Course Title: Set up, record and operate lighting cues and effects

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5198 Diploma of Creative Industries

Course Title: Set up, record and operate lighting cues and effects

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

EEET6846C

City Campus

TAFE

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2011

Course Contact: Program Administration - Adam Lovell

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 4976

Course Contact Email: adam.lovell@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

In this course you will learn about the art and science behind lighting for live events and productions. You will learn about basic lighting and colour theory on productions and the use of control equipment, programming and operating lighting consoles and effects.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites or corequisites for this unit



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUFLGT402A Set up, record and operate lighting cues and effects

Elements:

1.  Connect and format control system for productions

2.  Plot and operate advanced cue types

3.  Plot and operate effects

4. Solve lighting problems during performance


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to follow a brief to set up, record and operate lighting cues and effects for a live production.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment tasks include working on lighting systems in class and on live productions on or off campus, as well delivering a lighting plan and documentation.