plays a role if you go more into concerts and touring / theatre or corporate events or film. So yes, you can make good money off this career but its hard work. Hard work that is very rewarding and I would never change this for anything. Becoming a lighting tech and designer was the best decision of my life. Hope that helps. I know it's been 4 years since you've asked this. I'd love to know if you actually started pursuing a career in lighting :)
i learned about lightning and glow because hurracaine maria left puerto rico 5 months without electricity. living with candles gave me another sense of how magical you can make a room glow with a lamp, color and a mirror.
One thing I really enjoyed about this video was the part where they showed how the lights were designed, as well as the scene in the factory. It was really interesting to see where the lights were stored and designed, as well as the process of getting them from the storage to the stage so the light designers can use them. All the technology they use is fascinating.
I miss working with traditional lights and gels in high school. I loved working with the lights and the effects they produced. Even with gels, filters and gobos you can create custom colors and beautiful texture.
I love theatre and everything to do with performing. Dance, singing, acting, lights, sound, crew, everything. I love the whole works of it, and this video is so inspiring
I absolutely adore these videos. I am taking a Technical Theatre class, and my teacher gives us these videos to watch for assignments. They keep me so involved with the video, and I makes me enjoy watching these videos. I wish more teachers would show their students videos like these.
What a nice treat. I’ve been in theatrical college for several semesters doing lighting and this is such a recap of the possibilities. It’s the pot at the end of the rainbow. Thank you for this wonderful gift of production.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎭 A lighting designer's role is to use various lights to create a visual atmosphere on stage, providing cues for the audience about time, mood, and location, and enhancing the storytelling. 01:57 🌟 The actor is the central focus in lighting design, and lighting designers aim to highlight and emphasize them, making them stand out from the set and creating a foreground-background contrast. 03:04 🖌️ Lighting designers are both sculptors and painters, shaping the bodies of actors with light and painting backgrounds to create a three-dimensional visual experience. 05:03 📚 The process of lighting design involves collaborating with the director, set designer, and other creative professionals to ensure that the lighting complements and enhances the director's vision for the production. 18:41 💡 Advancements in lighting technology, such as moving lights and remote-controlled fixtures, have significantly changed the field, making it more efficient and versatile for lighting designers. Made with HARPA AI
Man, those moving lights look amazing. I do lighting design at the only community theatre in a small town in California, and we have 26 fresnels from the 1950s, 6 lekos, and 6 par cans. It's a DMX-512 dimming setup, and we only have 40 circuits to use. Although it is a hell of a challenge trying to add nuance and subtlety to a stage that's 24 feet wide and 16 feet deep (with a ceiling that's 20 feet above the stage, hanging the lights from the trusses, and a lack of stage wings), I deal with the limitations and make it work. I love lighting design, and although it's not what I want to do as a career (I'm 19, going to college for a degree in film production), I want to do it as much as I can, even if it's unpaid volunteer work like I'm doing now
We have a whole series! Some of our best ones about design/tech are Costumes - ua-cam.com/video/-xZglYQSJ3Q/v-deo.html, Projection Design - ua-cam.com/video/V2JakQ8dZB8/v-deo.html, & Scenic Design - ua-cam.com/video/tXYX5YXjYaA/v-deo.html.
Would love to see one about sound design if possible. Specifically working with someone like Lindsay Jones, Fitz Patton, Matt Tierney, Josh Schmidt, or Victoria Deiorio. Sound Design is one of the most important elements of theatre and would love to see more in depth work of some of its masters.
Nevin would so be down with this. Though, considering the ATW/Tony Committee's non-recognition of sound as an artistic discipline, I don't see this happening soon. #TonyCanYouHearMe
Would love to see Nevin's thoughts as well. I realize the Tony Committee's decision myself as a fellow sound designer. I believe I made this comment in a slight tone sarcasm, but also hopeful-ness. #TonyCanYouHearMe
Natasha Katz is what I dreamed I could be as a lighting designer when I was in High School in the 1960’s I had the privilege of learning about theatrical lighting while in school doing lighting for several musicals, ballets, and other shows. My school was equipped with what at the time was a state of the art non-direct dimming system donated by Century lighting, as well as a full complement of theatrical lighting fixtures from Cycs, to Leo’s, to Fresnels from 500W to 10K’s. Because of the technology, I was often asked to demonstrate the equipment to visiting directors from Broadway, and learned a lot from them in return. I really thought about pursuing a career in the theater. Later in life, I worked in a large municipal arena, and as part of my duties, I was tasked with purchasing theatrical lighting equipment. My career took me away from the theater, but watching Natasha on this video, I do realize that I could have enjoyed a fulfilling career in the theater doing what she does. I’m so glad that I had a taste of that.
