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Introduction
Richard Bowles has worked in the Entertainment/Media Industry since the early 1990s.
He has specialised in Lighting for Multi-Camera Live Broadcasting for over a quarter of a century.
For 15 years until recently, he working for Sky Television (UK) as a Lighting Director. His responsibilities chiefly covered the studio lighting for Sky News (UK) and Sky Sports, as well as occasional productions for Sky Arts, Sky Cinema, Sky One, and others. He also designed, built, and supported studios fully equipped with LED luminaries and innovative remote control systems for both Sky News and Sky Sports.
He is based near Windsor, just outside London, UK, and is currently seeking new opportunities.
Thanks to his Irish citizenship he is able to freely move about and work in both the UK and the EU.
If you have a project that you think he could help you with, then please Get in Contact
To find out much, much, more about his past work you can Explore Previous Productions...
- Multi-Camera
- Where
- Skillset
- Builds
- Philosophy
Multi-camera Live Broadcasts & Events
- News & Current Affairs
- Sports Presentation
- Live / Recorded Music
- General Light Entertainment
- Children’s / Young Adult Productions
- Flagship Corporate Events / Conferences / Launches
- Awards Ceremonies
Environments
- Fixed studio installations
- Fast-turnaround studios
- Remotely operated studios
- Temporary spaces and Locations
Core Expertise
- Lighting Design
- Lighting Direction
- Lighting Console Operation
- Lighting Team Coordination
Studio Installation (Lighting)
- Requirement Crystalisation & Development
- Studio Automation
- Project Management
- Supplier Coordination
- Luminary Evaluation and Specification
- Control Data Distribution
- Electrical Requirements
- Gold/Silver/Bronze Proposals where appropriate
- Experience with projects from <£10k to >£1m
- Always aim to be within BUdget - Cost Overruns are a rare exception, not the norm
General approach
- Flexible responses to dynamic requirements.
- Always listening to the client(s) and prioritising conflicting requirements.
- Anticipation of likely unrehearsed changes
- Consideration of any Branding requirements
- Compliance with relevant legal duties
- Respect and Trust in the lighting team; never asking them to do something would not be prepared to do oneself.
Equipment failure in a high-pressure, real-time environment is be expected - but many such failures can unique and can’t be anticipated, so :
- Single-points of failure should be identified in advance and Mitigation prepared.
- Avoid introducing a
- dditional complications that actually increase risk instead of decreasing
- Won’t make a Drama out of a Crisis
- Will quickly determine a way out of the Crisis
No Silos here! Always have…
- an Understanding of…
- a Consideration of…
- active Liaison with…
- …all Other Production Crafts
This site only opened for previews at the end of March 2026, and is rapidly evolving; so apologies for any errors and the many, many, typos.
