Stage lighting design / Neil Fraser ; foreword by Richard Attenborough.

By:

Fraser, Neil, 1958- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Crowood theatre companionsPublisher: Ramsbury, Wiltshire : The Crowood Press, 2018Edition: Second editionDescription: 208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:

still image
text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1785003674
9781785003677

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

792.025

LOC classification:

PN2091.E4 F73 2018

Contents:

List of exercises -- Author's note for the second edition -- Foreward by Richard Attenborough -- Introduction and background -- Chapter 1. What is lighting design? -- Chapter 2. The equipment we use -- Chapter 3. The theatre layout and electrical restrictions -- Chapter 4. The equipment in use- focusing -- Chapter 5. Beginning to light the performer -- Chapter 6. Colour and light -- Chapter 7. Making it look real -- Chapter 8. A general cover of light -- Chapter 9. Movement in light and lighting effects -- Chapter 10. Mood and atmosphere -- Chapter 11. Lighting the scenery -- Chapter 12. Working from the text -- Chapter 13. The production process- rigging, focusing, plotting, the firector -- Chapter 14. Lighting design examples -- Conclusion -- Appendix: more exercises -- References -- Bibliography -- Index

Summary: 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.- Amazon.com

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	SPAA Library General Collection	On Shelves	PN2091.E4 F73 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	In transit from SPAA Library to SPAA Library since 06/27/2025	0002886

Originally published: 1999.

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Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and index.

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.- Amazon.com

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