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Roles

The Lighting Designer Is responsible for creating an appropriate lighting plan, both from the viewpoint of functionality (simply being able to see the actors), and from the artistic appearance of the lighting (e.g. are scenes set indoors or outdoors, in the early morning, mid-afternoon or late evening). There are two main aspects to this role:

  1. Designing a a lighting plan, which details exactly which lights need to be hung where around the stage area in order to achieve all of the effects required by the show. On more complex shows, this can require careful coordination with the Set Designer, Technical Director and/or Stage Manager to ensure that the lighting and other effects work smoothly together.
  2. Working through the script, designing the look of each individual scene from the available lights (known as plotting), and marking cues in the script at the points when the lighting needs to change, so that the Deputy Stage Manager (on complex shows) or Lighting Operator (on smaller shows, often those in studio spaces) knows when change the lighting states should be changed.

Some directors will have a very strong view about the overall design, whereas others will give their designers a greater input into creating the look of the show.

For best results, the Lighting Designer should work with the other designers to ensure the lighting design is consistent with the overall design ideas. A production will look a lot better if each designer is following a consistent thread and taking into account of the look and atmosphere being created by the other designers.

It is normally left up to the Lighting Designer to decide whether they also want to take on the responsibilities of the Chief Electrician, Lighting Desk Programmer and Lighting Operator. If you do want additional people to take on these roles, you should discuss it at an early production meeting, so as to ensure that everybody in the show knows what is happening, and that suitable time is allowed to find people to take on these roles.

Useful resources[edit]

ADC guide - an introduction to stage lighting

CUADC guide to LDing

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Lighting Designer Vacancies

CAST PRODUCTION ROLES
Julius CaesarCAST
00:00, Sun 1st – Mon 30th September 2024 Venue to be confirmed
Summer Vacation

Lighting designer / Chief Electrician , Technical Director , Set Designer , Publicity Designer , Composer /Sound Designer , Costume Designer , Fight Director , Intimacy Director  Other Roles

Contact castcambridge@gmail.com before 20th Mar 2024 00:00 for more details.

ATE: the Art Tr*nny Experience is opening wider prod team applications
ATE: The Art Tr*nny Experience
21:30, Tue 11th June 2024 at Corpus Playroom
Easter Week 7

ATE: the Art Tr*nny Experience, a new student written play about transness, art, and identity is reopening applications for: Producer  Marketing designer Welfare/Intimacy coordinator Stage manager  Costume designer  Lighting designer  Sound designer  Photographer  The deadline for applications is the 25th of March at 12pm. Please send applications to Lucy (sjc304@cam.ac.uk) or Bea (ngsc2@cam.ac.uk)

Contact sjc304@cam.ac.uk before 25th Mar 2024 12:00 for more details.

PROD APPLICATIONS for THE BLUES are STILL OPEN! (Easter Week 4 Corpus Lateshow)
The Blues
21:30, Wed 22nd – Sat 25th May 2024 at Corpus Playroom
Easter Week 4

The Blues - a brand new student written comedy - is looking for a Producer , Assistant Producer , Technical Director , Publicity Designer , Costume Designer , Set Designer , Lighting Designer  and Sound Designer  to bring this spunky noughties hooligan satire to life!

Contact ss2944@cam.ac.uk before 1st Apr 2024 23:59 for more details.