It is with much regret and sadness that I pass on a message from John Bermingham today that his father Alan has recently died. Alan was a long term friend and TV lighting guru, senior lecturer at BBC Wood Norton he will be sadly missed by many in our industry, many who owe their careers to Alan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \n I\u2019m sure that nearly all of us will have come in contact with Alan at Woodnorton.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Agree wholeheartedly with the attached remarks, he was a really nice guy and perfect in his role.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Oh dear, I\u2019m very sorry to hear that sad news. Alan joined TSW in the mid \u201980\u2019s and I enjoyed working with him many times. He sometimes surprised the electricians on the crew because of his sophisticated lighting techniques but the results were always excellent.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n What a good friend and mentor he was. Many years ago we were doing some form of lighting workshop\/ training session together, and Alan said something that i had no idea about, and i said, “I didn’t know that’ to which he replied with a smile ‘Yes you do, because I taught you, so you must have simply forgotten!’\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Too many friends who lit up our lives have left us, thanks for the memories Alan,\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" John Rossetti It is with much regret and sadness that I pass on a message from John Bermingham today that his father Alan has recently died. Alan was a long term friend and TV lighting guru, senior lecturer at BBC … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/word-image-20166-1.jpeg\")
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