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Hi,

 

I'm a Production lighting student at RCSSD and still very new to industry and need these answers cleared up for me

 

These are as if working in a mid scale theatre

What personal tools are lighting technicians expected to bring to a 'get in/out' or a focus session?

 

Who would typically be a lighting technician's employer?

 

What are the typical working hours of a lighting technician?

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Hi,

 

I'm a Production lighting student at RCSSD and still very new to industry and need these answers cleared up for me

 

These are as if working in a mid scale theatre

What personal tools are lighting technicians expected to bring to a 'get in/out' or a focus session?

-It depends.

 

Who would typically be a lighting technician's employer?

-It depends.

 

What are the typical working hours of a lighting technician?

-It depends.

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Hi,

 

I do know I was being very vague and that has somewhat helped me with my research and what im having to talk about which is why I left it like that.

 

I will endevour to make future posts a lot more specific

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I'll give it a go.

 

I employed as a theatre/company employee, all PPE is provided by the employer.

If "freelance" or self employed, I would expect that you'd provide your own.

 

tools wise, a couple of AyJays, drivers, side cutters, grips and pliers.

Never borrow somebody's tools without asking.

 

hours are difficult to quantify.

when it starts to when it's done?

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What personal tools are lighting technicians expected to bring to a 'get in/out' or a focus session?

If they're employees or PAYE casuals (which, if you're talking about a typical mid-scale theatre, they're more than likely to be), none - it's the duty of the employer to provide tools, equipment and PPE. If they're self-employed contractors, whatever they think they'll need for the job they've been engaged to do.

Who would typically be a lighting technician's employer?

In the theatre sector, either the venue itself or a touring production company.

What are the typical working hours of a lighting technician?

There's no such thing! As an industry, our working hours follow no set pattern.

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For the theatre people, their hours will be interspersed with tea and lunch breaks and if they miss them, they get extra. Other venues, like mine clock their staff in, clock them out for breaks, and they only get these if it's convenient. Self-employed people like me charge a rate to cover the job - and my rates tend to be based on short medium or long days. Hours are irrelevant.

 

Like Gareth says, in a proper, well run theatre, their casuals probably have a leatherman and a torch. Tools tend to be whatever is available and not lost somewhere.

 

Self-employed people tend to be a complete package, and many, ion they have the space in their transport will have the kitchen sink.

 

If this question has been set - then your staff are being crafty because there really are no correct answers to this one as people have said.

 

I know a couple of self-employed people who take minimum kit, but that is always because they cannot drive, and rely on other means of getting there. Personally, it annoys me if I have the right tool at home, and not with me.

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