About Us

Personal Details of Princle Member

Full Names: Thomas Arnoldus Cloete (Tommy)
Titles:
  • Lighting Director (TV Sitcoms, Drama's, Studio's)
  • Rental of Lights
  • Vision Controller Outside Broadcasts
  • Qualified Electrician and Wireman's License
Languages spoken and written:
  • English
  • Afrikaans

Education and Training

National Diploma:
  • National Diploma Electrician (NTC 3) (1976-1977), Germiston Technical College
  • South African Wireman's License

Qualifications

Technical Courses: Professional Television and Lighting (3 week course) – Presented by a UK subject matter expert – 1990

Employment History

Descriptions:
  • Over the years I have obtained an excellent knowledge of a studio setup, dimmers and control desk, cabling up, phase balancing and load sharing. I have designed and acted as Lighting Director in many studios with the setup, using a minimum of 3 cameras.
  • I am a qualified Electrician with a Wireman’s License and registered with the Electrical Board of South Africa.
  • Outside Broadcast specialists such as Airtime, M.Net, Dimension TV and E-TV utilizes my services on a regular basis as Lighting Designer and Vision Controller on productions.

Achievements

"Madam and Eve"
  • Black Rose Award (Switzerland) for best sitcom
  • Role: Lighting Director
"Stokvel"
  • Nominated for Best Lighting Designer Sitcom 2007
  • Nominated in New York as a runner up for the Emmy Award "Best Sitcom"