Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
2 Hour(s) 14 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Marc Schneider
Rating
Course Overview
From Theory to Stage Brilliance
Welcome to 'Classical Theater Lighting,'
Are you passionate about the world of traditional theater and eager to learn the art of lighting for plays, comedies, and tragedies? This course offers a focused and comprehensive guide to designing and programming lighting specifically for classic theater productions, excluding musicals, dance shows, or concert lighting.
What You’ll Learn:
Technical Foundations: Understand the core components of theater lighting, including lamps, hanging structures, dimmer systems, and circuits. Gain the technical knowledge needed to set up a professional lighting rig.
Creating a Light Plot: Master the essentials of designing a light plot, selecting fixtures, and determining their hanging positions to achieve the desired look on stage.
Programming a Lighting Console: Learn how to program and manage lighting cues for a traditional theater production using industry-standard lighting desks.
Designing Realistic Stage Lighting: Discover how to create lighting designs that enhance storytelling and simulate realistic environments on stage, tailored to the unique demands of classic theater.
Who This Course Is For:
This course is ideal for aspiring lighting designers, theater students, technical crew members, or anyone passionate about understanding the intricacies of traditional theater lighting.
What This Course Does Not Cover:
To avoid confusion, please note that this course focuses solely on lighting design and programming for traditional plays, comedies, and tragedies. It does not include instruction on designing or programming for musicals, dance shows, or concerts.
If you’re ready to explore the timeless art of traditional theater lighting and gain the skills to illuminate captivating productions, enroll today!
Course Content
- 10 section(s)
- 34 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Theater Lamps
- Section 3 Pipes and hanging structures
- Section 4 Circuits, Dimmers and Hardpatch
- Section 5 Our little practice theater
- Section 6 Control Room
- Section 7 Lighting Positions
- Section 8 Lighting dramaturgy
- Section 9 Hands on, making a show
- Section 10 Goodbye and recomendations
What You’ll Learn
- Understanding diverse lighting fixtures and their applications., Strategic placement techniques for impactful storytelling., Hands-on experience in crafting lightplots and operating consoles., Technical proficiency in managing dimmers, circuits, and hangstructures., Developing a comprehensive light design tailored for theatrical productions., This course seamlessly blends theory and practice, empowering you to create captivating visual narratives on stage.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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NNeal Smith-Amies
This was informative and helped in my understanding of lighting for stage plays. Some of this I knew already but It's good to look at it with the simulator. I would be interested in trying this myself to help in learning lighting designs.
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ZZach Pace
It’s very basic and great for beginners. It’s very theater specific and some things that have been thought so far wouldn’t carry over to other theaters. Also some of the terminology used is slightly questionable.
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CChristian Jácome Martínez
me esta ayudando con algunas dudas que tenia
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MMikaela Meyer
Easy to understand and a thorough explanation of the basics. Having the making the show section was very helpful to put into practice what was taught. The course does cater towards beginners, will likely not be helpful for those who already have a good grasp of the basics or some experience already.
