Concert Lighting, 4th Edition

Concert Lighting, 4th Edition

by James Moody, Paul Dexter
Released October 2016
Publisher(s): Routledge
ISBN: 9781317374282

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Book description

Concert Lighting: Tools, Techniques, Art, and Business Fourth Edition provides readers with an updated look at how to succeed in the complex world of concert lighting design and technology. The authors have reorganized the book into three comprehensive and thoroughly revised sections, covering history, equipment and technology, and design, and containing new information on LED technology, pixel mapping, projection options, media servers, automated lighting, solutions for moving lights, DMX, and Ethernet problems, and designer communication and collaboration. This book also explores the cross-media use of concert lighting techniques in film, video, theatre, and the corporate world, highlighted with advice from master designers such as Bruce Rodgers, Cosmo Wilson, and Sarah Landau. From securing precious contracts to knowing the best equipment to use to design a show, Concert Lighting covers everything a designer needs to know about working in the touring industry.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Preface
  8. Authors’ Page
  9. PART I BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION
    1. 1. The Rise of the Concert Lighting Field
      1. Concert Lighting Begins in the United States
      2. The San Francisco Light Show
      3. Other Cites and Venues
      4. Fillmore East
      5. Fledging Lighting in England
      6. Moving to Larger Venues
      7. The End of Bill Graham’s Fillmores
      8. Melding Forms
      9. Expansion Beyond the Concert Format
    2. 2. Early Lighting Pioneers and Companies
      1. Chip Monck (Fillmore East and West)
      2. Chris Langhart (Fillmore East, The Rainbow)
      3. Joshua White (Joshua Light Show, Fillmore East
      4. Bob See (See Factor)
      5. Rusty Brutsche, Keny Whitright, Jack Calmes (Showco)
      6. James Moody (Sundance Lighting)
      7. Michael Strickland (Bandit Lites)
      8. Michael Tait (Tait Towers)
      9. Eric Pearce (Showlites)
      10. Ed Auswacks (Lasermedia)
    3. 3. Entertainment Lighting
      1. Concert Lighting Evolves
      2. Industry Elements
        1. Equipment Manufacturers
        2. Rental Companies
        3. Video Rental and Sales
        4. Content Creation and Video Editing
        5. Staging Rental, Scenic Construction, and Scenic Art
      3. Entertainment Lighting Categories
        1. Concert Lighting
        2. Theatre Productions
        3. Sports Entertainment
        4. Movies, Television, and Music Videos
        5. Architainment
        6. Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
        7. Conferences, Conventions, Trade Shows, and Exhibitions
        8. Houses of Worship
        9. Theme Parks
        10. Restaurants and Retail Stores
    4. 4. Personnel and Certifications
      1. Road Crew Duties
      2. Artist’s Manager
      3. Road Manager
      4. Tour Director
      5. Tour Manager
      6. Production Manager
      7. Stage Manager
      8. Tour Accountant
      9. Tour Security/Bodyguard
      10. Public Relations Representative
      11. Production Designer
      12. Lighting Designer
      13. Lighting Director
      14. Lighting Programmer
      15. Master Electrician
      16. Lighting Technician
      17. Scenic and Costume Designer
      18. Equipment Manager
      19. Crew Chief
      20. Rigger
      21. Sound Engineer
      22. Monitor Engineer
      23. Sound Technician
      24. Pyrotechnician
      25. Audiovisual Specialist
      26. Wardrobe, Dresser, and Dressing Rooms
      27. Laserist
      28. Video Director
      29. Video Designer
      30. Video Crew
      31. Road Chef
      32. Truck Driver
      33. Unions
      34. Industry Certifications
    5. 5. The Importance of Business and Effective Communications
      1. Protecting Your Design Work
      2. Lighting Business Employment Opportunities
      3. Freelance
      4. Company Employee
      5. Direct Contact
      6. How Does Fee Structure Work?
      7. Per Diem
      8. Equipment Costs
      9. Contracts
        1. Who are the Parties Involved?
        2. What are You Going to Do for Them?
        3. What are They going to Do for You?
        4. What are You Providing?
        5. When will the Tour Begin and End?
        6. An Optional Paragraph
