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Light technicians are involved with setting up and controlling lighting equipment. Toward this end, they will confer with the director and the cinematographer. Light technicans will also study the script to determine lighting effects required. They are responsible for the movement and set up of various pieces of lighting equipment for visual effects.

In a theatrical setting a lighting technician will be responsible for building the lighting rig in the theater space as per the design drawings of the lighting designer.

A common hierarchy in a theatre is as follows:

Head (Master) Electrician – In charge of overseeing the lighting crew, interpreting the designer’s drawings, and ultimately responsible for the building and maintenance of the lighting rig.
Assistant Electrician – Assistant to the head electrician, usually in charge of maintaining paperwork, and keeping up with changes that are made to the rig during the process of technical rehearsals.
Electrician – labor used by the master electrician to construct the rig. Duties of an electrician include: hanging lights in the proper place, Running power and necessary data to all lights, doing light rigging, and installing the necessary color and image patterns into the lights. During a day of focus the electricians on call with aim all lights under the direction of the lighting designer.

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