Gary Ashbridge

Gary Ashbridge
Info e-Portfolio www.garyashbridge.co.uk Date of Birth 13/09/1995 Graduating Year 2017 Course BA Production Technology & Management Specialism Lighting Education Higher Education Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2014 - 2017 Further Education William Howard School 2007-2014

Gary is currently studying BA Production Technology and Management(2014-17) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and wishes to specialise in production lighting.

His first production he will be involved with at the RCS will be working as part of stage crew on Mother Goose 2014.

Productions and work at RCS

1. Mother Goose 2014 - Stage crew member. November/December 2014.

Certifications

Gary is certified in the following fields:

• Pyrotechnics Awareness, Operation and Safety. (Certified by the Association of Stage Pyrotechnics (ASP) with JustFX).
• Purchasing and Transportation of class 1.4s Stage Pyrotechnics.
• Basic First Aid Action and Awareness.
• Electrical Safety.
• Fire Safety, Prevention and Marshalling.
• Working At Heights.
• Risk Assessments and Prevention.
• Slips, Trips and Falls.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Manual Handling.
• Health and Safety (Induction to).
• Substances Hazardous to Death.

(Copies of certificates are available on request)

Training

Gary has received competent and professional training in the following areas:

• Working at heights, catwalks, gantries and above open pits.
• Ladder training.
• Tallescopes and genie lifts.
• High-voltage electrical work and safety awareness.
• Performance and stage technology production.
• Gantry crane operation.
• Hoist motor preparation, rigging, spotting and operation.
• Lifting winch operation, awareness and spotting.
• Counter weighted (single and double purchase) and non-counter weighted cleat and hemp pulleys.
• Cherry picker/scissor lift operation and awareness.
• Basic fork lift training – no licence.
• Stage construction and breaking.
• Rigging and focusing (whilst either flown out or in).
• Storing, moving, lifting and loading/un-loading flight cases and trucks.
• Stage, PA and LX systems technical drawings, planning, rigging and focusing/plotting.
• Follow spot operation.

Software and Programming Work

Gary has worked using specific programs and consoles. He is very confident and reliable in using the listed items below and is always ready to assist.

He is most confident working with:

• Chamsys consoles and PC software, MagicQ and MagicQ Media Server.
• Zero88 desks, some being the Juggler/Jester and Fat Frog series (He quotes "Yes - know what every button does on that desk!!").
• Capture Sweden (lighting visualiser).
• Operation of manual sound desks.
• Show Cue Systems software.
• Qlab software

He has also worked with:

• ETC and MA consoles.
• Digital sound desks such as DiGiCo, Yamaha and Behringer.
• Basic sound and lighting desks.

External work credits

You can view the full extensive list of production work Gary has been involved in on his website by clicking here.

Qualifications

GCSE Level

• Functional Skills: Pass
• Creative and Media Diploma National Level 2: A*
• Maths: C
• English: C
• Science: C
• ICT: Merit (equivalent of B grade)
• BTEC Video Production: Merit (equivalent of B grade)
• Drama: B

A Level

• BTEC National Diploma Level 3 in 'Broadcast and Studio'. Attained grade Double Distinction.

• Extended Project, a project in lighting visualisation achieving grade A.

• Theatre Studies attaining grade B.

(Copies of certificates are available on request)

More Information

You can find out lots more information, see pictures, videos etc. on his e-portfolio by www.garyashbridge.co.uk clicking here.