Stage Lighting Design
Second Edition
Published on 20. November 2017
208 pages
978-1-78500-368-4 (ISBN)
Description
Stage Lighting Design is a comprehensive introduction to the creation of lighting for performance, tracing the evolution of lighting design from ancient drama to contemporary theatre. 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.
Reviews / Votes
A firm foundtion for the beginning designer to understand the true purpose of lighting design...and a useful addition to undergraduate theatre collections. * Choice * A really practical manual for vocational beginners. * International Theatre Institute * Very well organized, taking the student from seeing lighting for the first time to understanding units, colour, movement and mood. * Dramatics *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations; 70 Line drawings, color; 15 Halftones, black and white; 82 Halftones, color
File size
92,97 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78500-368-4 (9781785003684)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2017
2nd Edition
The Crowood Press Ltd
€63.27
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Neil Fraser is an experienced lighting designer and one of the world's foremost teachers of technical theatre in leading theatre schools across the globe. He brings to his teaching over thirty years' experience of lighting professional productions for theatres worldwide, including major productions in London and New York. After seventeen years as Head of Lighting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he was appointed to his current position as RADA's Director of Technical Training.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Photographic Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- List of Exercises
- Author's Note for the Second Edition
- Foreword by Richard Attenborough
- Introduction and Background
- 1 What Is Lighting Design?
- 2 The Equipment We Use
- 3 The Theatre Layout And Electrical Restrictions
- 4 The Equipment In Use - Focusing
- 5 Beginning To Light The Performer
- 6 Colour And Light
- 7 Making It Look Real
- 8 A General Cover Of Light
- 9 Movement In Light And Lighting Effects
- 10 Mood And Atmosphere
- 11 Lighting The Scenery
- 12 Working From The Text
- 13 The Production Process - Rigging, Focusing, Plotting, The Director
- 14 Lighting Design Examples
- Conclusion
- Appendix: More Exercises
- References
- Bibliography
- Index
