TEXTBOOKS for
Lighting Courses

Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light in Theatre, Live Performance, and Entertainment, 2nd Edition
Richard Cadena
ISBN: 978-0-240-81222-9

Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light in Theatre, Live Performance, and Entertainment continues to be the most trusted text for working and aspiring lighting professionals. Now in its second edition, it has been fully updated to include new advances in lamp sources such as LEDs and plasma lamps, automated and programmable displays, updates for managing color, and new methods for using electronics. Its clear, easy-to-understand language also includes enough detailed information for the most experienced technician and engineer... [more]

A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, 2nd Edition
Steven Louis Shelley
ISBN: 978-0-240-81141-3

Combining theory and application, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting provides a comprehensive analysis of lighting systems along with step-by-step examples and illustrations of the technical tools and methods. Readers will benefit from experience-based tips, techniques and traps to avoid in preparing and executing a lighting design. Anecdotes illustrate why some techniques succeed while others fail.... [more]

Control Systems for Live Entertainment, 3rd Edition
John Huntington
ISBN: 978-0-240-80937-3

If you are interested in how control systems and computer networks are used in all areas of live entertainment, Control Systems for Live Entertainment is the industry standard reference. With a unique combined focus on computers, networking, art, and practice, this book offers an in-depth examination of control for lighting, lasers, sound, stage machinery, animatronics, special effects, and pyrotechnics for concerts, theme parks, theatre, themed-retail, cruise ships, museums, special and other events.... [more]

Drawing and Rendering for Theatre: A Practical Course for Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designers
Clare P. Rowe
ISBN: 978-0-240-80554-2

For a theatrical design student, it is vital to be able to develop drawing skills to create renderings that can effectively communicate visual ideas. Drawing and Rendering for Theatre starts with the fundamentals of drawing, moves to the types of media, and finishes with specific exercises in each section that will make the reader more proficient. By the end of this book, your students will be versatile enough to be able to create renderings in all areas of theatrical design!.... [more]

Scenic Design and Lighting Techniques: A Basic Guide for Theatre
Rob Napoli
Chuck Gloman
ISBN: 978-0-240-80806-2

Basic. This is the key word in Scenic Design and Lighting Tecniques: A Basic Guide for Theatre, written by two seasoned professionals with over twenty years of experience. This book is designed to show you how to turn a bare stage into a basic set design, without using heavy language that would bog you down. From materials and construction to basic props and lighting, this book explains all you will need to know to build your set and light it. This text is perfect for non-majors or beginners who need to know the basics and the basics only.... [more]