From pyrotechnic designer to performance lighting designer
34 of the 42 essential skills of a performance lighting designer are already essential for a pyrotechnic designer — about 81% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 34
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 81%
- of the target job covered
- 42
- essential skills of a performance lighting designer
What a performance lighting designer does
Performance lighting designers develop a lighting design concept for a performance and supervise the execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision. Their design is influenced by and influences other designs and must be conform with these designs and the overall artistic vision. Therefore, the designers work closely with artistic directors, operators and the artistic team. During rehearsals and performance, they coach the operators to obtain optimal timing and manipulation. Performance lighting designers develop lighting plots, cue lists and other documentation to support the operators and production crew. They sometimes also work as autonomous artists, creating light art outside a performance context.
What carries over
34 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt existing designs to changed circumstances
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- analyse a script
- analyse music score
- analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions
- analyse the scenography
- attend rehearsals
- coach staff for running the performance
- communicate during show
- conduct costume research
- contextualise artistic work
- define artistic approach
- develop design concept
- develop design ideas cooperatively
- keep up with trends
- meet deadlines
- monitor developments in technology used for design
- monitor sociological trends
- perform quality control of design during a run
- present artistic design proposals
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- propose improvements to artistic production
- research new ideas
- safeguard artistic quality of performance
- understand artistic concepts
- update design results during rehearsals
- use communication equipment
- use specialised design software
- use technical documentation
- verify feasibility
- work ergonomically
- work safely with chemicals
- work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision
- work with respect for own safety
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a performance lighting designer and not for a pyrotechnic designer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from pyrotechnic designer
2 roles- set designer34 skills in common
- costume designer34 skills in common
← pyrotechnic designerperformance lighting designer →The other way round
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