1. Aims in lighting -- 2. Lighting instruments -- 3. Lighting control -- 4. Rigging and wiring -- 5. Direction and focus -- 6. Colour -- 7. First steps in lighting design -- 8. The lighting design process -- 9. Implementing the lighting design -- 10. Lighting plays 11. Lighting dance -- 12. Lighting music theatre -- 13. Lighting thrust stages -- 14. Lighting in repertoire -- 15. Computer aided lighting design -- 16. Square one -- 17. Projections and effects -- 18. Comfort and confidence -- 19. Agenda for a port mortem -- 20. Light education.
"The Stage Lighting Handbook is the standard guide to stage lighting. The book appeals to both the beginner and the professional and is a thorough and practical approach to the subject. This fourth edition incorporates recent advances in equipment technology in such ares as light sources and instruments, including remotely-focused spotlights. There are new chapters on computer aided design and on the education of lighting personnel. The material on the process of designing and implementing the lighting for a production has been completely revised" -- Book back cover