As a new Head of Drama in a mainstream secondary school I had plenty of anxieties about being ‘in charge’ of the school's theatre and control room. Despite having spent three years training in Technical Theatre and working in that environment before becoming a teacher, I still felt that my knowledge wasn't up to scratch (as technology is always moving on) and I worried about lighting my productions and producing decent video footage for exam boards.
Drama teachers are expected to be able to focus lanterns, run a lighting and sound desk and produce excellent video footage as well as teaching our subject day to day. And sometimes it's hard to know where to go for good training.
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