I’m also working with a number of projects right now that fit into the Zoom theatre genre’.

This includes teaching and mentoring other teachers around the world who seek to increase their competence in digital delivery of their specialist subjects of production for performance.Īll this has give me plenty of experience using video conferencing platforms for communication to go along with my time lighting performances. A lot of my work is not here on the main On Stage Lighting pages but behind the scenes at running stage lighting courses online.

This is gonna be aimed at performers and directors with limited experience of lighting design for stage or screen and keeps things simple for the DIY’er working from home.Īs a professional Lighting Designer turned educator, I have also spent the last 10 years or so teaching using the internet and this includes using platforms such as Zoom for live teaching. Without getting into a discussion about ‘what is theatre’, let’s just get down to business regarding this and look at some common practices in trying to create lighting for Zoom theatre. One method has popped up that uses video meeting software to put together either live performances or recorded media works. Also works with Skype, Hangouts, Facetime and others.ĭuring the current situation with many countries in some form of lockdown, theatre makers and other performers are finding new ways to distribute their work. In this article, On Stage Lighting looks at ways performers can take their Zoom lighting game to the next level for what is currently being called “Zoom Theatre”.

Lighting for zoom call