I am Studying Drama and theatre in Sri Lanka. I like to become a lighting designer in Theatre career. This video gives more information for my knowledge. I love to study lighting designing in abroad.
Well, Broadway is waaaay ahead of us, comparing to the lighting design scene in Europe. The vast majority of theatre and theatre productions use traditional projector, first of all because it's waaaay cheaper but also more democratised in the industry. As a lighting designer, I personally think that the colour temperature of an automatic will never give the same feeling than a traditional lamp. But I agree with the fact that automatics are very convenient and versatiles.
Stuart Williamson there are some phenomenal intelligents these days that I feel can achieve that warmth. Even LED systems are advanced to the point of sublime fading.
It isn't that Broadway is ahead it's just that it is large budget commercial shows. The West End in London is the exact same. American rep theatre works in a much more limited way than Europe with a lot of theatres having large fixed rigs of lights that you aren't allowed to move positions. In Europe we are more liberal and change the rig relevant to each production coming into or being produced in the theatre. I do agree with the colour temperature point if you are using discharge lamp movers, however if it is an issue it is easy to specify tungsten units to get "true" colour.
It may seem obvious but I just love that in theatre a show begins with complete darkness. Everything that comes after that is because of the lighting designer. The sets and the actors would be nothing without the lighting designer. The only benefit then would be to hear a live performance. But we see not just a lit up stage but a carefully calibrated work in distinct shades and colors and intensities thanks to the artistry of the lighting designer.
Dennis Patel They probably back-lit the cyc by the top cyc fixtures set to an orange color and the cyc fixtures on the deck of the stage set to a yellow.
I do a lot of lighting design in my school, I want to do it in the future but I don’t know exactly where to start, my teacher offered me to do a internship though
I love lighting design it's ashamed that the lighting company has patents for their products. There's no way for a person to create a business due to monopoly. Anyways lighting design is critical to theatre it gives life to the set.
@@gabianderton996 Howell died due to lung cancer complications on August 14, 2020 ....all just a few weeks after participating in an amazing zoom webinar about Hamilton's lighting design, where he looked and sounded healthy. The webinar is available on ETC Lighting's UA-cam page. Very few people knew about his cancer, and his passing took us all by surprise.
A self esteemed designer should know how it works at least. But you should know that there are different boards with different interfaces. Light designer and operator are jobs witch can be combined.
My school has a stupid (nowhere near as sophisticated) version of the same software. We only have LED's, Lekos, and a non-moving lighted cyc, so no amazing moving lights with patterns and everything you see here. The person who installed it told us that the 1TB hard drive that's in all of the consoles (even in every Broadway theater) has never been maxed out. If we, a high school that only got this console in August of 2015 and has only done 9 shows, were to max it out, we'd be the first to ever do so. And for some reason, they gave us 3 extra 32GB hard drives thinking we'd max the console 😂😂😂
There are so little videos of technical theatre it is refreshing to see such amazing videos being produced
Thanks Abigail!!
and it was so elegant too! Made it feel like such a professional documentary. Loved this.
American Theatre Wing how do i get into this field?
@@L34dF4rm3r Join Facebook groups!!
Technical Theatre Facebook groups are a great way to learn and find others that can give you information .
Look at colleges and schools!
My degree from Clarion University is a BFA in Technical theatre with a concentration in Stage Management.
Also, find out what IASTE union is closest to you! mine is Pittsburgh Local 3 :) I do load in and load outs and that can help you get started into the industry!
Does anyone have to do this for online school?
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I LOVE this. I'm a lighting technician, and this all is exactly what I want to be doing with my life. Thanks for the good feels that this episode gave me.
Do you make good money off this career? I’m seriously considering it.
@@alejandroacosta6082 I mean I was hired by my school as a Student Stage Technician and I made about $528 in 5 days of work in 2018
@@alejandroacosta6082 you can definitely earn more than a 100 grand a year as a lighting tech and or LD.
