TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dunham,Richard E.
TI  - Stage Lighting: Fundamentals and Applications
SN  - 9781315662718
AV  - NK2115.5.L5 
U1  - 729.28 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Old Tappan
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Stage lighting
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part One Light: The Medium -- 1 The Nature of Light -- What is Light? -- The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- The Visible Spectrum -- Illuminance and Luminance-Five Metrics -- Luminous Flux -- Illuminance -- Luminous Intensity -- Luminance -- Luminous Exitance -- The Eye and Seeing -- Physiology of the Eye -- The Controllable Qualities of Light -- Intensity -- Distribution -- Color -- Movement -- Sidebar 1.1 Designer Profile: Ken Billington -- Functions of Lighting -- Visibility -- Establishing a Scene -- Modeling -- Mood -- Focus -- Composition -- Style -- Staging the Story -- Rhythm -- For Further Reading -- 2 Light and Perception -- Visibility -- Intensity or Brightness -- Relative Intensity -- Psychological Responses -- Intensity Related Issues -- Mood Alteration -- Overstimulation -- Glare -- Color Perception -- Adaptation -- Defining form and Shape -- Front Light -- Sidelight -- Downlight and Backlight -- Sidebar 2.1 Designer Profile Marilyn Lowey -- Key and Fill -- Silhouettes and Grazing -- Shape -- Composition -- Movement and Light -- Cues and Transitions -- For Further Reading -- 3 Color and Its Effects -- What is Color? -- The Visible Spectrum -- Primary Colors -- CIE Chromaticity Chart -- Color Temperature -- Color Rendering -- Additive and Subtractive Mixing -- Additive Mixing -- Subtractive Mixing -- Filtering Light -- Color Media -- Plastic Media -- Glass Media -- Sidebar 3.1 Spectral Analysis of Gel -- Dichroic Filters -- Diffusion -- Creating Color Through light -- Color Prediction -- Red Shift/Amber Drift -- Complementary Tint System -- Psychological Effects of Color -- Color Contrast -- Adaptation and Afterimages -- Practical Use of Color -- Sidebar 3.2 Designer Considerations for Color and Light -- Sidebar 3.3 Designer Profile Mark Stanley; For Further Reading -- Part Two Light: The Tools -- 4 The Practitioners -- Theatrical and Live Performance Production -- Design Professionals -- Sidebar 4.1 Designer Profile John Martin -- Theatrical Crews -- Film and Video -- Design Professionals -- Production Crews -- Architectural Lighting -- Unions and Certifications -- Professional Organizations and Societies -- For Further Reading -- 5 Electricity -- Basics of Electricity -- Atomic Theory -- Electrical Potential -- Grounding -- Fundamental Circuits -- Conductors and Insulators -- Series Circuits -- Parallel Circuits -- Units of Measurement and Essential Formulas -- Units of Measure -- Power Formula and Ohm's Law -- Sidebar 5.1 Determination of Lamp Load -- Direct Current Versus Alternating Current -- Direct Current (DC) -- AC Power Generation -- Transformers -- Power Distribution -- Electrical Services -- Electrical Hardware -- Wire -- Cables -- Circuit Protection -- Switches -- Dimmers -- Company Switches and Distribution Panels -- Commercial Distribution -- Theatrical Distribution -- Sidebar 5.2 Electrical Safety -- For Further Reading -- 6 Lamps and Other Light Sources -- Lumens and Lamp Life -- Lamps and Color -- Incandescent Lamps -- Filaments -- Bulbs -- Bases -- Tungsten-Halogen or Quartz Lamps -- Sidebar 6.1 Light Center Length (LCL) -- Arc Light Sources -- Limelight -- Carbon-Arc -- Short-Arc and High-Intensity Discharge (Hid) Lamps -- Short-Arc Lamps -- High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps -- Gaseous Discharge Lamps -- Fluorescent Lamps -- Low-Voltage Lamps -- Ansi Codes -- Leds -- Lasers -- For Further Reading -- 7 Luminaire Fundamentals -- Basic Principles of Optics -- Reflection -- Transmission -- Refraction -- An Essential Luminaire -- Photometics -- Sidebar 7.1 Luminaire Maintenance -- Beam Angle and Field Angle -- Photometric Data and Cut Sheets -- Choosing Luminaires; Entertainment Luminaires -- Spotlights -- Followspots -- Sidebar 7.2 Followspot Pickup Techniques -- Floodlights -- Optical Accessories -- Hanging Accessories -- Practicals -- For Further Reading -- 8 Control Fundamentals -- Brightness Control and Dimming -- Circuiting -- Mastering -- Mechanical Mastering -- Electrical Mastering -- Electronic Mastering -- Principles of Electronic Dimming -- Gating -- Sidebar 8.1: Dimmer Curves and Trimming -- New Trends in Electronic Dimming (Sine Wave Dimming) -- Control Protocols -- Analog Control -- Digital Control -- Lighting Control Consoles -- Preset Control -- Sidebar 8.2: Common Control Functions of Preset Consoles -- Sidebar 8.3: Rock and Roll Console Features -- Memory Control -- Sidebar 8.4: Additional Controls in Computer Consoles -- Automated Control Consoles -- Show