Stage Lighting Design: Second Edition

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 with examples from complete and detailed lighting designs. . 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 AUTHOR: 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 RADA, he was appointed to his current position as RADA's Director of Technical Training. SELLING POINTS: . A comprehensive introduction to technical theatre that covers everything today's designers will need to know. . Essential companion for stage lighting students, theatre technicians, and theatre enthusiasts in production design. . Revised second edition includes new material on historical development, the latest advances in LED fixtures, intelligent control systems and much, much more. . Superbly llustrated with over 150 colour, black & white photographs and line artworks. . Neil Fraser is one of the world's foremost teachers of technical theatre in leading theatre schools worldwide. . The first in a new series of Crowood Theatre Companions.