Stage Effects, Lighting & Rigging Books - 1 - 2
 | An Introduction to Rigging in the Entertainment Industry The book is a practical guide to rigging techniques and practices and also thoroughly covers safety issues and discusses the implications of working within recommended guidelines and regulations. Chris Higgs' career was paved from working in regional theatres through to specializing in rigging and stage machinery. Health issues put a stop to full time rigging in the late nineties, at which point Chris applied his extensive experience in this field to safety and rigging training. This book brings his training material together in one publication as a stand-alone reference work for riggers and rigging. | Although an essential addition to the bookshelf of anyone working at height and with temporary overhead structures, this book is not intended to replace any formal training and should be used as a complement to safety training, not a replacement. |
 | Architectural Lighting for Commercial Interiors - by P.C. Sorcar Provides the fundamentals of lighting for design professionals, placing particular emphasis on the relationship between lighting and important emotional and aesthetic factors, such as psychology, physiology, vision and aesthetics which respond to changing emotions, moods, needs and tastes. Clearly explains how to recognize these factors and achieve a lighting design to meet individual needs. Discusses the scientific aspects of lighting products, analytical techniques of quantitative design, as well as the artistic and aesthetic elements of light. Also includes chapters written in a catalog style that provides methods for selecting lgihting fixtures. 272 pages. |
 | Basics - A Beginner's Guide to Lighting Design - by Peter Coleman
1: THE CONCEPT: What Format is Your Lighting to Be? A Lighting Coverage Can You Do It? Are You an Artist? Is it Your Design? Teamwork Decisions Concerning Style Design Without Artistry? A Reality Check. Something Else to Consider. Lanterns: Information for the First-Time Designer. Time Your Concepts. A Conceptional Exercise. Expectations. Equipment in Your Thoughts and Planning
| 2: PRACTICAL MATTERS: Positions and Angles A Focus Coverage More Coverage Examples More Details on the Lighting Coverage The 'Critical Focus ' The Standard Rig and Focus Real Practical Matters Colour More Practical Focus Issues
3: RELATED ISSUES: What to Use and Where What Dimmers and Control Can Do For You Plotting – The Lighting Technical Talk of Teamwork Again: a Nostalgic View The Dress Rehearsal
4: THE DESIGN INTO PRACTICE: Your Rig Plan Surprises! Homework External Influences. |
 | Basics - A Beginner's Guide to Special Effects - by Peter Coleman This title introduces newcomers to the world of special effects. It describes all types of special effects including pyrotechnic, smoke and lighting effects, projections, noise machines, etc. It places emphasis on the safe storage, handling and use of pyrotechnics. Contents by Chapter: Introduction. Prologue
1 - Pyrotechnics; Maroons; Confetti Cannon; Microdets
2 - Smoke and Dry Ice
3 - The Projected Image; Gobos; ImagePro; The Projected Moving Image; The Moving Head Lantern; The Animation Disk; The Tubular Ripple
4 - The Dynamic Effect
5 - What's Left?
6 - Conclusions and finally the Glossary. |
 | Basics - A Beginners Guide to Stage Lighting - by Peter Coleman This title does what it says: it introduces newcomers to the world of stage lighting. It will not teach the reader the art of lighting design, but will teach beginners much about the 'nuts and bolts' of stage lighting. It covers lanterns, dimmers, control systems, lamps, electrical safety, rigging theory, etc. and is packed with good, common sense advice which unravels some of the mysteries of the industry's jargon.
This book will provide an excellent introduction for everyone taking their first steps into theatre lighting: school pupils and students, amateur theatre enthusiasts, professionals seeking a career or vocation change or theatre professionals who have specialized in other areas. It is clearly written and illustrated making it an easy to understand reference work for the stage lighting novice. |
 | Computer Visualization for the Theatre - by Gavin Carter, Chritine White Theatre designers using 3D software for computer visualisation in the theatre will find this book both a guide to the creative design process as well as an introduction to the use of computers in live performance. Covering the main software packages in use: Strata Studio Base, 3D Studio Max and 3D Studio Viz, the book provides techniques for 3D modelling alongside creative ideas and concepts for working in 3D space. Projects are provided to sharpen your awareness and digital skills as well as suggested further reading to broaden the scope of your theatrical and design knowledge. This book is both a useful day to day reference as well as an inspirational starting point for implementing your own ideas. |
 | Concert Sound and Lighting Systems, 3rd Edition - by John Vasey Comprehensive coverage of equipment and setup procedures for touring concert systems. This new edition incorporates the continuing developments in concert sound and lighting systems, maintaining the premise that the reader has had no previous experience.
