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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Top 5 Rookie Mistakes Lighting Designers Make

Church Production Magazine: After teaching student lighting designers for over twenty-five years, I have witnessed hundreds of errors, many of them quite silly. When my editor assigned me this article, I thought, “Great! I am sure that I have countless stories to share with my readers concerning common mistakes that young lighting designers make.” However, after compiling several dozen, I quickly realized that even the most experienced lighting designers with hundreds of productions behind them still make mistakes. I believe that the difference between the rookie and the professional is that professional knows how to survive the mistakes.

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