The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit
The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit by Anne E. McMills is a comprehensive resource published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group on September 30, 2021. This second edition spans 500 pages and offers an in-depth exploration of the essential skills and knowledge required for success as an assistant lighting designer. The book addresses the daily challenges faced in production and provides practical solutions, making it a valuable guide for both aspiring professionals and students in the field.
Readers will find a wealth of information, including updated industry practices, real-world stories, and current paperwork examples from over 120 working professionals. The text covers a range of topics relevant to the performing arts, such as stagecraft and scenography, and includes insights on navigating the complexities of the industry, from creating video networks to managing contracts and stressful situations. This edition aims to equip readers with the insider knowledge necessary for a successful career in lighting design, whether as a primary focus or as a stepping stone to further opportunities.
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This ground-breaking text returns in its second edition, unlocking the insider secrets and proven, time-tested methods to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer.
This definitive guide outlines, step-by-step, the daily challenges that assistant lighting designers face during every phase of production, and the solutions for overcoming them. Furthermore, intermingled among the highly detailed paperwork techniques and essential procedures, top industry professionals reveal tips for success in this challenging career. This fully updated second edition features:
- All new advice, real-world stories, and current paperwork examples from over 120 working professionals.
- Updated industry practices with case studies from the professionals themselves, such as how to create a video network to record previews for the lighting department; how much printing is done in an increasingly paperless world; how to produce a set electrics package; and how the industry interfaces with cutting-edge technology like remote followspots and pre-visualization software.
- New lifestyle tips for traveling abroad, negotiating contracts, and dealing with stressful situations.
The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit, the most trusted authority on assisting in the lighting world, equips budding assistant lighting designers and students studying lighting design with the insider knowledge they need to achieve the successful career that they have always wanted–whether choosing assisting as a career or as a stepping-stone toward design. Within these pages are the industry secrets rarely taught in school!
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