DJTL214 Lightning

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/3. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MgA. Jakub Mareš (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:15–17:45 17
Prerequisites
Successfully completed subject Lighting in winter semester.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course: The aim of the course is to provide students knowledge and skills in control of Chamsys and Grand MA2 / 3 light brackets.

Skills: The student will use the acquired knowledge and skills in his future career as an illuminator or boss lighting a theater or a private sector.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to work with the most widely used consoles in the world: Chamsys and Grand MA2/3.
Syllabus
  • Chamsys:
  • - overview, mutation
  • - patch, personality adjustment
  • - Palette creation
  • - working with   cue / chaser
  • - FX
  • - Timecode
  • - Macro
  • Grand MA2 / 3:
  • - overview, mutation
  • - patch, personality adjustment
  • - Palette creation
  • - working with   cue / chaser
  • - FX
  • - Timecode
  • - Macro
Literature
  • Keller, Max 2006 Light Fantastic : Prestel. info
  • Shelley, Steven Louis 1999 A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting :Focal Press. info
  • grandMA2 User Manual - grandMA2 User Manual - Help pages of MA Lighting International GmbH. Waldbüttelbrunn Germany: MA Lighting Technology GmbH, 2018. URL info
  • MagicQ User Manual. Online. Southampton United Kingdom: ChamSys Ltd, 2018. URL info
  • CADENA, Richard. Automated lighting: the art and science of moving and color-changing lights. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 978-1-138-85090-3. info
  • MOODY, James L and DEXTER PAUL. Concert lighting: the art and business of entertainment lighting. 4th ed. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. ISBN 978-1-138-94291-2. info
  • CLAIBORNE, Vickie. Media servers for lighting programmers: a comprehensive guide to working with digital lighting. New York: Focal Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-315-85894-4. info
  • HONS ŠUŠKLEB, Jan. Aplikovaný lighting design (Applied Lighting Design). 2010. info
  • MORAN, Nick. Světelný design: pro divadlo, koncerty, výstavy a živé akce. Praha: Institut umění - Divadelní ústav, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7008-246-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures takes place on a regular basis in the form of presentaions and practical exercises where the student immediately verifies the knowledge in practice.
Assessment methods
The credits are gained on the basis of attendance (at least 80% participation in lessons) and creation of a light concept using intelligent lights and work with the above-mentioned consoles as instructed by the teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2023, recent)
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