Panto. December 2013. Cue Sheets for Lighting.

During The Panto I worked in the Tech Box helping with the Lighting. It was my job to write the cue sheets which Poppy and I was to work with during the shows. I recorded all the preset numbers cues along with the chases that was to fade in and out.
Our Tutor decided which lanterns were to be used when and where and helped us to programme the lighting desk, presetting the lights and chases that he was aware of, on the Monday of the show week. We gave each preset a name and recorded them. Poppy did most of the presets as she had had some experience doing this and I was happy to observe but I did do some presets.
During the Tech Run on the Tuesday, with the Tutors help, we tweeked the presets that had been recorded on the Monday. This work took us all day from 9am to about 4pm, with breaks.

 

 

Above are pictures of my original working cue sheets which were wrote in pencil, allowing me to make changes if necessary. I had never even seen a cue sheet before let alone write one, so it wasn't the neatest of things and I am sure in future I would be able to produce neater copies.  :-)

 

At the end of the second day, after the Tech Run I stayed in the Tech Box whilst our Tutor went and adjusted lantern angles etc and I had to get the channels up so he could see where the lanterns shone, so he could adjust them to the right angle. A list of adjustments that were needed to be done was made throughout the day by Kieran.

 

I absolutely loved and enjoyed my week in the Tech Box and wished I had a more Technical mind as I feel I would enjoy this avenue of work. I would be interested in learning more about lighting and knowing what lanterns to use during the show and what positions and angles etc. It's a fascinating job and I am sure quite satisfying.