TY - BOOK AU - Fraser,Neil TI - Stage lighting design T2 - Crowood theatre companions SN - 1785003674 AV - PN2091.E4 F73 2018 U1 - 792.025 PY - 2018/// CY - Ramsbury, Wiltshire PB - The Crowood Press KW - Stage lighting N1 - Originally published: 1999; P.B; Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -