Assistant Designer

INTRODUCTION

WHO ARE LIGHTING ASSISTANTS AND ASSOCIATES?

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND BOUNDARIES OF BEING A BROADWAY AND WEST END LIGHTING ASSISTANT.

THE PROCESS

ROB CASEY TAKES US THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BEING A LIGHTING ASSOCIATE. HEAR ABOUT HIS TIME ASSISTING PATRICK WOODROFFE ON HUGH JACKMAN'S RECENT ARENA TOUR.

SKILLS

BROADWAY LIGHTING PLOTS

TIM REED TAKES US THROUGH THE BASIC ESSENTIALS OF THE BROADWAY LIGHTING PLOT.

FOCUS CHARTS

LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF FOCUS CHARTS.

FOLLOWSPOT WORKSHOP

FOLLOWSPOTS ARE THE SOME OF THE BIGGEST RESPONSIBILITIES THE ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER HAS. THE BASICS AND MORE.

LIGHTWRIGHT TUTORIAL

AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF SOFTWARE FOR ALL ASSISTANT LD'S, GET A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO HOW IT WORKS.

COMING SOON

SET ELECTRICS

ROB CASEY TALKS US THROUGH THE COMPLICATED WORLD OF MANAGING, DRAFTING, AND BUILDING SET ELECTRICS WITH HELP FROM LAMP & PENCIL -- A PREMIER BUILDER OF SCENIC ELECTRICS IN THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT

MOVING LIGHT ASSISTANT DEMO

MOVING LIGHT ASSISTANT IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF SOFTWARE FOR ANY LIGHTING PROFESSIONAL. GET A DEMO FROM IT'S CREATOR--ANDY VOLLER.

MAGIC SHEETS

PAUL MILLER TAKES US THROUGH THE THOUGH THINKING BEHIND THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MAGIC SHEETS AND WHEN / WHERE THEY ARE USEFUL.

STAMP DEMO

CREATOR SAM SMALLMAN SHOWS US HOW STAMP WORKS AND ALL OF IT'S AMAZING FEATURES.

PROJECTS

DELOREAN PROJECT

ROB EXPLAINS THE DOLORIAN PROJECT USING MATERIALS FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL.

TAKE TIM LUTKIN (LIGHTING DESIGNER) AND TIM HATLEY'S (SET DESIGNER) BRIEF AND SELECT THE LIGHTING FIXTURES TO FULFILL THE DESGN. THEN MAKE A DRAWING AND BID DOCUMENT TO HAVE THE DESIGN REALIZED BY A WORKSHOP.

MAGIC SHEET PROJECT

TAKE THE LIGHTING DRAWINGS, LIGHTWRIGHT, AND FOCUS CHARTS AND COMPILE A SET OF MAGIC SHEETS FOR THE WEST END PRODUCTION OF WHITE CHRISTMAS.

BROADWAY CHARITY NIGHT PROJECT

MONDAY NIGHT ON BROADWAY THERE ARE NO SHOWS... NOT TRUE! THE THEATERS GET USED FOR CONCERTS, CHARITIES, AND OTHER RENTALS. USE THE BROADWAY LIGHTING PLAN AND PAPERWORK FROM SIX THE MUSICAL TO DESIGN YOUR OWN CHARITY EVENT UNDER THE SIX RIG. YOU CAN BRING IN A "DECK PACKAGE" OF ADDITIONAL LIGHTING KIT ON THE FLOOR.

TIM REED PLAYS DESIGNER AND EXPLAINS MORE IN THIS VIDEO.

HAMILTON FOLLOWSPOT PROJECT

TAKE THE OPENING NUMBER OF HAMILTON, DECIDE WHAT THE PICKUPS ARE AND MAKE YOUR OWN FOLLOWSPOT CALLING SHEETS.

WHEN YOU ARE DONE, CHECK YOUR WORK WITH THE REAL HAMILTON SHEETS HERE.

SIX FOLLOWSPOT PROJECT

TAKE THE SIX SPOT SHEETS AND THE MEGA-SIX ENCORE FROM THE END OF THE SHOW AND PRACTICE CALLING THE SPOTS TO THE VIDEO.

MAKE SURE YOU PRACTICE OUT LOUD OR EVEN BETTER, TO A FRIEND.

THE VIDEO STARTS BEFORE LQ1308 ON THE FOLLOWSPOT SHEET.