I've made my first 100.000 in my fourth year of working in this industry but be prepared to work a lot for it! It is not unrealistic to work 60-100 hours per week. It surely plays a role if you go more into concerts and touring / theatre or corporate events or film.
So yes, you can make good money off this career but its hard work. Hard work that is very rewarding and I would never change this for anything. Becoming a lighting tech and designer was the best decision of my life.
Hope that helps. I know it's been 4 years since you've asked this. I'd love to know if you actually started pursuing a career in lighting :)
i learned about lightning and glow because hurracaine maria left puerto rico 5 months without electricity. living with candles gave me another sense of how magical you can make a room glow with a lamp, color and a mirror.
One thing I really enjoyed about this video was the part where they showed how the lights were designed, as well as the scene in the factory. It was really interesting to see where the lights were stored and designed, as well as the process of getting them from the storage to the stage so the light designers can use them. All the technology they use is fascinating.
This is the best-made video I have ever seen that discusses lighting design in such comprehensive fashion. I'm excited to see more of this!
This makes me feel so priveleged to have been able to do lighting for my school this year. Lighting design is beautiful
Well, I'm still stuck in my highschool with those traditional lights and gels
You can still do some amazing things with incandescent light fixtures! It's all about layering and including textrure (like Gobos)
Write a grant.
no LEDs??😳😳 you could still make it awesome doe
I miss working with traditional lights and gels in high school. I loved working with the lights and the effects they produced. Even with gels, filters and gobos you can create custom colors and beautiful texture.
it's still better than a few cheap DJ lights in a church teenager service ;)
I remember watching this freshman year in tech class before Covid hit. Now I’m a senior, prepared to go to College for Theatre next semester 🔥🔥🔥
I love how you have a control to change and create emotions and also how you can look at the scene and exactly know how to change/fix it!
I love theatre and everything to do with performing. Dance, singing, acting, lights, sound, crew, everything.
I love the whole works of it, and this video is so inspiring
hailey g , same minus the on stage part
what i appreciate about the video is they take it very serious throughout. They worked together and gave each other ideas to make it better.
I absolutely adore these videos. I am taking a Technical Theatre class, and my teacher gives us these videos to watch for assignments. They keep me so involved with the video, and I makes me enjoy watching these videos. I wish more teachers would show their students videos like these.
What a nice treat. I’ve been in theatrical college for several semesters doing lighting and this is such a recap of the possibilities. It’s the pot at the end of the rainbow. Thank you for this wonderful gift of production.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🎭 A lighting designer's role is to use various lights to create a visual atmosphere on stage, providing cues for the audience about time, mood, and location, and enhancing the storytelling.
01:57 🌟 The actor is the central focus in lighting design, and lighting designers aim to highlight and emphasize them, making them stand out from the set and creating a foreground-background contrast.
03:04 🖌️ Lighting designers are both sculptors and painters, shaping the bodies of actors with light and painting backgrounds to create a three-dimensional visual experience.
05:03 📚 The process of lighting design involves collaborating with the director, set designer, and other creative professionals to ensure that the lighting complements and enhances the director's vision for the production.
18:41 💡 Advancements in lighting technology, such as moving lights and remote-controlled fixtures, have significantly changed the field, making it more efficient and versatile for lighting designers.
Made with HARPA AI
Man, those moving lights look amazing. I do lighting design at the only community theatre in a small town in California, and we have 26 fresnels from the 1950s, 6 lekos, and 6 par cans. It's a DMX-512 dimming setup, and we only have 40 circuits to use. Although it is a hell of a challenge trying to add nuance and subtlety to a stage that's 24 feet wide and 16 feet deep (with a ceiling that's 20 feet above the stage, hanging the lights from the trusses, and a lack of stage wings), I deal with the limitations and make it work. I love lighting design, and although it's not what I want to do as a career (I'm 19, going to college for a degree in film production), I want to do it as much as I can, even if it's unpaid volunteer work like I'm doing now
Hey hope your career is going well
please make more of this.
We have a whole series! Some of our best ones about design/tech are Costumes - ua-cam.com/video/-xZglYQSJ3Q/v-deo.html, Projection Design - ua-cam.com/video/V2JakQ8dZB8/v-deo.html, & Scenic Design - ua-cam.com/video/tXYX5YXjYaA/v-deo.html.
Would love to see one about sound design if possible. Specifically working with someone like Lindsay Jones, Fitz Patton, Matt Tierney, Josh Schmidt, or Victoria Deiorio. Sound Design is one of the most important elements of theatre and would love to see more in depth work of some of its masters.
