TY - BOOK AU - Reid, Francis TI - The staging lighting handbook / SN - 0713634391 (pbk.) U1 - 792.025 20 PY - 1992/// CY - London : , New York PB - A & C Black ; , Theatre Art Books/Routledge KW - Stage lighting KW - Theatre Stage lighting - Manuals N1 - Previous ed.: 1987.; Includes index and glossary; 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 N2 - "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 ER -