Control -- State of the Art Control -- Dimmer-per-Circuit -- Multiplexing (Dimmer DoublingTM) -- Distributed Dimming -- Wireless Dimming -- For Further Reading -- 9 Advanced Equipment and Personal Computers in Lighting -- Primary Control of Advanced Gear -- DMX Control -- Sidebar 9.1: Binary Code and Addressing -- Sidebar 9.2: Eleven Practical Tips for Setting up DMX Networks -- Sidebar 9.3: Several Programming Tips for Working with Automated Lighting Gear -- Sophisticated Control of Advanced Gear -- Accessories for Conventional Luminaires -- Scrollers -- Moving Yokes -- Moving Mirror Accessories -- Gobo Rotators -- Automated Lighting -- Sidebar 9.4: Common Automated Lighting Effect Cues -- Moving Heads (Moving Yokes) -- Scanners (Moving Mirrors) -- Non-Traditional Sources -- Ballasted Fixtures -- Strobes -- Fiber Optics -- LEDs -- Lasers -- The Personal Computer -- CAD and Drafting Applications -- Design Paperwork -- Control and Off-line Editing -- Communication and Training -- Design Analysis -- Visualization -- For Further Reading; Part Three Light: Design Fundamentals -- 10 Essentials of Lighting Design -- Special Considerations in Lighting Design -- Directors and Collaboration -- The Influences of Light -- Controllable Quantities of Light -- Functions of Lighting -- Analysis for Lighting -- Script Analysis and Entertainment Designs -- Sidebar 10.1: Designer Profile: Brian MacDevitt -- Sidebar 10.2: Scenic Breakdown of Arthur Miller's The Crucible -- Style in Lighting -- Conceptualization -- Additional Preparation -- Design Research -- Design and Production Meetings -- Rehearsals -- Developing Lighting Schemes and Concepts -- Lighting Keys -- Communicating Design Ideas -- Storyboards -- Lighting Scores -- Light Labs -- Computer Visualization -- For Further Reading -- 11 Basics of General Illumination -- Lighting the Subject -- Typical Theatrical Lighting Positions -- Proscenium Theatre -- Sidebar 11.1: Hanging Positions and Lighting Distribution -- Black Box Theatre -- Variations -- Floorplans and Sections -- Basics of General Illumination or Area Lighting -- Primary Formula Approaches for Area Lighting -- Single Source System -- Wash System -- The McCandless System -- Double or Triple Hanging -- Area versus Color Control -- Alternative Systems for Area Lighting -- Key and Fill -- The Washed Stage -- Zone Lighting -- Jewel Lighting -- Building on General Lighting -- Special Areas -- Sculpting and Modeling Accents -- Blending and Toning Accents -- Sidebar 11.2: Focus Patterns for Common Wash Systems -- Motivational Accents -- Additional Lighting Demands -- Special Visibility -- Lighting Costumes -- Lighting for Scenery -- Effects Lighting -- Sidebar 11.3: Designer Profile Jeff Davis -- For Further Reading -- 12 Plotting the Design -- Translating Concepts and Lighting Keys Into Practical Design Choices -- Working with Floorplans and Sections -- Floorplans or Groundplans; Sections -- An Approach to Plotting a Design -- Preliminary Tasks/Preparation -- Rehearsals -- The Wish List -- Making a Design Practical -- The Tentative Hookup -- The Rough Light Plot -- Drafting and the Lighting Design -- Drafting Light Plots -- Sidebar 12.1: Common Numbering Practices -- Drafting the Section -- Lighting Schedules and Design Paperwork -- Hookup -- Instrument Schedule -- Magic Sheets -- Shop Orders -- Cad Drafting and Lighting Design -- For Further Reading -- 13 Moving into the Venue -- Final Preparations for the Load-In -- The Cue Synopsis -- The Load-In -- Sidebar 13.1: A Typical Load-in Schedule -- The Focus Call -- The Level Setting or Cue Writing Session -- Cueing Aids for Memory Consoles -- Rehearsals in the Venue -- Technical Rehearsals -- Sidebar 13.2: Cueing Aids -- Dress Rehearsals, Previews, and Openings -- Running and Maintaining the Production -- Sidebar 13.3: Designer Profile Beverly Emmons -- For Further Reading -- 14 Variations on Essential Theatrical Design -- Thrust and Arena Productions -- Thrust Productions -- Arena Productions -- Outdoor Dramas and Festival Productions -- Transfer Productions -- Touring Productions -- Repertory Productions -- Designing for Specific Genre -- Sidebar 14.1: Designer Profile F. Mitchell Dana -- For Further Reading -- Part Four Light: Design Applications -- 15 Traditional Areas of Theatrical Design (Drama, Dance, Opera, and Musical Theatre) -- Lighting for Drama -- Performance Considerations -- Design Techniques -- Dance Lighting -- Performance Considerations -- Design Techniques -- Sidebar 15.1: Designer Profile Jennifer Tipton -- Opera and Operetta Lighting -- Performance Considerations -- Design Techniques -- Lighting Musical Theatre -- Performance Considerations -- Design Techniques -- Sidebar 15.2: Common Musical Theatre Cueing Terminology -- For Further Reading; 16 Non-Traditional Entertainment Design
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