Lighting Operation for live Performance Unit 37 Lighting Operation for live Performance

Be able to prepare lighting equipment and accessories safely and securely Basic Maintenance Preparation of equipment (cleaning/visual checks/Re-lamping) Rigging Fixing to bars, patching to dimmers, electrical safety Problem solving Fault tracing techniques Focusing Verbal and visual instructions, use of colour, accessories Safe Working Procedures Working at height, cabling, manual handling, national working time directives, unions etc.

“Measure twice cut once” “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

Preparation and pre-checking of Lighting equipment Basic Maintenance Preparation and pre-checking of Lighting equipment Cleaning – Cleaning lenses, reflectors. Visual Checks – Connection points, loose? Re-Lamping – re lamp before shows/tours etc.

Dimmers Dimmers are devices used to lower the brightness of a light by changing the voltage waveform applied to the lamp. We use dimmers in theatre to control the level of generic lanterns.

Put these steps in the right order Rigging Rigging Process Put these steps in the right order Lighting Desk 1 - Genie 2 - 15amp Socket 3 - Dimmer 4 - Lantern (with G-Clamp) 5 - Safety chain 6 -

Problem Solving Fault Tracing Technique You have rigged a lantern and patched through to dimmers and then to a lighting desk, however it is not working!…what could you do to find and resolve the problem?

To Focus a light is to draw attention to a certain area of the stage Focusing To Focus a light is to draw attention to a certain area of the stage POSITION Colour (LED/GEL) Shutters Barn Door Gobo

Safe Working Procedures Electrical PAT testing, Visual Checks. Working At Height Trained on Genie, safety equipment, Hard hats for workers below Manual Handling Straight back, Safe working loads.

Safe Working Procedures Risk Assessments Written document outlining possible risks Heat Fire curtains, smoke detectors. Unions The Association of British Theatre Technicians http://www.abtt.org.uk

National Working Time Directives Overview You can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average If you’re under 18, you can’t work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. Exceptions You may have to work more than 48 hours a week on average if you work in a job: where 24-hour staffing is required in the armed forces, emergency services or police in security and surveillance as a domestic servant in a private household as a seafarer, sea-fisherman or worker on vessels on inland waterways where working time is not measured and you’re in control, eg you’re a managing executive with control over your decisions

Demo Take apart and clean profile lenses Check plugs Re-lamp Lantern Problem solving Task Focus a Profile and Fresnel