A follow spot controller (200, 300, 400, 500) configured to control a follow spot, the follow spot controller being operated by an operator, the follow spot controller comprising: one or more sensors, configured to sense an operator's movement, a memory; a processor electrically coupled to the memory, configured to - execute instructions received from the memory, and - sense a physical orientation of the follow spot controller (200, 300, 400, 500) by using the one or more sensors, and a communication interface electrically coupled to the processor, the communication interface comprising; - a first lighting control communication link configured to communicate unidirectionally with an automated luminaire, and - a second lighting control communication link configured to communicate with a lighting control desk, such that control data for the automated luminaire is routed from the lighting control desk through the second lighting control communication link to the follow spot controller and then via the first lighting control communication link to the automated luminaire; and wherein the processor is further configured to; - receive control parameters sent to the automated luminaire from the lighting control desk - create modified control parameters by replacing pan and tilt parameters in the control parameters received from the lighting control desk with modified pan and tilt parameters based on the sensed physical orientation of the follow spot controller, and - send the modified control parameters to the automated luminaire. one or more sensors, configured to sense an operator's movement, a memory; a processor electrically coupled to the memory, configured to - execute instructions received from the memory, and - sense a physical orientation of the follow spot controller (200, 300, 400, 500) by using the one or more sensors, and - execute instructions received from the memory, and - sense a physical orientation of the follow spot controller (200, 300, 400, 500) by using the one or more sensors, and a communication interface electrically coupled to the processor, the communication interface comprising; - a first lighting control communication link configured to communicate unidirectionally with an automated luminaire, and - a second lighting control communication link configured to communicate with a lighting control desk, such that control data for the automated luminaire is routed from the lighting control desk through the second lighting control communication link to the follow spot controller and then via the first lighting control communication link to the automated luminaire; and wherein the processor is further configured to; - receive control parameters sent to the automated luminaire from the lighting control desk - create modified control parameters by replacing pan and tilt parameters in the control parameters received from the lighting control desk with modified pan and tilt parameters based on the sensed physical orientation of the follow spot controller, and - send the modified control parameters to the automated luminaire. - a first lighting control communication link configured to communicate unidirectionally with an automated luminaire, and - a second lighting control communication link configured to communicate with a lighting control desk, such that control data for the automated luminaire is routed from the lighting control desk through the second lighting control communication link to the follow spot controller and then via the first lighting control communication link to the automated luminaire; and wherein the processor is further configured to; - receive control parameters sent to the automated luminaire from the lighting control desk - create modified control parameters by replacing pan and tilt parameters in the control parameters received from the lighting control desk with modified pan and tilt parameters based on the sensed physical orientation of the follow spot controller, and - send the modified control parameters to the automated luminaire. - receive control parameters sent to the automated luminaire from the lighting control desk - create modified control parameters by replacing pan and tilt parameters in the control parameters received from the lighting control desk with modified pan and tilt parameters based on the sensed physical orientation of the follow spot controller, and - send the modified control parameters to the automated luminaire.