A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting - Steven Louis Shelley

A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting

Buch | Softcover
488 Seiten
2009 | 2nd New edition
Focal Press (Verlag)
978-0-240-81141-3 (ISBN)
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A guide to stage lighting. It features the step-by-step technical tools for getting the job done along with real-life examples of projects from start to finish. It covers deduction of the research, production meetings, and personal choices that result in evolution of the core lighting design documents. It includes over 60 topics and forums.
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An entertaining and educational read, author Steven Louis Shelley draws from his 35+ years of diverse experience to bring you the step-by-step technical tools for getting the job done along with real-life examples of projects from start to finish. Learn why some techniques are successful while others fail with 'Shelley's Notes' and 'Shelley's Soapbox,' all with a humor that guides you through complex problems and concepts.

Some of the topics covered:


* Deduction of the research, production meetings, and personal choices that result in evolution of the core lighting design documents
* Chapters analyzing technical specifications, advancing production facilities, and turning that information into accurate draftings
* Illustrated step-by-step construction of some of the systems in the preliminary light plot
* Examination of the processes involved in construction and submission of shop orders, and reacting to bids, cuts and changes that affect the light plot
* Discussions about preparations prior to the load-in, including prepping the lighting rental package, creating truck packs, and watching run-throughs


This enlightening reference is a necessary addition to anyone serious about stage lighting.

Steve Shelley has worked in theatre for over 35 years as a lighting designer, production manger, and stage manager in New York City, throughout the United States, and on four continents. His lighting designs are included in the repertories many dance companies, and he's designed lighting on Broadway, Off-Broadway, as well as concerts, television, regional theatre, and regional opera. Steve is the author of numerous articles in trade magazines and has conducted multiple seminars at theatrical lighting conventions and major universities around North America. He's also the inventor and patent holder of the award-winning Field TemplatesT and SoftSymbolsT (www.fieldtemplate.com). He lives in New York City.

Chapter 1: A Review
Chapter 2: Paperwork Overview
Chapter 3: Background Preparations and Preliminary Design Paperworks
Chapter 4:The Parameters
Chapter 5: Create the Preliminaries and Send out the Shop Order
Chapter 6: Cuts and Changes
Chapter 7: The Light Plot, Section, and Support Paperwork Packet
Chapter 8: The Load-In and Focus Packet
Chapter 9: The Cue Construction Packet
Chapter 10: Prior to the Load-In
Chapter 11: The Load-In and Setup
Chapter 12: The Focus Session
Chapter 13: The Light Cue Level Setting Session and Technical Rehearsals
Chapter 14: The Performance

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.9.2009
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 219 x 276 mm
Gewicht 1338 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10 0-240-81141-0 / 0240811410
ISBN-13 978-0-240-81141-3 / 9780240811413
Zustand Neuware
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