Entertainment Technologies - Lighting Engineering - Burlington County College

Entertainment Technologies - Lighting Engineering from Burlington County College is a Campus Associate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. The Entertainment Technology Program provides students with a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills needed for entry into the entertainment field, or to transfer to a baccalaureate program. Students choose the option in Lighting Engineering (AAS.ETL). Students who wish to transfer to a baccalaureate program are strongly advised to seek information regarding admission and transfer requirements. The Lighting Engineering Option provides students with an understanding of entry-level skills utilized in theater and lighting design, theater and concert lighting, and television studio lighting. These combined skills will provide students with the flexibility to obtain entry level employment in a variety of specialties that involve various public venues including video production and theater environments, music performances, trade shows, malls, theme parks, etc. It is anticipated that students completing the program will be employed as lighting designers, theatrical electricians, union stagehands, console operators, TV grips, rigging engineers (riggers), and as freelance or self-employed consultants, designers, and lighting programmers. Graduates of this program should be able to: * Operate various forms of lighting systems including the use of consoles, theater and TV lighting fixtures, dimmers, gels and color media, templates, and special effects * Operate various forms of concert lighting systems used in music concerts, trade shows, theme parks, malls, and related venues * Interpret the basics of the design level of theater and TV lighting including script interpretation, the use of color and media, drafting, light plots and layouts, cues and cue writing, and understand working relationships with the Director and associated crew Display an understanding of the emerging field of "architainment lighting" (entertainment lighting design, show control, and projection systems in architectural environments such as buildings, theater entrances, banks, leisure and amusement parks, restaurants, malls, showrooms, etc.). View more details on Burlington County College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.