The practical how-to illustrations teach the reader about the equipment, and this thoroughly updated edition includes new equipment such as radio microphones, in-ear monitoring, digital audio products and digital lighting products. Contents: Introduction to the touring concert; Power; Rigging; Part 2 - Sound Systems; Speaker Systems; Power | Amplifiers; Multicore System; Drive System; House Mixing Consoles; Effects Units; Inserts; Monitor Systems; Microphones and Direct Boxes; Sound System Setup Procedure; Part 3 - Lighting Systems; Trusses and Grids; Lamps; Dimmers; Control Cables; Control Consoles; Intercom Systems; Smoke Machines; Drapes; Follow Spots; Color; Lighting Plots; Lighting System Setup Procedure; Appendix; Glossary. ©1999, 208 pages. |
 | Control Systems for Live Entertainment, 2nd Edition by John Hungtington - "Control Systems for Live Entertainment" provides essential information for anyone interested in how control systems and computers are used in the live entertainment arena. The first book on the subject, John Huntington has completely updated and revised this work to reflect new technologies in the field. Covering control for lighting, lasers, sound, video, film projection, stage machinery, animatronics, special effects and pyrotechnics for theater, concerts, theme parks, themed-retail, cruise ships, museums, corporate and other events. |
 | Electrical Safety for Live Events - by Marco Van Beek Electrical Safety for Live Events is aimed at all who have to deal with electricity in their day-to-day professional lives, and primarily, states the author, as with any health and safety book, it should teach us when it is time to back off, and time to call someone else in. The title follows Marco van Beek's successful Practical Guide to Health & Safety in the Entertainment Industry. Sections include: Basic Electrical Concepts, Basic Electrical Safety Rules, Fault Conditions, Protection Concepts, Protective Devices. Cables and Connectors, Three-Phase, Test Equipment, Loads, Power Sources, Advanced Issues and Case Studies, plus listings of Current Legislation, Current Guidelines and Further Reading. |
 | Entertainment Rigging - A Practical Guide for Riggers, Designers
by Harry Donovan
Entertainment Rigging covers all aspects of arena rigging, from practical shackle details to complex force equations. Although its focus is the entertainment industry, 90 percent of the information is applicable to other trades that use rigging, such as construction, mining, material handling, logging, longshore work, cranes, and industrial rigging.
| Entertainment Rigging has over 700 pages, including hundreds of drawings, pictures and tables. It contains dozens of formulas which enable working riggers to simply calculate dimensions, forces, loads, and the required strength of rigging equipment. It also contains many rules of thumb which enable safe rigging without calculations. |
 | Essential CG Lighting Techniques - by Darren Brooker Get all you need to know about CG lighting from one easy to use volume. Put into practice the theories learned with the detailed tutorials and free demo software provided. Learn both the art and the science of lighting CG environments. Illustrated throughout in full color, this comprehensive text notonly looks at the technical and theoretical aspects of becoming skilled at using the light tools available in 3D software, but also provides invaluable tutorials so you can explore these techniques in-depth. |
 | Focus on Lighting - by Richard Cadena Everything you always wanted to know about entertainment lighting but were afraid you would be too bored if you asked! Richard Cadena's concise work unravels the mechanics behind modern performance lighting and appeals to designers and technicians alike. Packed with clear, easy-to-read diagrams, the book provides excellent explanations behind the technology that is used on a daily basis in the lighting industry - often taken for granted, but rarely explained. In total, the book shows the route that lighting technology has taken to where it is today, and an insight into what future technology is likely to bring the lighting industry. ©2002, 120 pages. |
 | Lighting by Design - by Christopher Cuttle Architects, interior designers and specialist lighting designers will benefit from a holistic approach to the lighting process, combining technical information with a distinctive design theory. Cuttle begins with the development of observational skills, leading to the ability to visualise architectural spaces in light. The final stage of realising the lighting concept involves application of calculational procedures to develop a technical lighting specification. The text includes practical advice on meeting design specifications and contractual obligations. There is also a glossary of technical terms and symbols, and a guide to the calculations that the author uses for quantifying lighting concepts. |
 | Lighting the Stage - by Francis Reid Written in an easy, informal style, "Lighting the Stage" draws on the author's many years experience as a world renowned lighting designer and teacher to pass on tips and pointers which will interest and stimulate all those concerned with using designed light on stage. Since the book includes discussion on many aspects of lighting which are matters of opinion rather than fact, it will provide lecturers with a valuable source of ideas for essay assignments and research projects. |
 | Lighting The Stage - Art and Practice, 3rd Edition
- by Willard F. Bellman"Lighting the Stage: Art and Practice, Third Edition", is for the advanced student of lighting design and technology. It goes beyond techniques for creating light plots and focuses on the art of lighting design. Empahsis is given to the designer's thought processes and the collaborative nature of theatrical design, especially the designer-director relationship. Other advanced topics covered include: optics; history of control systems; the nature of light; color theory; electricity; power distribution systems; automated luminaires; electronic dimmers; scenic projections; lasers. ©2002. |
 | Professional Lighting Handbook, 2nd Ed.
by Verne Carlson & Sylvia E. CarlsonDetails everything you need to know about lighting. Perfect for anyone in film or video production. This is the "bible" of professional lighting. This thoroughly updated edition of the lighting 'bible' guides readers through technical foundations, equipment, and techniques of lighting for film and video productions. "The Professional Lighting Handbook" details all major lighting topics, including: characteristics of light; fixture structures and components; light source types, operating principles, and use; unit power requirements; light controllers, modifiers, and filters, and how to select them; the aesthetics of lighting the set. | Contents: Part I: Light Characteristics And Lighting Fixtures; Elements Of Light; The Fixture; Fixture Lenses; Fixture Reflectors; The Lamp Socket. Part II: Light Sources; Filament Lamps; Carbon Arc; The Hmi Lamp; The Fluorescent Lamp; Industrial Hid Lamps; Reflector Boards. Part III: Lighting Unit Accessories And Fixture Use; Lighting Controllers; Light Modifiers; Fixture Filters; The Powerline; Generators; Using The Fixture. Hardcover. 248 pages. ©1991 |
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