ABSTRACT

What are the do’s and don’ts of being a good assistant lighting designer?

What are focus tapes, and how do I use them?

What is the best method for creating a magic sheet?

What should be found in every assistant’s kit?

How do I make that first important leap into this professional career?

 

Answer these questions and many more with The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit. This definitive guide unlocks the insider-secrets used to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer (ALD) – whether choosing assisting as a career or while transitioning to another. This book outlines, step-by-step, the challenges the ALD faces during every phase of production. Never before has a resource existed that views the design process through the eyes of the assistant.

 

Intermingled among the nuts and bolts of the paperwork and essential procedures, top industry professionals reveal tips for personal survival in this challenging career – both domestically and abroad as well as in other careers in lighting. Within these pages are the industry secrets rarely taught in school!

 

The author's website can be found at https://www.aldtoolkit.com/.

part |2 pages

PART 1: The Profession

chapter 1|24 pages

Understanding Assisting

chapter 2|24 pages

The Tools Required

chapter 3|14 pages

Production Personnel

chapter 4|12 pages

Unions

part |2 pages

PART 2: The Process

chapter 5|12 pages

Design Prep

chapter 6|18 pages

Load-In

chapter 7|8 pages

Tech

chapter 8|4 pages

Previews and Performances

part |4 pages

PART 3: The Paperwork

chapter 9|90 pages

Pre-production Paperwork

chapter 10|56 pages

Tech Process Paperwork

part |2 pages

PART 4: The Industry

chapter 11|12 pages

U.S.-based Employment Opportunities

chapter 12|20 pages

Working Outside the United States

chapter 13|32 pages

Working in Industries Outside of Theatre

part |2 pages

PART 5: The Life

chapter 14|16 pages

Working as an Independent Contractor