getting to work with lighting is something I was quite interesting in learning about I’ve only really had a little bit of experience working with DEDOs but it was great to learn a bit about working with a key light and in particular various ways of achieving soft lighting and hard lighting. Working in the crew setting was really exciting and something I enjoyed. It sounds bizarre to say but when everyone is fulfilling their particular role it’s an awesome feeling. Up until this point only certain aspects of how a production works have been taught to us and with this lesson more pieces of the puzzle were added to the jigsaw. Obviously these techniques were heavily rooted in the drama tradition however it’s important to have a firm understanding of the typical way a set operates. Once you have an understanding of conventions you are then able to break them and rearrange them so that they serve a unique purpose.