lighting director

Stage brightness controller

A lighting director designs and controls the lighting for a performance, film, television broadcast, or other production.

The role involves selecting fixtures, positioning lights, and programming cues to create the desired visual atmosphere: The lighting director transformed the stage with dramatic shadows.

In live television, the lighting director often operates equipment in real time during broadcasts.

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rigging · cue · tech rehearsal · blackout · followspot · front of house · stage · theater · film · set · shadows · mood · atmosphere · tungsten · LED · backlight · keylight · floodlight

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