Chapter 1: A Review
Chapter 2: Paperwork Overview
Stage 1: Research and Analysis
Chapter 3: Background Preparations and Preliminary Design Paperwork
Chapter 4: The Parameters
Stage 2: Preliminary Documents
Chapter 5: Create the Preliminaries and Send Out the Shop Order
Chapter 6: The Shop Order
Chapter 7: Cuts and Changes
Stage 3: Preparation: The Production Packers
Chapter 8: The Light Plot, Section, and Support Paperwork Packet
Chapter 9: The Load-In and Focus Packet
Chapter 10: The Cue Construction Packet
Chapter 11: Prior to the Load-In
Stage 4: Application: Using the Packets
Chapter 12: The Load-In and Setup
Chapter 13: The Focus Session
Chapter 14: The Light Cue Level Setting Session and Technical Rehearsals
Chapter 15: The Performance
Steven Louis Shelley has worked in theatre for over 40 years as a lighting designer, production manager, and stage manager in New York City, throughout the United States, and on four continents. His lighting designs are included in the repertories of many dance companies. He's designed lighting on Broadway, Off-Broadway, as well as concerts, television, regional theatre, and regional opera. Steve is also the inventor and patent holder of the award-winning Field Templates™ and SoftSymbols™ (www.fieldtemplate.com). He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.
Any student or professional seeking to work as a lighting designer
in theater or dance should read this book. I've been using this
book since the first edition, as it's a wonderful tool for
education. This book goes into the details behind the creation of a
lighting design. The knowledge you gain by studying this text will
free you to create art with your lighting, instead of being caught
up in the mundane tasks required to execute a design.--Stephen
Ellison, Lighting Systems Design Consultant Steven L Shelley has
done it again. After reading the second edition of "A Practical
Guide to Stage Lighting" (the only one of its kind), I didn't think
there was anything else to say about technically creating a
lighting design.Mr. Shelley has done it! He found more information
and better and clearer ways to communicate his ideas. The added
graphics help the reader to understand the writing, and they alone
are worth the price of the book. He's gone into more depth -- when
the reader is finished, they have a greater and clearer
understanding of the process involved in creating a lighting
design.They'll also have an easier time working through the process
than anyone did before this book was written.The time Shelley
spends with his own stories helps the reader understand why things
are done a certain way. They make the reader understand he's a
professional and not just someone who is writing a textbook for
tenure.Overall, the third edition of "A Practical Guide to Stage
Lighting" is a book that anyone interested in the process of
lighting design must have on their bookshelf.David Griffith,
Educator and professional lighting designer
'Any student or professional seeking to work as a lighting designer
in theater or dance should read this book. I've been using this
book since the first edition, as it's a wonderful tool for
education. This book goes into the details behind the creation of a
lighting design. The knowledge you gain by studying this text will
free you to create art with your lighting, instead of being caught
up in the mundane tasks required to execute a design.'Stephen
Ellison, Lighting Systems Design Consultant'Steven L Shelley has
done it again. After reading the second edition of "A Practical
Guide to Stage Lighting" (the only one of its kind), I didn't think
there was anything else to say about technically creating a
lighting design.Mr. Shelley has done it! He found more information
and better and clearer ways to communicate his ideas. The added
graphics help the reader to understand the writing, and they alone
are worth the price of the book. He's gone into more depth -- when
the reader is finished, they have a greater and clearer
understanding of the process involved in creating a lighting
design.They'll also have an easier time working through the process
than anyone did before this book was written.The time Shelley
spends with his own stories helps the reader understand why things
are done a certain way. They make the reader understand he's a
professional and not just someone who is writing a textbook for
tenure.Overall, the third edition of "A Practical Guide to Stage
Lighting" is a book that anyone interested in the process of
lighting design must have on their bookshelf.'David Griffith,
Educator and professional lighting designer'...the book presents
further value in the latest incarnation. However, be warned...the
sheer volume of professional gold within is more than one person
can shovel in a sitting...This book could be subtitled "Everything
Mr Shelley has ever experienced and thought about lighting in his
long and illustrious career."...the whole book is an avalanche of
practical advice, notes, tips, pro tips, detail, So much detail.
This is the value right here, folks.'Rob Sayer, On Stage
Lighting'The beauty of A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting has
always been that it takes the designer and brings them down to the
nitty gritty. The wonder of the third edition is that you now have
expanded resources to communicate not only to the beginning
lighting student, but to the 201, 301, and 401 levels as well. I
have students that carry this book through multiple levels of
courses and by the end come out with an understanding that is
unmatched in terms of executing a comprehensive design from top to
bottom. The expanded sections help clarify complicated concepts
seamlessly. I require this text in all of my lighting classes and
the students get so excited to go to conferences and meet "the REAL
STEVE SHELLEY" in person. He's like a super-star to them and this
insightful textbook is the reason.'Ruth Hutson'Several months ago,
I received a call from a university student wanting advice on a
career in stage lighting...We discussed approaches to design and
useful software, but when she asked what she should read to learn
more, I recommended Steve Shelley's A Practical Guide to Stage
Lighting, second edition. It was the best book I knew about how to
light the stage and earn a living as a lighting designer. Now there
is a better book: A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, third
edition...I would recommend it for any instructor teaching stage
lighting at any level. There is a lot in this book that can
stimulate thoughts about what a lighting design should be, how one
goes about practically realizing a design, and about working as
part of an artistic team in a venture that has to fit a budget...it
would be a great gift any time of the year, whether for an
ambitious student or for yourself.' Karl G. Ruling, Protocol'The
scope and breadth of the A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Third
Edition make it equally useful for the emerging young designer
needing reference material, the experienced professional looking
for new perspectives, and the seasoned designer looking for new
tips, reminders of shortcuts, or inspiration to be a little more
organized and prepared for the task at hand. The examples of plots,
sections, paperwork, cue masters, magic sheets, focus charts, and
working drawings are excellent resources. The updates and
expansions make A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Third Edition
a valuable addition to your theatre library, even if you have a
previous version of the book.'Ellen E. Jones, Lighting & Sound
America"A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting (Third Edition), by
Steven Louis Shelley, has long been a standard text and reference
on preparing lighting designs and creating the paperwork needed to
mount a production. In the latest edition, Shelly...zeroes in on
communication skills, adding ideas (and checklists) for efficient
and productive meetings with both management and creative teams.
Also new are 'Shelley's Periodic Table of Fundamental Lighting
Systems, ' plus ground plans, sections and front elevations that
demonstrate basic system wash configurations for each direction of
light. Particularly useful is his explanation of a manufacturer's
information sheet and how to determine the beam size, foot candles
and gel transmission for various lighting instruments." Stephen
Peithman, Stage Directions
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