Stage lighting fundamentals and applications

The book’s organization follows a layered approach that builds on basic principles: Light as a Medium (Part 1), Tools of a Lighting Designer (Part 2), Design Fundamentals (Part 3), and Lighting Applications (Part 4). This presents students with a practical and logical sequence when learning basic co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Dunham, Richard, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge 2016.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629822506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part One Light: The Medium; 1 The Nature of Light; What Is Light?; The Electromagnetic Spectrum; The Visible Spectrum; Illuminance and Luminance-Five Metrics; Luminous Flux; Illuminance; Luminous Intensity; Luminance; Luminous Exitance; The Eye and Seeing; Physiology of the Eye; The Controllable Qualities of Light; Intensity; Distribution; Color; Movement; Sidebar 1.1 Designer Profile; Functions of Lighting; Visibility; Establishing a Scene; Modeling; Mood; Focus; Composition; Style; Staging the Story; Rhythm; For Further Reading
  • 2 Light and PerceptionVisibility; Intensity or Brightness; Relative Intensity; Psychological Responses; Intensity Related Issues; Mood Alteration; Overstimulation; Glare; Color Perception; Adaptation; Defining Form and Shape; Front Light; Sidelight; Downlight and Backlight; Sidebar 2.1 Designer Profile; Key and Fill; Silhouettes and Grazing; Shape; Composition; Movement and Light; Cues and Transitions; For Further Reading; 3 Color and Its Effects; What is Color?; The Visible Spectrum; Primary Colors; CIE Chromaticity Chart; Color Temperature; Color Rendering; Additive and Subtractive Mixing
  • Additive MixingSubtractive Mixing; Filtering Light; Color Media; Plastic Media; Glass Media; Sidebar 3.1 Spectral Analysis of Gel; Dichroic Filters; Diffusion; Creating Color Through Light; Color Prediction; Red Shift/Amber Drift; Complementary Tint System; Psychological Effects of Color; Color Contrast; Adaptation and Afterimages; Practical Use of Color; Sidebar 3.2 Designer Considerations for Color and Light; Sidebar 3.3 Designer Profile; For Further Reading; Part Two Light: The Tools; 4 The Practitioners; Theatrical and Live Performance Production; Design Professionals
  • Sidebar 4.1 Designer ProfileTheatrical Crews; Film and Video; Design Professionals; Production Crews; Architectural Lighting; Unions and Certifications; Professional Organizations and Societies; For Further Reading; 5 Electricity; Basics of Electricity; Atomic Theory; Electrical Potential; Grounding; Fundamental Circuits; Conductors and Insulators; Series Circuits; Parallel Circuits; Units of Measurement and Essential Formulas; Units of Measure; Power Formula and Ohm's Law; Sidebar 5.1 Determination of Lamp Load; Direct Current Versus Alternating Current; Direct Current (DC)
  • AC Power GenerationTransformers; Power Distribution; Electrical Services; Electrical Hardware; Wire; Cables; Circuit Protection; Switches; Dimmers; Company Switches and Distribution Panels; Commercial Distribution; Theatrical Distribution; Sidebar 5.2 Electrical Safety; For Further Reading; 6 Lamps and Other Light Sources; Lumens and Lamp Life; Lamps And Color; Incandescent Lamps; Filaments; Bulbs; Bases; Tungsten-Halogen or Quartz Lamps; Sidebar 6.1 Light Center Length (LCL); Arc Light Sources; Limelight; Carbon-Arc; Short-Arc and High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps; Short-Arc Lamps
  • High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps