Stage Lighting Design: A Practical Guide

by Neil Fraser, Richard Attenborough (Foreword)

In St age Lighting Design, a leading expert guides readers through experience to knowledge, inviting them to investigate every aspect of the roles of the stage electrician and the lighting designer. Among the topics covered are choosing and using equipment; working with color; techniques for focusing; planning, testing, and executing a lighting design; lighting in the round and other staging layouts; and lighting Shakespeare, Brecht, and many other production styles. Throughout, safety points are emphasized and clearly highlighted in the text.

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[David Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book I read to research this post was Stage Lighting Design by Neil Fraser which is a very good book which I bought from Amazon. Neil has worked on important shows in London & New York and also teaches this subject. It's important the director has a good relationship with the lighting crew and of course they must work well together to solve any problems. When they have a costume rehearsal they will normally try out the new lighting at the same time. They do a wide variety of gel lenses which are used with lighting to get effects like textures and different tints. You can write your own identification number on a gel lens with a wax pencil with out distorting the lighting effect. If you use dry ice or smoke machines you have to know what you are doing as these can produce toxic fumes. Dry ice also can burn. Another specialist effect on stage is stage fireworks which should only be handled by someone with specialist training. Much stage lighting uses halogen bulbs which will react with the moisture in your hand rendering the bulb useless. It's best to handle them with a hankerchief or tissue.