A Lighting Design entry must include the following items, assembled in a digital presentation format that is loaded on a flash dive and can be physically submitted (to be returned at the end of the festival) and a presentation.  

• Design Concept: Explain how and why choices were made, how those choices related to the production. Emphasis is placed on creativity, collaboration, storytelling, as well as how your design supported the overall concept of the production. 
• Light Plot: (¼” or ½” scale) using standard symbols and references. It is acceptable to submit hand-drafted or CAD/Vectorworks light plots. The plot may be reduced to fit in the presentation appropriately. Plots must contain a title block and a key to symbols. Title block must contain: 
  • • Title of the drawing (Light Plot) 
    • Name of the production 
    • Name of the student designer 
    • Name of the theater 
    • Name of the high school 
    • Opening date of the production 
    • Scale of the light plot (e.g., ¼”=1’0”) 
• Channel Hook-Up: A channel hook-up must include: channel number, dimmer or circuit number, location, unit number, type and wattage of instrument, focus or purpose, and color/template if applicable. Any version of Lightwright, Excel, or other spreadsheet programs may be utilized.  
• Photographs: Showcased in a digital presentation that demonstrate the concept of the lighting design. 
• Color Swatches and/or Mood Board: Showcased in a digital presentation to demonstrate the color pallets used within the production. 
• Oral Presentation: The student designer(s) must deliver a presentation of their lighting design entry that effectively presents and represents their design. Oral presentations have a time limit of five (5) minutes and may utilize either PowerPoint, Google Slides, or PDFs.

Please be prepared to answer questions from the adjudicator(s) regarding the presentation.