Introduction to Stage Lighting

Introduction to Stage Lighting
Author: Charles I. Swift
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2004
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

This invaluable reference book covers the fundamentals of stage lighting, focusing on the qualitites of light, how to use available tools and how to process a lighting design

Designing with Light

Designing with Light
Author: J. Michael Gillette
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2019-11-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0429815786

Now in its seventh edition, Designing with Light introduces readers to the art, craft, and technology of stage lighting and media projection. The new edition is fully updated to include current information on the technology of stage lighting: lighting fixtures, lamps, cabling, dimmers, control boards, as well as electrical theory. Readers will learn how designed light is used to enhance the audience’s understanding and enjoyment of a production. The book includes specific information on drafting the light plot, explores the challenges of designing for different stage configurations, and provides examples of lighting designs for dramas, musicals, and dance. It also features comments and thoughts from active designers from both mainstream theatrical productions and related industries. Written for students of Lighting Design and Technology as well as professional technicians and designers, Designing with Light offers a comprehensive survey of the practical and aesthetic aspects of stage lighting design.

Stage Lighting Handbook

Stage Lighting Handbook
Author: Francis Reid
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1135868212

The Stage Lighting Handbook is well established as the classic practical lighting guide. The book explains the process of designing lighting for all forms of stage production and describes the equipment used. This new edition includes up-to-date information on new equipment and discusses its impact on working methods.

Stage Lighting Design

Stage Lighting Design
Author: Richard Pilbrow
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Higher School Certificate Examination (N.S.W.)
ISBN: 9781854599964

"Stage Lighting Design" covers the complete history, theory and - above all - practice of lighting design. It contains 450 black and white half tones, 60 colour photos and innumerable diagrams, lighting plots etc. "Stage Lighting Design" is arranged in four sections: Design: the basic principles, illustrated with reference to specific productions; History: a brief survey of the historical development of stage lighting; Life: interviews with 14 other lighting designers, plus notes on Pilbrow's own career; and Mechanics: a vast section dealing with all the technical data today's designer will need.

The Art of Light on Stage

The Art of Light on Stage
Author: Yaron Abulafia
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2015-07-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317429702

The Art of Light on Stage is the first history of theatre lighting design to bring the story right up to date. In this extraordinary volume, award-winning designer Yaron Abulafia explores the poetics of light, charting the evolution of lighting design against the background of contemporary performance. The book looks at the material and the conceptual; the technological and the transcendental. Never before has theatre design been so vividly and excitingly illuminated. The book examines the evolution of lighting design in contemporary theatre through an exploration of two fundamental issues: 1. What gave rise to the new directions in lighting design in contemporary theatre? 2. How can these new directions be viewed within the context of lighting design history? The study then focuses on the phenomenological and semiotic aspects of the medium for light – the role of light as a performer, as the medium of visual perception and as a stimulus for imaginative representations – in selected contemporary theatre productions by Robert Wilson, Romeo Castellucci, Heiner Goebbels, Jossi Wieler and David Zinder. This ground-breaking book will be required reading for anyone concerned with the future of performance.

Introduction to the Musical Art of Stage Lighting Design -

Introduction to the Musical Art of Stage Lighting Design -
Author: David Martin Jacques
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2014-06-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781500118587

Introduction to the Musical Art of Stage Lighting Design is aimed at beginning and intermediate Lighting Designers and Technicians. This textbook covers the basics of the tools of the professional lighting designer, as well as how the qualities of music and light are related in the emotional, artistic and compositional process. Written by the internationally acclaimed lighting designer and educator, David Martin Jacques, this book also covers the lighting design process in the professional theatre. The book includes many photos of professional lighting designs, paperwork, and lighting fixtures, dimmers, and controllers. (Please note that the print version of this book does not have hyperlinks or movies enabled.)

Stage Lighting

Stage Lighting
Author: Richard E Dunham
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 755
Release: 2018-12-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317204751

Stage Lighting: Design Applications and More builds upon the information introduced in Stage Lighting: The Fundamentals to provide an in-depth reference to a number of specialty areas of lighting design, from traditional applications such as drama, dance, and designing for different venues, to more advanced applications such as concert, corporate, film and video, virtual, and other forms of entertainment lighting. Each chapter gives the essential background, design practices, and equipment details for each specialization, so readers can make informed decisions and ask informed questions when encountering each field. The book provides insight on the latest technology and includes profiles of prolific designers, such as James Moody, Jeff Ravitz, Alan Adelman, and Paul Gregory. Stage Lighting: Design Applications and More is intended to help lighting designers translate their theatrical skills to other areas of lighting design, and provides guidance on how to take those initial steps into new ventures in their lighting careers.

A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting

A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting
Author: Steven Shelley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1136083820

The long awaited new edition of this celebrated bestseller.

Performance Lighting Design

Performance Lighting Design
Author: Nick Moran
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-09-06
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 135001706X

A practical guide to the art and technique of lighting for the stage, this book explains the complex mixture of craft, collaboration and creativity behind successful lighting design. The designer paints with light - revealing form and composing a living picture from collections of objects and bodies in a given space. This handbook for professional practice walks you through how to achieve this, from first concept to development of design ideas, planning to realisation and, finally, public performance. Now fully revised, this second edition of Nick Moran's Performance Lighting Design has been brought up to date to consider advances made in the technology used for lighting design for live performance. Alongside this, Moran introduces new concepts and ways of working; includes a section on analysing the finished design; and discusses recent research into contemporary lighting practice, addressing emerging trends, particularly for drama. Combining practical information with aesthetic considerations, Performance Lighting Design is the ideal book for students and practitioners of stage lighting working on the contemporary stage.