Resources — Lighting Design Guides

Resources

Practical, jargon-free guides for producers, venues and performers — written from the desk, not the textbook.

What does a lighting designer do?

The role explained in plain English — what a lighting designer actually delivers, and how it differs from a programmer or operator.

What to send, what to decide first, and the details that make a quote accurate — a practical checklist for producers and venues.

Plain-English definitions of the lighting terms that come up most often in production emails, riders and tech meetings.

Short answers to the questions that come up most often — consoles, timecode, budgets, filming and lead times.

Send the dates, the venue and a running order — you'll get a straight answer.