>> My name is Andrew Giffin [phonetic].
I'm a lighting designer, lighting director,
and lighting programmer primarily in the entertainment industry.
So, I work with a lot of concert tours, theatrical productions, TV shows.
I get to do the odd film every now and again, which is always fulfilling.
Depending on my specific involvement with a project,
I either conceive from the very beginning the visual elements of a show,
how production is going to come together primarily through lighting.
And other shows I take that a step further, and I'm also operating the lighting console
that is running the show that's sort of fallen into the realm of being a lighting director.
A lot of times the two go hand in hand.
I work as a lighting programmer as well, which is actually one
of the more fulfilling things that I do.
It's taking the vision for a production and programming the equipment
that is used to make that happen.
Recently I seem to be doing a lot of pop tours.
When you do a pop show, it's, it can tend to be a little more free form than that.
It's, here's the style of music you're going to be dealing with,
how are you going to present that visually to an audience?
What are the other elements that are going to go into the production as far as video, scenic,
and how's the show going to flow?
Is it going to be the same scripted performance every evening?
Is it going to be something a little more free form than that?
Is there going to be any improvisation in mind involved?
And you keep all that in mind, and you create a visual environment around it.