Real Lights Preproduction Course
A self-paced course on lighting concept creation
about the course
This is the first part of our Real Lights Extended program, now available as a self-paced experience.
For the first time at How2Touch, you can choose between two learning formats:
– go at your own pace (€600)
– join a mentor-supported group with bi-weekly Q&A streams hosted by Pavel and Stanislav, access to a library of answered questions, and community interaction (€850).
Based on the real-world expertise of Pavel Zmunchila (Setup.Design), the course guides you through the full preproduction phase of show design — from concept creation to visual planning and technical documentation.
For communication on self-paced offer with a feedback, we have a chat with teachers and other participants.
Self-paced course on lighting concept creation
This 8-lessons online program is based on the first part of our Real Lights Extended course. It focuses entirely on the preproduction phase of real-world lighting and show design. You’ll learn how to develop a show concept, visualize it, and build a full technical brief — step-by-step, using industry-standard tools like TouchDesigner, GrandMA, Capture, and Depence.
Includes:
8 recorded lessons from Real Lights Extended Assignments with guided feedback Real examples from professionals Access anytime, no deadlines Option to join a mentor-led Master Group.
Course aims
Learn the creative and technical structure of preproduction Explore concept development, visualization, and planning Understand the workflow used by professionals in media art and show design. Prepare for further study in GrandMA, TouchDesigner, and show control.
Online Course Duration
6 weeks
Lessons Duration
3 Hours per week
Your skill level
Beginner or Intermediate
Software
TouchDesigner, GrandMA, Capture, Depence
Prerequisites
TouchDesigner Extreme 101 and 102
Formats
Self-paced with optional mentor access
Who needs this
Stage Designers Media Artists 3D Artists Musicians VJs Light Designers
Thanks for the partner support
We’re beyond grateful to have hosted such talented minds at
RNA Studio Lisbon, fostering a space for collaboration and growth
A huge thank-you to our amazing technical partners, Comuna Rental and Audiomatrix.pt
for their invaluable support in making this event a success.
syllabus
Detailed course program
outcomes from the course
Develop an overview of light control protocols
Identify the role of light, video, and lasers as parts of a common stage choreography
Construct Project Visualisation and create Technical Documentation with Capture
Team
We are a team of experts and practicing media artists ready to help you throughout the journey. Besides an ample technical expertise, each of us has an individual style and a unique vision to share with you.

Pavel Zmunchila is a lighting and visual artist, as well as a set designer with over 12 years of experience in a vast field from modern theater and technological art to electronic dance music and stadium rock tours.
Started in 2012 as a technical director and lighting designer of a modern theater and music venue, developed further to a lighting designer of one of the largest musical theater projects in Russia. Continued developing skills and expanding toolset, moved forward to creating custom control systems for lighting, lasers and real-time generative video content for music events.
In 2018, together with Stepan Novikov, Dmitry Znamenskiy and Anton Kochnev, founded Setup Design studio which successfully collaborates with various musical, art and festival projects as well as creates their own technological art experiences.

3D AND AUDIOVISUAL ARTIST WITH OVER 22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND 20 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
For more than 20 years, he has worked in light and visual art, seeking innovative opportunities where art and technology intersect. His installations and AV performances explore themes such as inner and social freedom, consciousness, identity, and loneliness in the modern world, using high-tech techniques.
Driven by his desire to create unforgettable experiences that inspire, he takes an individualized approach to each work, creating unique algorithms and synchronizing sound with visuals and digital shapes. He is also known for producing music with modular synthesizers and analog devices, influenced by industrial music, which combines noise, disharmony, and shamanism to take listeners on an intense emotional journey.
600€
850€
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