workshops

Are you the lone DRAMA TEACHER who has to teach and Direct the productions but also has to know all about sets, costume lights etc.? Then help is at hand with

Creative Lighting Design's

NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED LIGHTING WORKSHOPS

relevant for GCSE, A & AS Level Theatre Studies,

BTech performing Arts and Multimedia courses.

Nominated for the Education Resources Awards

“Innovative Workshop of the Year “ 2003

Nomination was made by the City Learning Centre Sheldon Heath Birmingham

Exciting west end style sets for the spring - summer tour

Right: the finale based on the Phantom of the Opera this set mysteriously appears through the starry sky . The lighting in the scene is built up in stages and operated by the students.

A recent comment from the Head of Drama St Michael's School, Chorley, Lancs:

"In my 23 years of teaching Drama I've yet to find a more interesting and creative way of

introducing GCSE pupils to Stage lighting."

With the model theatre it is possible to show far more real stage settings and lighting techniques in the allotted time. I bring the exciting live theatre environment into the classroom!

Students were "gob smacked " Ann Percival head of drama Thirsk school North Yorkshire.

You don't see light, ........you only see what light hits!

The famous Giant model theatre

With the aid of an enormous model theatre (7’ tall by 8’deep by 8’ wide) built up by the students in the first 25minutes. The students can learn about the many varied technical facilities that make up a working stage.

It has several "Flown" sets, gauzes, back drops, cyclorama and other scenery and lighting bars. In front of the model theatre a lighting bar is set up on stands. Students then using real stage lights, explore the use of :digital dimmers, patching, manual and memory control desks, Floods, Fresnels, Profiles spots, parcans, birdies, scrollers, etc.

The workshops will demonstrate lighting for Proscenium Arch, thrust, and theatre in the round stage productions.

How does a gauze curtain work? I will show you live ! Macbeth witches appear through a dark forest gauze and then the cauldron starts to steam!

How to chose, which light to use where. How to bring out the emotional and visual content of the play, using colour, lighting angles, and cross fades. Photo below: one of the model theatre scenes showing the use of controlled foreground lighting, and the use of perspective to make the stage appear deeper than it really is. This scene was "flown in" using the fly bars on the model theatre.

"Thank you so much for the brilliant workshop. The students were quite inspired by your presentation, many describing it as "well-good". When the next academic year calendar is out I will be contacting you again with a view to booking for next year."

Thanks again Jon Sowden Tiverton High School November 07

	Complementary hand book for teachers. (which can be photocopied)
	The workshop will be related to your school performing space and system
	I can also relate it to a forthcoming school production.
	Students will work as a team and carry out quick scene changes in seconds and in a blackout!
	This introduces briefly the discipline of stage management.

	With the model theatre it is possible to show far more real stage settings and lighting techniques in the allotted time.
	Focusing techniques, the use of shutters and barn doors, irises and gauze effects. The use of gobos, to create city sky lines, forests or church windows etc. Gobos can really transform your performing space!
	Towards the end of the workshops the visual interest increases yet more with the introduction of simple yet very effective fire and water projections. and famous "west end" sets
	The workshop is backed up with projections of productions I have lit in this country and abroad, and many of the animated diagrams form the basis for the teachers hand book (which can be photocopied )and the students will be able to tell me how we have lit a scene, with which type of light and with what type of accessories.

The workshops are suitable for GCSE , A level, BTEC , GNVQ & Perf. Arts.& Multimedia, students.

Duration: 1st workshop of the day 3 hours, 2nd workshop on the same day 2hours, also half day or day workshops can be arranged, other staff members are welcome to join in.

Production advice and guided help for students with designing, rigging plotting, and operating has also become extremely useful for many schools.

N.B. Inset training days held around the county. (see News and events)

Here are just a few comments from some teachers and students

Thank you so much for your excellent workshop, Everyone staff and students had a thoroughly good time that was instructive, structured and interactive, and how professionally the whole course was run. We will have no hesitation in recommending you to others and hope that you may visit us again in the future. Guy Williams, head of drama, Hazelwick school, Crawley June 2006

"Useful & well structured from the simple basics to more complex uses of lights. (The mini theatre was brilliant) will allow me to apply some of the ideas."

C Todd, Head of Drama, Royds Hall High school, Huddersfield.

The students were just "Gob Smacked " as later lessons have shown just how much they had gained. They now can't wait to visit the theatre to put their new found knowledge into practice so much so I think they'll only notice the lighting effects! I'll certainly recommend you at the next Moderation Meeting.

Ann Percival Head of Drama Thirsk School North Yorkshire.

Model theatre rebuilt ! it is huge! 3metres wide by 2metres tall , used in the workshops has under gone a major upgrade. It has had a totally new lighting rig, and new motorized west end sets.

If you teach performing arts subjects at any level and you want to brush up on your skills, then book your staff on an inset day. call 01773 712130

In-school lighting workshops.

many schools book a student workshop, followed by an inset training.

I am on tour 3 -4 days every week throughout the year

Booking are coming in at an incredible rate for the autumn term, so please book you provisional date Now!

Bookings can be made during the holidays on 07966 491 543

If you want a workshop where ever you are, give me a call to set up a workshop in your school.

BOOK YOUR WORKSHOP CALL 07966 491 543 ANYTIME.

Theatre discovery workshops can also be arranged for Year 7 school pupils.

Inset training can be given in your school, and training on your system.!

For further information and alternative dates please call

Creative Lighting Design TEL. 01773 712 130 or use the booking form

Member of the Association of Lighting Designers