Stage Lighting Design
eBook - ePub

Stage Lighting Design

Second Edition

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Stage Lighting Design

Second Edition

About this book

Stage Lighting Design is a comprehensive introduction to technical theatre, tracing the evolution of lighting design from ancient drama to contemporary performance. Neil Fraser covers everything that today's designers will need to know, from the simple nuts and bolts of equipment, through to the complexity of a full lighting rig, including all aspects of the stage electrician and lighter designer's roles. This revised second edition includes new material on historical development, intelligent control systems and the latest advances in LED fixtures and luminaires. Each chapter includes key exercises, now totalling 100, that enable the reader to practise their skills on a wide variety of lighting challenges. The work of current designers is showcased and analysed, with examples from complete and detailed lighting designs.Includes: Choosing and using equipment; Applying colour; Techniques for focusing; Lighting in the round and other stage layouts; Creating mood and atmosphere; Lighting effects and LED source fixtures; Planning, testing and executing a lighting design.Superbly llustrated with over 150 colour, black & white photographs and line artworks.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Photographic Acknowledgements
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. List of Exercises
  9. Author’s Note for the Second Edition
  10. Foreword by Richard Attenborough
  11. Introduction and Background
  12. 1 What Is Lighting Design?
  13. 2 The Equipment We Use
  14. 3 The Theatre Layout And Electrical Restrictions
  15. 4 The Equipment In Use – Focusing
  16. 5 Beginning To Light The Performer
  17. 6 Colour And Light
  18. 7 Making It Look Real
  19. 8 A General Cover Of Light
  20. 9 Movement In Light And Lighting Effects
  21. 10 Mood And Atmosphere
  22. 11 Lighting The Scenery
  23. 12 Working From The Text
  24. 13 The Production Process – Rigging, Focusing, Plotting, The Director
  25. 14 Lighting Design Examples
  26. Conclusion
  27. Appendix: More Exercises
  28. References
  29. Bibliography
  30. Index