The author uses an equipment checklist to test and correct issues with lighting equipment in a drama studio. They found that one light was missing from the rig, and used the checklist to locate a spare light and attach it properly with a g-clamp. Another light was missing a safety chain, which the checklist noted were located in the back of the hall, allowing the author to safely attach one. A third light lacked a gel frame, and again the checklist correctly indicated where spare frames were stored so the author could complete the lighting setup.

1. The images below are photographic evidence of me testing
my equipment checklist for the Drama Studio and
correcting the issues.
This is me using my own equipment checklist to see whether
the CCT Fresnels were installed on the bar in the rig correctly.
If I found a problem, I had to follow my guide to see if it would
help me to fix it efficiently and see if the information was
correct.
Here, I have located a CCT Fresnel from the back of the hall
on the lighting rack. I had to do this because when I walked
into the Drama Studio, I noticed that there were only 9 lights in
the rig instead of 10, so I followed my notes on my checklist
and was able to find a spare to complete the numbers.
After picking up the light I noticed that it didn’t have a g-clamp
attached to it, so again I followed what my notes told me to do
which was to “find spare g-clamps in the back of the hall” and I
found where they were very easily. To attach it to the light, I
put the bolt through the hole in the arm of the light and
screwed the nut on tightly to make sure it was secure. Then I
had to rig the light after making sure it had a gel frame and a
safety chain, which it did. I made sure to tick things off my
checklist when I had completed them.

2. Although the lights didn’t need barn doors on them unless they
were required, I checked to see if they were located in the
place that my checklist stated which was in the back of the hall
above the lighting rack, on a hook on the wall. This turned out
to be correct as this is where I found them.
Another thing I came across when checking the lights in the rig
was that one was without a safety chain. My instructions on
the checklist told me that spares are located in the back of the
hall above the lighting rack, on the wall. It’s essential for all
lights to have a safety chain when being hung from the bar in
the rig or on a boom (which is a tall stand to attach lights to) to
prevent them from falling and causing injury. I attached the
safety chain to the light by looping it around the adjustable
arm, and then rigged the light back onto the bar and wrapped
it around the bar.
The last thing I found was that one of the lights didn’t have a gel frame. The spare frames are
situated in the back of the hall just like the checklist said, so I was able to find them easily. I also
found gels to insert into the frames in the drawer next to them. This is also where my checklist said
they would be. I didn’t insert the gel because it wasn’t necessary at that moment, but I inserted the
frame. To do this, I looked for the ridges inside the slot at the front of the light and slid the frame
down in between them, making sure it was secure so it wouldn’t fall out when the light was in the rig.