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!

This guide helps lighting designers with the creative and operational challenges they face in their rapidly evolving industry. Providing respected and clear coverage of the process of programming automated lighting fixtures the author brings the designer from basic principles to preproduction preparations. Concepts procedures and guidelines to ensure a successful production are covered as well as troubleshooting much needed information on work relationships and technology including LED lighting console networking digital lighting and more. Chapters are peppered with advice and war stories from some of the most prominent lighting designers of today.

Concert Sound and Lighting Systems provides comprehensive coverage of equipment and setup procedures for touring concert systems. The new edition will cover the new equipment now available and discuss other venues where the skills and technology are being used. 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 will include new equipment such as radio microphones in-ear monitoring digital audio products and digital lighting products. The author also discusses new venues outside thetraditional concert touring environment and applies the skills and technology to such diverse events as product launches theatrical arena spectaculars and outdoor stadium productions. In addition to an introductory section on touring concerts there are sections on sound systems and lighting systems and an explanation of how all the parts fit together to create a professional safe efficient show.