ABSTRACT

Concert Lighting: Tools, Techniques, Art, and Business Fourth Edition provides readers with an updated look at how to succeed in the complex world of concert lighting design and technology. The authors have reorganized the book into three comprehensive and thoroughly revised sections, covering history, equipment and technology, and design, and containing new information on LED technology, pixel mapping, projection options, media servers, automated lighting, solutions for moving lights, DMX, and Ethernet problems, and designer communication and collaboration. This book also explores the cross-media use of concert lighting techniques in film, video, theatre, and the corporate world, highlighted with advice from master designers such as Bruce Rodgers, Cosmo Wilson, and Sarah Landau. From securing precious contracts to knowing the best equipment to use to design a show, Concert Lighting covers everything a designer needs to know about working in the touring industry.

part |2 pages

PART I BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION

chapter 1|8 pages

The Rise of the Concert Lighting

chapter 3|10 pages

Entertainment Lighting

chapter 4|12 pages

Personnel and Certifications

chapter 6|10 pages

Pre-Production and Preparation

chapter 7|14 pages

The Design Phase

chapter 8|12 pages

The Designer’s Workbox

chapter 9|12 pages

Writing Cues and “Busking”

chapter 10|10 pages

Life on the Road

chapter 11|10 pages

Venues and Local Lighting Equipment

chapter 12|12 pages

Working Outside the United States

chapter 13|16 pages

Risk Assessment and Safety

part |2 pages

PART II EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO TRAVEL

chapter 15|14 pages

Lifts, Hoists, and Roofs

chapter 16|14 pages

Lighting Trusses 179

chapter 17|12 pages

Lighting Consoles

chapter 19|18 pages

Conventional Lighting and Accessories

chapter 20|8 pages

Portable Dimming and Distribution Systems

chapter 21|14 pages

Automated Luminaires

chapter 22|10 pages

LED Units 252

chapter 24|10 pages

Content Creation

chapter 25|12 pages

Smoke, Lasers, and Special Effects

part |2 pages

PART III DESIGNING WITH TOURING EQUIPMENT