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Shedding light on training

Published Tuesday 2 December 2008 at 10:15

Lighting specialists, ETC, together with London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, recently gave students a chance to undertake a comprehensive training programme which aimed to give them a view of entertainment technology - from the perspective of the manufacturer right through to the spectator.

The training, carried out by ETC’s Luke Delwiche, saw students redesign, upgrade and reinstall the rig in the theatre style training room - known as the Playhouse at Gypsy Corner - where staff, dealers and distributors learnt about ETC lighting products.

“This is the first time we’ve offered a student training programme like this in the UK,” said Delwiche. “Since we moved to this building in 2006, we’ve continually added lights to the rig, so everything needed checking and servicing. It’s something both the students and ETC have benefited from.

“The upgrade came as a result of ETC enhancing its training programmes,” he added. “Ten Martin MAC 250s were added to the rig to make the training more comprehensive. We didn’t just want ETC lights in the rig as that wouldn’t have given trainees a realistic picture. We wanted a more complete rig, but we also want to be more sustainable - although we have increased the number of luminaires, there is more discharge and less tungsten. It’s also been rewarding to collaborate with Martin Professional - they have loaned us their lights and contributed their expertise.”

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