Beginner Design

Lighting Design Essentials

Course Fee $400 $360
Duration 2 days, 14 hours
Age Requirements 18+
Lighting Design Essentials (5 July 2025)
Kensington

Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025

$400
$360
Sessions
DateTime
5 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
5 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
6 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
6 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
OTHER UPCOMING CLASSES
Sat 11 Oct - Sun 12 Oct 2025
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$400 $360

Lighting Design Essentials

Overview

Discover the art of lighting design in this comprehensive two-day introductory course. Gain an understanding of the essential techniques used in practical lighting design and learn how to transform your creative ideas into reality. Under the expert guidance of an experienced teaching artist, you will delve into the process of extracting and developing lighting design concepts through dramaturgical analysis, enhancing your ability to tell stories through light. 

You will also become familiar with professional lighting equipment, learning about its various uses and the best practices for safe operation. Through hands-on practical exercises, you will develop the skills needed to create a simple yet effective lighting design. This course provides you with the foundational tools and knowledge to begin your journey in the field of lighting design. Join us and illuminate your path to becoming a skilled and imaginative lighting designer. 

Components

  • Analysis of a dramatic source to extract lighting ideas. 
  • Exploration of the creative process to realise lighting design. 
  • Introduction to lighting equipment used to realise a lighting design. 

Prerequisites

Beginner Level. No previous experience required.

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NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.