Lighting and the Design Idea

Lighting and the Design Idea emphasizes the design process-the process by which lighting designers turn their ideas about a piece into the medium of stage lighting. The technological tools of stage lighting are covered, with a focus on using those tools within the design process.

About the Author
Linda Essig is a professional lighting designer and Chair and Artistic Director of Theatre at Arizona State University. She has designed lighting at theatres throughout the country, including Cleveland Play House, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Skylight Opera Theatre and many others. For sixteen years, she directed the lighting design program at University of Wisconsin - Madison. In addition to "Lighting and the Design Idea," she is the author of "The Speed of Light: Dialogues on Lighting Design and Technological Change".

Table of Contents

• 1. Stage Lighting: Context and Process.
• 2. Light and Vision.
• 3. Functions and Properties of Light on the Stage.
• 4. Elements of Composition.
• 5. Conceptual Framework.
• 6. Lighting Design Research.
• 7. Design Development.
• 8. Color.
• 9. Lighting Positions.
• 10. Instrumentation.
• 11. Organization and Control.
• 12. Drafting the Finished Plot and Section.
• 13. Execution of the Design.
• 14. Cuing.
• 15. Lighting Design into the Future.
• 16. Appendix A: Principles of Electricity.