A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting
A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting by Steven Shelley is a comprehensive resource published by Focal Press in 2013. This third edition spans 573 pages and is presented in English. The book offers an in-depth exploration of lighting design, detailing the processes involved in preparing a lighting design and the necessary documentation for mounting a production. Shelley provides a step-by-step approach to constructing lighting systems, utilizing methods such as the Slinky Method and Slinky Calculations, while introducing the Periodic Table of Fundamental Lighting Systems.
Readers will find a wealth of information, including over 100 new topics that cover collaboration in production meetings and detailed checklists for effective communication with the creative team. The edition features more than 50 new illustrations, including essential groundplans and lighting configurations. Additionally, the book includes technical analyses and calculations for each lighting system, guidance on interpreting manufacturer’s cut sheets, and updated processes for pre-programming lighting consoles. This guide serves as a valuable tool for those involved in the performing arts, particularly in theater direction and production.
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In the first edition of A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Steve Shelley cracked open his production book and showed how to prepare a lighting design and create the paperwork needed to mount a production.
In the second edition, he pulled back the curtain and showed the methods and processes that go on before the light plot is finalized and ready to go to into the shop, even dealing with cutting the plot in half.
In this third edition, Shelley throws the door wide open and shows step-by-step how to construct every lighting system in the Hokeylight plot. Combining his diacritical analysis, killer drafting, and analytic use of the Slinky Method and Slinky Calculations, he presents the Periodic Table of Fundamental Lighting Systems and shows the basic methods used to create multi-instrument lighting systems.
Highlights include:
-Over 100 new topics, including analysis and application of the three categories of collaboration; a detailed examination of production meetings and one-on-one meetings; and meeting checklists with management and the creative team.
-Over 50 new illustrations, including Shelley’s Periodic Table of Fundamental Lighting Systems; groundplans, sections, and front elevations that illustrate basic system wash configurations for each direction of light.
-Analysis, calculation, and step-by-step technical construction of each lighting system in the Hokeylight plot.
-Explanation of a manufacturer’s cut sheet, and how to apply basic formulas to determine the beam size, footcandles, and gel transmission for lighting instruments.
-Updated process of pre-programming computer lighting consoles prior to the load-in.
-Comprehensive overview of archiving paperwork and softcopy for a production.
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