This comprehensive survey of the practical and aesthetic aspects of basic lighting design treats lighting design for the stage as both an art closely integrated with the director’s, actor’s, and playwright’s vision, and a craft that provides practical solutions for the manipulation of stage space.
1. An Introduction to Designing with Light
2. Lighting Production Team: Organization and Responsibilities
3. Electrical Theory and Practice
4. Lenses, Lamps, and Lighting Instruments
5. Cables and Connectors
6. Intensity Control
7. Projections
8. Practicals and Effects
9. Color
10. Advanced Technology Instruments
11. The Design Process
12. The Image of Light
13. The Lighting Key
14. Using the Lighting Key to Draw the Light Plot
15. Drafting for Lighting Design
16. Design Examples
17. Rehearsal and Performance Procedures
Organizational Tools
Rehearsals
Glossary
Index