Editing Stage lighting (section)

=== Lighting designer ===
{{Main|Lighting designer}}

A lighting designer (LD) is familiar with the various types of lighting instruments and their uses. In consultation with the [[theatre director|director]], the DSM (deputy stage manager) and the [[scenic design]]er, and after observing [[rehearsal]]s, the LD creates an instrument schedule and a light plot as well as informing the DSM where each LX (lighting) cue is designed to be triggered in the script, which the DSM notes down in their plot book. The schedule is a list of all required lighting equipment, including color gel, gobos, color wheels, barndoors and other accessories. The light plot is typically a [[plan view]] of the theatre where the performance will take place, with every luminaire marked. This typically specifies the approximate lighting focus and direction, a reference number, accessories, the address number (assigned DMX addresses) in the [[dimmer]] system and channel on the [[lighting control console]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Gillette
| first = J. Michael
| title = Designing With Light: An Introduction to Stage Lighting, Fourth Edition
| isbn = 978-0-7674-2733-3
| publisher = [[McGraw Hill]]
| pages = 12–13
| year = 2003
}}</ref>

A lighting designer must satisfy the requirements set forth by the director or head planner. Practical [[experience]] is required to know the effective use of different lighting instruments and [[color]] in creating a design. Many designers start their careers as lighting technicians. Often, this is followed by training in a [[vocational]] college or [[university]] that offers theatre courses. Many jobs in larger venues and productions require a degree from a [[vocational school]] or college in theatrical lighting, or at least a bachelor's degree.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}