It’s now thirty years since Tina in our Accounts Team asked if we had any jobs going in the warehouse “as my little brother hasn’t found anything since he left school”. At the time, there were just twenty of us at White Light and we were based in a converted stable in Fulham. Tina’s younger brother, a chap called Andy Cullen, duly arrived the following week and began work in the Cables Department...
Having presented at the show for over 30 years, White Light is returning to PLASA once again this week and will be exhibiting on Stand L50. With knowledge being the driving factor behind everything we do, this is something we will be celebrating at this year’s PLASA Show. On our stand, we will be hosting a range of exclusive seminars by industry speakers from the worlds of corporate events...
The WL Apprenticeship aims to nurture those embarking on a career in technical theatre. The apprenticeship is a Level 3 Creative Venue Technician course which is a combination of ‘on-site’ and ‘in-house’ training. Working along their training provider the National College of Creative Industries, WL will deliver specific training courses in order for those embarking on the apprenticeship to receive...
We were very saddened to hear about the untimely passing of our good friend Richard Pacholski – universally known as R2 – over the weekend, after a short battle with cancer. R2 was a truly international member of the lighting community, as a lighting designer, associate designer or production electrician. Based in Australia, he was involved in countless transfers from the West End and Broadway to...
White Light is delighted to reveal the ground-breaking ‘Mixed Reality Tech Lab’ in the Future Zone of IBC2018. Powered by the disguise media platform, this fully immersive production environment will showcase the latest developments in workflows for live broadcast. Situated on stand 8.F40, White Light will use the Tech Lab to demonstrate the results of the company’s ground-breaking R&D and the...
Following last month’s blog post about my 30 years at White Light, I have been encouraged to put ‘pen to paper’ once again… This month’s inspiration comes from a dinner I had earlier this month. It was with a colleague who was in London for a few days. He reminded me of a quote that used to be in the (now famous) White Light catalogues we used to produce every couple of years (until a little thing...
As an organisation that works on projects of all sizes across the globe, White Light ensures that health and safety plays an integral part in its service delivery. In order to maintain the company’s focus on creating the safest working conditions for its employees, freelancers and clients, White Light has recently appointed Chris Nicholls as Health & Safety and Workforce Development Director.
Taking place every four years, ITEAC is regarded as the place to be if you are involved in the planning, design, construction, specification or operation of places of entertainment. This year’s theme was Places for Performance: New Directions and aimed to explore new ways in which performance spaces are developing. As one of the sponsors, we were there all three days at this year’s ITEAC and WL’s...