Comments on: Learn Stage Lighting – The Best Way?

By: oladoja oluwatosin

oladoja oluwatosin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:04:00 +0000

hello,pls would like to know the following:
1.requirement for international student(nigeria)
2.tuition fees
3.duration of the courses
4.location of the school

By: Giuseppe

Giuseppe — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:36:52 +0000

Hi all,
i am intersted in learning lights for stage or events and space as well ( currently working as architect). what first step you suggest? Summer school available? I am in Austria but could move during the summer..
Thanks a lot for your help.

By: keke

keke — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:12:57 +0000

hi, i was just made head of media center im my church we have a video and drama production. I have a film/tv Background but I don’t deal with moving lights and so on. the church hold 600 people. i have all these great ideas now i need to know where on line or in NYC i can learn the basics of stage lighting (using lighting console, DMX, effects and on)

can anybody direct me to the right path. thank you.
kishdeprin06@gmail.com

By: kurna srinivas

kurna srinivas — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:28:24 +0000

sir,
I working as stage engineer at saudiarabia,
My job is to look after the stage and hydraulic and maintainace of the hydraulic .
Recently on our stage the customers are conducting the show which for the ramazan I was shocked by the lighting technology which they are using so i intersted in learing the lighting technolgy i have contract with the company for two years mean time can i go for a course of lighting technology which help in future i want to do online certifide course any of the institute let me know it could help me in future or not
Regards
Kurna srinivas
00966598188562

By: Steve Gray

Steve Gray — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:19:34 +0000

Mari,
You want to do a silhouette effect, I agree wth C.Dix a bright cyc with little or nothing else.
If you want chinese shadow effect which is a silhouette projected onto a screen between audience and actor, then the actor will need to be backlit with a hard light. I have used an Arri Studio 2KW Fresnel but with the lens door open. You could even see the detail of the actors beard. The lamp is easily placed behind the actor on the floor making the actor larger than life, moving the actor to the screen the silhouette gets smaller and moving to the lamp the silhouette effect gets bigger.
Have fun.

By: Cliff Dix

Cliff Dix — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:13:14 +0000

You’re trying to get the background bright… and the cast in the dark. There’s two parts to this. One is more scenic than LX, in that you really need a light (?white) backing such as a cyc lit really brightly. The LX aspect is that you need the source of the light for the cyc to be upstage of the performers.
From what you say I suspect that someone has given you side booms of Pars on the downstage edge of your space. Can you shift them upstage for this job?
Cheats method, and slightly dependent on exactly why you want a silhouette, is to use just your side-light, angled as far downstage as the audience can tolerate, to give you some sort of crude backlight, though backlight is very different from silhouette!

Off topic slightly, I see this site is still saying our next lighting course here at Phosphene is in 2009… naturally it isn’t and will be in autumn of this year 2010.

By: Mari

Mari — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:41:43 +0000

Hi,
In spite of having have no training I produce shows every year with very limited lighting. We have parcans from the front and sides of a wide open stage. I want to do a silhouette number but don’t know how to do the lighting. Can you advise me please?
Thanks

By: Rob Sayer

Rob Sayer — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:47:21 +0000

Hi Callum, I don’t have any experience of the ABTT Electrican Training courses but the content looks worthwhile and the ABTT are a reputable organisation. If you do decide to attend one their courses, post back here and let us know how you got on.

By: Callum

Callum — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:24:54 +0000

I was just wondering if anyone has any experience of the ABTT training courses. Im considering putting myself through the courses as part of my ambition to move into lighting full time. Im mostly interested in the electrician courses but any information would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.

By: Melange

Melange — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:20:58 +0000

Hi, im looking for an “experience day” or a one day training course as a present to my partner who’s hobby is DMX lighting. He is knowledgable about DMX and especially programming c/c++ (is very good at it) but has no hands on experience of stage lighting. Any suggestions?