Set Lighting Technician

ABOUT

Ever since motion pictures began, the profession of set lighting technician has been learned on the job, and every team operates in its own way. This course does not attempt to change this tradition, but rather to provide some sound foundations, so that new set lighting technicians learn some basic concepts of electricity, familiarize themselves with the jargon of the trade, and learn a few elementary procedures that are specific to it.

Target professions

Anyone who is interested in becoming a set lighting technician, an assistant key lighting technician (best girl/best boy), or a gaffer/key lighting technician

Mandatory course to obtain recognition as a lighting technician with AQTIS 514 IATSE (new and reclassified members).

Read the membership criteria

Prerequisites

Have taken the course “Initiation to community life” and already be a member of AQTIS 514 IATSE.

Training team

Marco Venditto has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Concordia University and has been working on film sets since 1993, first as a lighting technician and then as an assistant key lighting technician (best boy). He also has a training certificate from the Canadian Forces Communication Reserve, in which he held the position of supervisor/instructor from 1988 to 1999. He has been involved in the AQTIS 514 IATSE professional training program for the past several years, developing and teaching the course “Introduction to the profession of set lighting technician”.

Registration

Please enter your name on the callback list at the bottom of the page to be notified of the next dates that become open for registrations. You will then receive an e-mail containing the date a few weeks before the course. You can then contact us to register. These e-mails are sent every Wednesday.

PLEASE NOTE: Subscribing to the reminder list is not equivalent to subscribing to the training course.

The number of participants allowed in each course is limited. On the day of the course, we will not admit any participants who have not paid for it in advance.

IMPORTANT: Please note that safety shoes must be worn to participate in training. Failure to do so may result in the trainer refusing to accept you, and you will be considered absent without a valid reason, subject to a $100 charge as per our cancellation policy.