Editing Lighting design (section)

===Assistant lighting designer===
The assistant lighting designer (assistant LD) assists the lighting designer and associate lighting designer. Depending on the particular arrangement the ALD may report directly to the LD, or they may in essence be the Associate's assistant.  There also may be more than one assistant on a show depending on the size of the production.  The ALD will usually:
* Attend design and production meetings with the LD or the associate LD
* Attend rehearsals with the LD or the associate LD
* Assist the LD in generating the light plot and channel hookup.  If the plot is to be computer generated, the ALD is the one who physically enters the information into the computer.
* The ALD may run errands for the LD such as picking up supplies or getting the light plot printed in large format.
* The ALD will help the Associate LD in running focus.
* The ALD may take [https://web.archive.org/web/20101119033446/http://www.mckernon.com/_/Focus_Charts.html Focus Charts] during focus.
* Track and coordinate [[followspot]]s (if any exist for the production) and generate paperwork to aid in their cueing and color changes.
* In rare instances the ALD may be the light board operator.