Assigned by Faculty

The lighting designer is responsible for the design, implementation, execution and documentation of all lighting and effects associated with the show.

The lighting designer often draws on several skills:

• Collaborate on the production concept and conceptualize the part lighting will play in the performance.

• Analyze, direct and realize concepts that reinforce the production concept.

• Visualize the images and colors based on the concept, and work with the other designers.

• Communicate; express lighting ideas using verbal or graphic skills. Listen, in order to understand ideas, and respond to them.

• Coordinate and orchestrate the lighting with the other production elements.

• Accomplish the goals of the lighting within the existing parameters.

Lighting Designer's Checklist

Checklist for creating Light Plots and Paperwork

Working with your Master Electrician

Lighting designers for mainstage shows should sign up for THTR 497 for 3 credits.

Lighting designers for individual dance pieces should sign up for THTR 497 for 1 credit. (Can be counted towards the 378B/478B requirement) 

Assigned by faculty and sometimes recruited by lighting designer

At CSUF, the programmer is responsible for programming the console during technical rehearsals.  They should have a firm understanding of the syntax and capabilities of the lighting console so that they can help the lighting designer realize their vision quickly and fully.  The programmer's work is finished at the end of technical rehearsals and the Board Op will run the console for all performances.

Counts towards 278B/478B credit

Generally a student fulfilling 278B/478B assignment

The spot operator will run a followspot for the tech and performance of a show.  The followspot operator's primary responsibility is to highlight the focal person or persons onstage based on guidance from the lighting designer and/or assistant lighting designer.

Lois is the staff member who manages all technical aspects of lighting operations, including planning, budgeting, installation and maintenance.  She  directs  and  supervises  student crews for all electrics work from installation through load-out of each production and supports  the  artistic  vision  of directors  and  designers as  it  relates to  the  advancement,  budgeting,  and  realization  of  lighting  designs.