Reid, Francis 1931- 2016

The staging lighting handbook / Francis Reid. - Third Edition - London : A & C Black ; ©1987. - 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

First published by Pitman Publishing in 1976. Includes index and glossary.

1. Aims in lighting -- 2. Lighting equipment -- 3. Rigging and wiring -- 4. Direction and focus -- 5. Colour -- 6. First steps in lighting design -- 7. Organisation -- 8. Lighting the play -- 9. Lighting the musical -- 10. Lighting dance -- 11. Lighting thrust stages -- 12. Square one -- 13. Projections and effects -- 14. Comfort and confidence -- 15. Planning checklist -- 16. Agenda for a port mortem -- 17. New technologies.

"The Stage Lighting Handbook is now established as the standard introduction to stage lighting, an essential source of information and advice for everyone involved in lighting design and practice.
The new edition, which has been fully revised and enlarged, includes new planning checklists, more discussion on the design process, and extra chapters on lighting dance and using new technologies." -- Book back cover


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Stage lighting
Theatre Stage lighting - Manuals

792.025 / REI