Lighting Designer

Process Notebook and Viva

BACK

All candidates will need to keep a log of the process. The contents will be skill specific.

It is advisable that all details of the process are kept in a complete folder out of which material can then be selected for more specific submissions such as:

  • Creative Logs
  • Evaluations

Content may include:

General to ALL design and acting candidates:

  • annotated research
  • diagrams
  • photographs
  • sketches
  • charts
  • visual images
  • digital media, including brief recordings of sections of a rehearsal or material appropriate to the skill area e.g. sound clips. These should be no longer than one minute.

Specific to LIGHTING DESIGN:

  • evidence of exploring different lanterns, effects etc.
  • materials including: lanterns, gobos, special effects
  • images of the set/stage space under different lighting states
  • gel/filter swatches
  • rigging, focusing, plotting information etc.
  • videos of state changes, clips of actors working under different lighting states etc.
  • animations of lighting plot on specific design packages

Viva

Design candidates should prepare and be able to talk about:

Response for choice of stimulus including:

  • Initial responses
  • Inspirations
  • How the stimulus and/or STYLE / PRACTITIONER or THEATRE COMPANY prompted design process

Discussion of TEXT and choice of STYLE / PRACTITIONER or THEATRE COMPANY including:

  • Key elements of the style selected
  • Application to design skill e.g. how the style/ practitioner or theatre company can be applied to set, lighting, sound or costume
  • Group work and contributions made by the designer
  • Development during rehearsals

Discussion of DEVISED and choice of STYLE / PRACTITIONER or THEATRE COMPANY including:

  • Key elements of the style / practitioner / company selected
  • Application to design skill e.g. how the practitioner / company techniques can be applied to set or lighting or sound or costume
  • Group work and contributions made by the designer
  • Development during rehearsals

Specific design elements including, for example:

LIGHTING:

  • Needs of both pieces
  • Use of lanterns, projection etc.
  • Use of colour, position, intensity
  • Style, practitioner / company influences

Design process including:

  • Adapting ideas
  • How the designs grew / developed through the rehearsal process

Clear links between
DESIGN
and STYLE or PRACTITIONER / COMPANY
and STIMULUS

The quality of the design skill is assessed during the performance. In the viva, learners may also demonstrate:

Lighting

  • Folder of design/ concept work – this could be in paper form OR electronic i.e. designs executed through a design package;
  • Design construct on paper including e.g.:
    • cue list
    • hanging plot
    • LX descriptions
    • rigging diagram
    • patching notes
  • PROMPT COPY or annotated script for cueing highlighting the minimum 8 different cues;
  • Evidence of the process e.g. filter swatches, colour samples, research;
  • Evidence of collaboration with the actors e.g. rehearsal notes, production meeting notes;
  • Evidence of effective knowledge of lighting board

All relevant to the chosen practitioner / company or style for each piece.