Drama Lesson: 30 May 2007

Today was a very productive day. The tech crew (Sebastien and I) started out by working out the exact amount of colored lights needed. We were given the necessary materials and began working. The chosen colors, rose purple and straw were perfect. We traced around the slide holders and cut out the various slides. Mr. Sarstedt told us to touch the slide as little as possible with our fingers as the heat from the lamp could cause the grease from our fingers to burn. I found that really interesting. Mr. Sarstedt then showed Sebastien how to work the lighting. The various knobs and switches were a little confusing at first but then became clearer for Sebastien. While he was controlling the lights, I helped Mr. Sarstedt install the new slides to their positions. My acrobat like teacher mounted the scaffolding and soared up like a monkey. I on the other hand stood 3 meters below keeping the scaffolding sturdy and moving it when ever Mr. Sarstedt was finished with one lamp and had to move on to the next.

Today I learned few facts about lighting that I already knew. The only new concept was the actual installment of the colored slides. I had a bit of a boring lesson. As you can see from the pictures on the right, we had a busy lesson concerning lights. I feel that Sebastien learned much valuable information on lighting design and application.