1. Notes taken from Michael Gillette’s Designing with Light

2.  To provide sufficient information to the master electrician and crew to enable them to hang and circuit the lighting equipment for the entire production

3.  Mechanical Drawing  Shows where instruments should be placed  Scale  ¼” = 1’ or ½”=1’  Shows relation of lights and scenery

4.  Legend – shows what symbols mean

5.  For cross referencing with other paperwork  Determined by  Hanging Position – ie. first electric  Position relative to the other instruments on that pipe  Note: both 1 st and 2 nd Electrics will have repeating numbers

6.  Lettering  Legible  Allow for rapid execution  Singe-Stroke Gothic  Uppercase

7.  Title block  Name of producing organization  Name of Production  Drawing title  Scale  Date sheet was drafted  Designer  Draftsperson  Approval, if applicable  Dates of revisions ASU – Dept. of Theatre Light Plot Scale: ½” =1’ LD: Carrot Top Drawn by: Jack Black 1 of 2 12/5/07

8.  “Rough Plot,” thinking drawing, smudges, erasing  Draw theatre structure with thin light lines (Ghost lines)  Ghost line lighting areas  Replicate key in each area  Additional layers for support lights (ie. Fireplace)  Number instruments  Draw Section  Trace final copies of light plot and section  Instrument schedule and hook-up sheet

9.  List detailing # of Gels with sizes and colors

10.  AutoCAD  Vectorworks  Import symbols  2D and 3D capabilities

12.  Lightwright  WYSIWIG Report  Keeps track of changes automatically  Quick