Stage Lighting Design: the Art the Craft the Life. Book

Set to become the new bible of stage lighting - hugely comprehensive illustrated on every spread - by one of the most respected lighting designers in the world With 450 black and white half tones 60 colour photos and innumerable diagrams lighting plots etc the book covers the complete history theory and - above all - practice of lighting design. Stage Lighting Design is arranged in four sections: 1. Design: the basic principles illustrated with reference to specific productions. 2. History: a brief survey of the historical development of stage lighting. 3. Life: interviews with 14 other lighting designersplus notes on Pilbrow s own career. 4. Mechanics: a vast section dealing with all the technical data today s designer will need.



Richard Pilbrow Well known throughout the UK America Europe and even in the Far East Pilbrow first made his mark at Olivier's National Theatre lighting shows such as the first Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. He revolutionised stage lighting in Britain designing the new system for the new National and setting up Theatre Projects the first independent lighting design company in the UK. He has been consultant for theatres and concert halls in over 25 countries. He is still a practising designer and has two shows on Broadway as this goes to press. His first book Stage Lighting has been in print for over twenty years with cumulative sales of tens of thousands. Despite frequent revisions it was unable to keep pace with the incredible transformation of lighting design into the electronic computerised box of tricks it is today. Hence the new book...
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