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Techie's Starters

A braindump of things I wish I knew when I started.

Lighting Guide

There are several aspects of lighting:

  • Design
  • Rigging
  • The Technical / Dress Rehearsals
  • Operating.

Stage Management Guide

The stage manager is a vital person. It is him/her (more often her) who keeps people working together and has overall responsibility for the smooth running of each performance.

Set Construction Guide

A guide to simple set construction. It deals with building flats and joining them together to construct a complete set.

Pyrotechnics Guide

This is intended as a basic guide only, you should always check every detail with your supplier, for your own safety.

Lighting Maths

A list of some useful and not so common formulas which are/may be useful for designing and rigging lighting.