Nevin would so be down with this. Though, considering the ATW/Tony Committee's non-recognition of sound as an artistic discipline, I don't see this happening soon.
#TonyCanYouHearMe
Would love to see Nevin's thoughts as well. I realize the Tony Committee's decision myself as a fellow sound designer. I believe I made this comment in a slight tone sarcasm, but also hopeful-ness.
#TonyCanYouHearMe
It’s interesting how the lighting can change the whole perspective of the story being portrayed on the stage
Natasha Katz is what I dreamed I could be as a lighting designer when I was in High School in the 1960’s
I had the privilege of learning about theatrical lighting while in school doing lighting for several musicals, ballets, and other shows. My school was equipped with what at the time was a state of the art non-direct dimming system donated by Century lighting, as well as a full complement of theatrical lighting fixtures from Cycs, to Leo’s, to Fresnels from 500W to 10K’s.
Because of the technology, I was often asked to demonstrate the equipment to visiting directors from Broadway, and learned a lot from them in return. I really thought about pursuing a career in the theater.
Later in life, I worked in a large municipal arena, and as part of my duties, I was tasked with purchasing theatrical lighting equipment.
My career took me away from the theater, but watching Natasha on this video, I do realize that I could have enjoyed a fulfilling career in the theater doing what she does. I’m so glad that I had a taste of that.
I am Studying Drama and theatre in Sri Lanka. I like to become a lighting designer in Theatre career. This video gives more information for my knowledge. I love to study lighting designing in abroad.
Well, Broadway is waaaay ahead of us, comparing to the lighting design scene in Europe. The vast majority of theatre and theatre productions use traditional projector, first of all because it's waaaay cheaper but also more democratised in the industry. As a lighting designer, I personally think that the colour temperature of an automatic will never give the same feeling than a traditional lamp. But I agree with the fact that automatics are very convenient and versatiles.
what do you mean? more expensive automated lights usually have an option for colour temperature correction
Stuart Williamson there are some phenomenal intelligents these days that I feel can achieve that warmth. Even LED systems are advanced to the point of sublime fading.
It isn't that Broadway is ahead it's just that it is large budget commercial shows. The West End in London is the exact same. American rep theatre works in a much more limited way than Europe with a lot of theatres having large fixed rigs of lights that you aren't allowed to move positions. In Europe we are more liberal and change the rig relevant to each production coming into or being produced in the theatre. I do agree with the colour temperature point if you are using discharge lamp movers, however if it is an issue it is easy to specify tungsten units to get "true" colour.
As a stage manager i will always remember how many hours we could work on just a cue trying to find the perfect light!!!!
Thank you for making such an informative and also visually beautiful video!!! Awesome job!!
Very extraordinary, really like this method of performance, the lighting on the stage is spirit. Thank you very much. Can you share?
It may seem obvious but I just love that in theatre a show begins with complete darkness. Everything that comes after that is because of the lighting designer. The sets and the actors would be nothing without the lighting designer. The only benefit then would be to hear a live performance. But we see not just a lit up stage but a carefully calibrated work in distinct shades and colors and intensities thanks to the artistry of the lighting designer.
Great video!
And amazing music selection
12:07 how did that do that? The wash on the backdrop. so even and nicely blended.
Dennis Patel They probably back-lit the cyc by the top cyc fixtures set to an orange color and the cyc fixtures on the deck of the stage set to a yellow.
@@samkphx Ahhhh that makes a lot of sense. Thank you, I appreciate that.
RIP Howell (and Daren). Both men were leaders in the industry.
What happened
This is such a great video, I learnt a lot! Thanks guys!!
These helped me learn more about lighting design ☺
I do a lot of lighting design in my school, I want to do it in the future but I don’t know exactly where to start, my teacher offered me to do a internship though
Take a look at your local college and their theater program. Volunteer at a local staging, lighting, or rigging company.
Theater Designer I sure will thank you for the advice :)
This make me happy
Fantastic video. I'll have my lighting team look at this.
This is super interesting!! I'd love to go into the lighting department of technical theatre :)
PrettyOddVices look on your community theater website there are often lighting classes and such to try and have people have those skills to volunteer
How good are those Vari Lites 😍
It is interesting how actors read their script without thinking about lighting the rereading and talking about the lighting for the scene.
