Discovering stage lighting / Francis Reid.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Reid, Francis, 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Stage lighting.

Physical Description:

134 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 1998.

Summary:

This guide to the fundamentals of stage lighting includes a series of projects to allow experimentation, discussion and analysis. The necessary equipment is described in relation to its purpose, along with checklists and hints for practical use. The practical handling of light, with observation of the relationship of cause to effect, is central to the study of stage lighting. Rehearsal pressures usually restrict the time available for experimenting with lighting for a performance, but laboratory-style projects can be used to enable specific lighting problems to be solved.The core of this book is a series of 'discovery' projects using minimal resources, to explore the use of light in the theatre, with particular emphasis on the interaction of conflicting visual aims. The projects cover all the major scenarios likely to be encountered by lighting students and have been tried and tested by the author, who has taught lighting students all over the world for over 30 years. The book has been updated to include more on safety and the latest technology including: - fixed instruments using the new lower wattage high efficiency lamps in combination with dichronic reflectors- an increase in the availability, reliability, range and usage of 'moving light' technology based on remotely controlled instruments. New lighting projects have also been added. If you are studying the art and craft of stage lighting this book is an excellent working manual that will provide you with the technical knowledge and skill to cope with a range of lighting situations. *Includes a series of projects to allow experimentation, discussion and analysis*Provides checklists and hints forpractical use*Now fully updated to include the latest technology

Contents:

• 1 Discovering light 3
• 2 Discovering lighting equipment 8
• 3 Lighting safely 40
• 4 The lighting process 42
• 5 Analysing lighting 55
• Introduction to the projects 61
• Project 1 Objects and actors 65
• Project 2 Covering smoothly 69
• Project 3 Selecting space 72
• Project 4 Creating space 75
• Project 5 Cool, neutral or warm 78
• Project 6 Atmospheric space 81
• Project 7 Musical space 84
• Project 8 Areas and atmospheres 88
• Project 9 The magic of gauze 92
• Project 10 Non-orthodox minimalism 95
• Project 11 Figaro's garden 99
• Project 12 Macbeth's witches 103
• Project 13 Tape and light 107
• Project 14 The twenty spot opera house 110
• Project 15 A traverse stage 116
• Project 16 Light and life 119
• Project 17 Light as language 122.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 129) and index.

ISBN:

0240515455

OCLC:

39443130