Intensive Course– Lighting Technician
Lisbon and Oporto
1. Course description:
Given the lack of professionals in the field of lighting, we present the Intensive Course of Lighting for shows. The main objective of this course is to train professionals capable of assembling, calibrating and operating lighting and robotics as well as its maintenance, making it a fundamental element for Sound and Light companies. This course involves the acquisition of basic theoretical knowledge of lighting, and the development of theoretical and practical skills, through the use of a wide range of equipment, empowering trainees for the labor market.
2. Objectives:
• Acquire basic knowledge as a lighting technician.
• Deepen knowledge about lighting equipment.
• Empower students to plan, design, program and operate lighting systems.
• Configuration and operation of LED screen.
• Develop technical skills for problem solving in a work context.
3. Recipients
This course is intended for professionals and enthusiasts in the field of lighting for shows.
4. Duration, Time, Price and Payment Terms
• Duration: 3 Months (70h training + 16h internship)
• Schedule: 21h to 00h (Post-Work) – Mondays + 3 Sundays (practical classes)
• Porto – Maia Industrial Zone – Praceta da Castanheira, 48 – Maia
• Lisbon – Rua Alves Redol – Ramada – Odivelas
• Course Price (VAT included):
- Registration: 100€
- Ready payment: 800€
- 2 Installments: 850€ (425€ + 425€)
- 3 Installments: 900€ (300€ + 300€ + 300€)
Apoio Oficial :
- Duration: 3 hours
- Programmatic Content:
- Presentation of the Course and Trainers
- General concepts about light and lighting
- Application of technology in various sectors of activity
- The Luminous Spectrum
- Human eye and vision
- Chromaticity
- The color temperature
- The fundamental characteristics of light
- Technical Rider Analysis and Light Design
- Duration: 6 hours
- Programmatic Content:
- Electricity concepts
- Energy concept
- Production, driving and consumption of electricity
- The three main quantities: Power, Voltage and Current the interaction between them
- Types of Connections (Single Phase and Three-Phase)
- Cables and Plugs – (Practice)
- Cable Repair – Welding on various Connectors – (Practice)
- Duration: 9 hours (3 Theoretical hours + 6 hours Practice)
- Programmatic Content:
- Conventional lighting equipment
- Light sources
- The main light sources and their way of producing light.
- Types of Lamps
- Equipment and connections.
- Types of Structures and Accessories
- Special effects.
- Duration: 9 hours
- Programmatic content:
- Avolites
- Grandma
- Support software: Showcockpit, Artnetomintaor…
- Protocol DMX 512 , ARtNet
- Communication protocol between lighting equipment and control consoles: Midi, OSC, …
- Duration: 6 hours
- Programmatic content:
- Robotic lighting equipment
- Approach to the main robotic equipment,
- Moving Heads
- LED lighting
- Duration: 12 hours (6 Theoretical hours + 6 hours Practice)
- Programmatic content:
- Approach to WYSIWYG
- Lighting Documents – Light as Design and Design.
- The “map” of light (Plant of the physical arrangement of the equipment);
- The Grouping (the relationship of —specific effects);
- The Relationship of Memories
- Operation Script
- Creation of Technical Rider and Light Design
- Duration: 9 hours
- Programmatic content:
- Show lighting session with a live band
- Duration: 16 hours
- Programmatic Content:
- Workshop Avolites
- Workshop Grand MA
- Duration: 8 or 16 hours
- Programmatic content:
- Internship in the best National Companies
- Loading and Unloading
- Equipment Assembly
- General Tests
- Equipment connection
- Equipment Operation
- Equipment Maintenance