Clay Paky has always paid great attention to training young talent, and sponsors and hosts this course at its own showroom in Seriate (BG). Clay Paky built its sho room as if it were a real stage, designed not only to display its own products, but also as an 'art workshop' where lighting designers - from the most famous experts to lighting students - may practice and express their creativity to the full.
On the course, the students from the Politecnico were able to attend a practical lesson held by Giovanni Pinna, one of the most highly-rated LDs and directors of photography in Italy. Giovanni Pinna boasts enormous professional experience, from television to live shows, and has been Vasco Rossi's official LD for over ten years. The students were split into two groups and were allowed to apply what they had learnt in order to set up a light show using the equipment and technology found in the showroom.
Renato Ferrari, Clay Paky's Italian market manager, remarked, "Lighting Designers are today very important figures in any live, theatrical or television production. We are very pleased to sponsor this project because we are confident that professional training for new entrants contributes to real quality improvements in the sector."
(Jim Evans)