GUEST SPEAKERS

KEN BILLINGTON

MULTI-AWARDWINNING LIGHTING DESIGN KEN BILLINGTON TELLS US ABOUT HIS START AS A LIGHTING DESIGNER, ASSISTING THARON MUSSER, AND HOW HE MANAGES A COMMERCIAL LIGHTING OFFICE.

ANNE E MCMILLS

EDUCATOR AND AUTHOR OF "THE ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER'S TOOLKIT" ANNE SUMMARIZES OUR WEEK OF LEARNING AND SHARES HER STORY WITH US.

BUY HER BOOK HERE.

ROB HALLIDAY

MEET EXPERT ASSOCIATE, PROGRAMMER, AND DESIGNER ROB HALLIDAY. WE TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMMER/ASSOCIATE ROLE, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BROADWAY AND THE WEST END AND SO MUCH MORE.

HUGH VANSTONE

GET TO KNOW TONY AND OLIVIER AWARD WINNING DESIGNER HUGH VANSTONE. HEAR HIS STORY, HIS TIME ASSISTING ANDREW BRIDGE, THE VARIOUS VERSIONS OF MATILDA THE MUSICAL, AND MUCH MORE...

JOHANNA TOWN

ALD CHAIRWOMAN AND LIGHTING DESIGNER JOHANNA TOWNSEND TELLS US ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS AND HER LIFE AND CAREER.

JOHN MCKERNON

LIGHTING DESIGNER AND CREATOR LIGHTWRIGHT, JOHN TALKS TO US ABOUT HIS CAREE, LIGHTING PAPERWORK OVER TIME, AND WHAT LED TO THE CREATION OF LIGHTWIRHGT.

ANDY VOLLER

MEET VETERAN PROGRAMMER ANDY VOLLER. HE'S ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMMER/ASSOCIATES AND CREATOR OF THE ESSENTIAL SOFTWARE "MOVIGN LIGHT ASSISTANT".

THE NATIONAL THEATRE

MEET SARAH BROWN AND DAN MURFIN. THEY'LL EXPLAIN HOW LIGHTING DESIGNERS GET ASSISTED IN A BUILDING LIKE THE NATIONAL THEATRE AND HOW THE WORK GETS RECREATED IN A REPERTORY SITUATION. HEAR ABOUT THEIR "NUMBER 2" ROLE AND IT'S PLACE IN THE PROCESS.

PAUL MILLER

MEET PAUL MILLER! AN EXPERIENCED ASSOCIATE AND LIGHTING DESIGNER, PAUL TALKS ABOUT BEING AN ASSOCIATE AND TAKES US THROUGH SOME OF HIS DESIGN WORK INCLUDING THE NEW YEARS EVE BALL DROP IN TIMES SQUARE.

ROYA ABAB AND LUCY CARTER

ROYA ABAB IS ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DIRECTOR FOR THE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER. LUCY CARTER WILL INTERVIEW HER TO FIND OUT WHAT HER ROLE ENTAILS AND HOW SHE RELIGHTS THE COMPANIES REPERTORY ALL OVER THE WORLD.

RYAN O'GARA

RYAN IS AN 'EXPERT' ASSOCIATE WITH LOTS OF EXPERIENCES LOOKING AFTER MEGA-MUSICALS ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE HEAR HOW RYAN GOT HIS START AND SOME STORIES ABOUT HIS TIME AS AN ASSOCIATE ON HAMILTON, COME FROM AWAY, AND MORE. WE GET TO SEE AND HEAR ABOUT SOME OF HIS OWN DESIGN WORK AND HOW BEING AN ASSOCIATE HAS GUIDED HIS OWN CAREER.

ROB CASEY

MEET ROB CASEY, AN EXPERT WEST END AND BROADWAY LIGHTING ASSOCIATE. ROB HAS ALSO SET UP HIS OWN COMPANY TO ASSIST LIGHTING DESIGNERS ON BIG PROJECTS CALLED AMMONITE. HEAR HOW HE GOT HIS START AND ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

TIM REED

MEET ANOTHER 'EXPERT' BROADWAY LIGHTING ASSOCIATE. TIM WILL TELL US HOW HE GOT HIS START AND OTHER ADVICE FOR ASPIRING ASSOCIATES.

CONCLUSION

THE TWO P'S WITH ANNE MCMILLS

EDUCATOR ANN MCMILLS SUMMARIZES THE WEEK WITH HER TWO P's: PERSONALITY AND PAPERWORK.