One of this about audio-music design, please??
Great episode!!!!
Really wish I knew which Youthfaire song is used for the end credits. I like it a lot and would like to listen to it again!
Does anyone know the name for the time when the two spotlights dance around each other on the curtains when they are closed?
thanks, i texted my theatre groupchat like 5 minutes after posting this comment and they told me.
Great interviews and wonderful content! I did find that the background music overpowered the speakers sometimes, though. But other than that, great!
Incredibly done!
That was amazing!
Keep doing these please...
what music is playing in the background at the beginning?
Also, super cool and informative video
Is the music in the beginning an actual song ? Not the intro
this is so helpful
with the implementation of 3D cadding, one could now create shows in a visual space. it doesn't look exactly the same, but it get pretty darn close
thanks for the inspiration!
I love lighting design it's ashamed that the lighting company has patents for their products. There's no way for a person to create a business due to monopoly. Anyways lighting design is critical to theatre it gives life to the set.
Rest in peace, Howell!🙏😔 Gone too soon
What happened?
@@gabianderton996 Howell died due to lung cancer complications on August 14, 2020 ....all just a few weeks after participating in an amazing zoom webinar about Hamilton's lighting design, where he looked and sounded healthy. The webinar is available on ETC Lighting's UA-cam page. Very few people knew about his cancer, and his passing took us all by surprise.
What is it called when the area of the face that light reflects off of called
What is the name of the lighting warehouse company? I want to look up some of their lights.
PRG
I want to study on the hand of that people is that possible they mad workshops or something like that for lights Designer ?
How do you light the cyc so perfectly??
Matthew Walsh Very expensive and high tech Gobos
They are using one fixture for that cyc, the PRG BestBoy has a crazy output and can hit those wide focal lengths
Good job
RIP ❤️
Thanks for the upload ATW. Extremely insightful. Cheers! :)
Still in quarantine
what is the console?
Great video :D really inspirational
Great video
wowza ! so interesting! thank you
Bruh way is this video so long 🤣 I love it through
Superb useful information young theatre people's , tq ❤ ❤
OMG HOWELL BINKLEY! He is the LD for Jersey boys
Can a lighting designer also work a lights board?
Depends if it is a union house.
A self esteemed designer should know how it works at least. But you should know that there are different boards with different interfaces. Light designer and operator are jobs witch can be combined.
wo this is great work
I just watched in class
Very inspirational!
You lucky yanks, us brits only have tungsten bulbs and a pint of beer.
Either way this is a well made video.
You're looking in the Wrong places mate.
amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, thank you...
My school has a stupid (nowhere near as sophisticated) version of the same software. We only have LED's, Lekos, and a non-moving lighted cyc, so no amazing moving lights with patterns and everything you see here.
The person who installed it told us that the 1TB hard drive that's in all of the consoles (even in every Broadway theater) has never been maxed out. If we, a high school that only got this console in August of 2015 and has only done 9 shows, were to max it out, we'd be the first to ever do so. And for some reason, they gave us 3 extra 32GB hard drives thinking we'd max the console 😂😂😂
Are importing videos into your show. I've got more than 100 shows on my 16 GB Usb Stick. And there is still room for a few hundred more....
thank you.
Narcissism discussing it's feelings about being itself and all the wondrous things about itself.
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Rest In Peace Howell Binkley
Whos here for Duke Ellington
Same
who's here bc of Mr. Eitrheim?
Who’s here because of Jontz😂😘
yall better like this stage gang
The lady in the video (Natasha Katz ) can she do that ?
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Anyone else set this for drama homework?
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she got her left and right mixed up at the end
No. Get her stage right, pushed stage left. That’s correct.
I my opinion this video was just a PRG promo video. Nothing important has been said. There are lots of things shown horribly wrong.
hahaha. Ein Licht-Designer AUF der Bühne..... wirkt mehr als nur gestaged
Who else is watching this for class? I hate theater kids.
better than band kids
@@tuna2873 Ouch Im both
@@GoofballChimp78 I'm also both ..
@@oliviasullivan1963 oof
@@GoofballChimp78 yo what instrument do you play
wow
anyone else hate yellow floors?
Great video! I am a creator as well and I enjoy your content. :)
Online school anyone?
hey class
Are you affiliated with "Chicken Wing"?
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Theater class 🤦♀️
Lol anyone else here for school?
Nice good
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