Lighting Design Beyond Theatre
A Process for the Evolving Entertainment Industry
- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Lighting Design Beyond Theatre
A Process for the Evolving Entertainment Industry
About this book
Lighting Design Beyond Theatre provides a step-by-step design process for live event lighting outside of traditional theatre, dance, and opera, including concerts and tours, awards shows, sporting events, benefits, comedy shows, corporate events, fashion shows, political events, and more.
This book introduces the origins and history of live events, establishes a shared practice for lighting designers working in live event design, compares and contrasts where lighting design process for theatre, dance, and opera differs from lighting design process for live events, and provides practical considerations and wisdom about navigating the work culture of these events. Containing case studies and exercises, the book outlines holistic processes and practices for this career, including building a task list, choosing equipment, incorporating constructive feedback, leadership, the realities of money and client relations, and getting invited back for more job opportunities.
This book is written for students of lighting design and emerging lighting designers interested in exploring lighting design outside the traditional theatre industry, as well as instructors teaching lighting design for nontheatrical live events.
Lighting Design Beyond Theatre includes access to downloadable materials for instructors and readers to use as a project, following along with the exercises in the book. These materials represent the information available at various steps in a design process for a realized show, from venue and site information to scenic renderings and schedule details. The final light plot and production photos are also included.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A Brief and Incomplete History: Tales from the Wild West
- Chapter 2 Design Process
- Chapter 3 Nobody Knows Anything, You Decide
- Chapter 4 What Is It?
- Chapter 5 Design/Plan into the Entire Landscape
- Chapter 6 The Task List: Building the Plan
- Chapter 7 Counting the Beans
- Chapter 8 Client Relations
- Chapter 9 Leadership Is an Act of Love
- Chapter 10 Readiness at the Speed of Light
- Chapter 11 Learning from the Audience
- Afterword
- Appendix A Expanded Interviews and Extra Materials
- Appendix B A Selected Glossary of Terms for the Reader's Enjoyment and Edification
- Appendix C Read/Watch List
- About the Authors
- Index