Duration

1 week

Term Start

23 to 27 July 2018

Entry Requirements

Applications are welcome from those aged 18+. Candidates should actively enjoy all aspects of theatre, be motivated, enthusiastic and prepared to devote time to the study of light and lighting effects.

This course provides students with an introduction to the design of lighting for stage, events and architecture.

Based around the text of a play this course will explore the work of the lighting designer and enable you to develop your design and implementation skills. You will learn how to engage in the practice and presentation of a dramatic text, how to develop this through the medium of light and increase your understanding of the role of lighting in performance, dramaturgy and scenography.

• Designed to introduce you to the craft of lighting for stage and architecture
• Suitable for people with little previous experience
• Study a breadth of different techniques and equipment
• Work with industry professionals and guest teachers

Accreditation

This course is delivered over one week of intensive full-time training (30+ hours) at our Sidcup campus. 

How to Apply

Please email summer@bruford.ac.uk for more information and to book your place. 

Course Fees                    

Deposit                                               
£100

Full Fee                                               
£550 (paid in full before 1 June 2018)

Accommodation (if required)            
£300 (one week booking) 

Discounts are available to Rose Bruford College alumni – contact us for further information

The programme is suited to those with some lighting experience wishing to improve or extend their skills, as well as to those with limited experience and will prove invaluable if you are taking your first steps into the profession or applying to related courses.

Based within the College’s lighting laboratories and theatre spaces this course will include a programme of stimulating and challenging classes and practical workshops in:

Light
helping you to acquire understanding of the nature and attributes of light;

Perceptions
Teaching you to be aware of perceptual mechanisms and how the audience or spectator engage visually with a scene or performance;

Design
Practical exercises to extend the designers’ imagination and to create a design response to received or found stimuli;

Research
Processes and tools to place design within cultural, temporal, spatial and emotional landscapes;

Practical Implementation
Workshops and lectures exploring the tools, materials and the Health and Safety issues surrounding the work of the Lighting Designer.

Throughout these projects, you will explore light, perceptions and practical and design processes.