The stage lighting handbook / Francis Reid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reid, Francis, 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stage lighting.

Physical Description:

216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2001.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

1 Aims in Lighting 3

2 Lighting Instruments 10

3 Automated Lighting Instruments 31

4 Lighting Control 37

5 Rigging and Wiring 47

6 Direction and Focus 56

7 Colour 74

8 First Steps in Lighting Design 84

9 The Lighting Design Process 90

10 Implementing the Lighting Design 99

11 Lighting Plays 113

12 Lighting Dance 135

13 Lighting Musicals 138

14 Lighting Opera 154

15 Lighting Thrust Stages 159

16 Lighting in Repertoire 165

17 Computer-Aided Lighting Design 169

18 Square One 174

19 Projection and Effects 180

20 Comfort and Confidence 193

21 Agenda for a Post Mortem 196

22 Light Education 198.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes index.

ISBN:

087830147X

OCLC:

48189896