        7. Authorized Representative
      10. Contracting the Crew
      11. The Contract Rider
        1. Rider Items
      12. The Importance of the Rider
      13. Follow-up
      14. The Promoter’s View
      15. Small Production—Low Budget
      16. The Yellow Card
    6. 6. Pre-Production and Preparation
      1. Types of Halls
      2. Budget
      3. Artist’s Requirements
      4. What to Expect
      5. Engaging the Artist
      6. Establishing a Relationship
      7. Handling Rejection
      8. The Artist’s Perspective
      9. Stage and Rigging Limitations
      10. Crewing
      11. Opening Acts
      12. Prep Time
      13. Rehearsal Time
      14. Timing
      15. Variety of Venues and Artistic Styles
    7. 7. The Design Phase
      1. The PAR-64
      2. Air Light
      3. Moving Luminaires (MLs)
      4. Other Fixture Choices
      5. Placement of Luminaires
      6. Color
      7. Circuiting and Dimming
      8. Layering
      9. Layout and Symbols
      10. Hanging
      11. Sample Light Plot
      12. MLs, LEDs, and Effects
      13. Variables
      14. More Complex Designs
    8. 8. The Designer’s Workbox
      1. Software Programs
      2. AutoCAD Programs
      3. 3D Drawing Programs
      4. Lightwright 5
      5. Other Programs
      6. The Visualization Process
      7. Visualization Programs
        1. WYSIWYG
        2. Vision 2.3
        3. Martin Show Designer 6
      8. Visualization Studios
      9. Other Tools in the Toolbox
    9. 9. Writing Cues and “Busking”
      1. Structured Cueing
      2. Cues, Song, Punctuation
      3. Picking the Console to Match the Cues
      4. Find Your Look
      5. Cue Placement
      6. The Cue Book
      7. The Cue Card
        1. Cue Number
        2. Cue
        3. Action
        4. Preset
        5. Follow Spot
        6. Miscellaneous
      8. Verbal Communication
      9. Cueing Follow Spots
      10. Summary
      11. Busking
    10. 10. Life on the Road
      1. Power Service
      2. Follow Spots
      3. Stages and Ceiling Heights
      4. Special Effects
      5. Road Lifestyle
      6. Transportation
      7. An Established Field
      8. Home Again
    11. 11. Venues and Local Lighting Equipment
      1. Festivals
      2. Fairs and Racetracks
      3. Amphitheatres
      4. Theatres
      5. Casinos
      6. Cruise Ships
      7. Local Production Equipment
      8. The Advantage of Local Lighting Vendors
    12. 12. Working Outside the United States
      1. Carnets
      2. Access to Canada from the United States
      3. Touring in the European Union (Eu)
        1. Effect of the European Common Market and the Euro
        2. Cultural Differences
        3. Responsibilities
        4. Power Supply
      4. Touring in South America
        1. Tricky Power
        2. Latin Culture
      5. Touring in Japan and Asia
        1. The Japanese Theatre Culture
        2. Theatres and Concert Production
        3. Lighting Companies in Japan
        4. Local Power
        5. Generators and Transformers
        6. Equipment Availability
        7. Other Lighting Equipment
        8. Rigging
        9. Trucking
        10. Crew and House Staffs
        11. Payments and the Promoter
        12. Theatres and Other Halls
        13. Business Ethics
        14. Respect For Other Cultures
    13. 13. Risk Assessment and Safety
      1. Specific Areas for Safety Concern
        1. Truck Loading
        2. Trusses
        3. Rigging
        4. Stage Support
        5. Ground Support
        6. Fall Protection Systems
      2. Failure of Structures
        1. Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
        2. Rocklahoma, “The Perfect Storm”
        3. Indiana State Fair Structure Collapse
      3. Seismic Concerns
      4. Fixtures and Luminaires
      5. Focusing
      6. Power Hookup
      7. Pyrotechnics
      8. Smoke
      9. Murphy’s Law
      10. Safety Problems: Corrections and Solutions
    14. 14. Finding Solutions
      1. Problem Solving, Stress Management, and Interpersonal Communications
      2. Decision Making
      3. Design, Crew, and Equipment Failure
        1. Design Failure
        2. Crew Failure
        3. Equipment Failure
        4. Dimmer Problems
        5. Computer Problems
      4. Being Prepared
  10. PART II EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO TRAVEL
    1. 15. Lifts, Hoists, and Roofs
      1. Cable Crank-Up Lifts
      2. Eventer Stage Lift
      3. Genie Man Lift
      4. Scissor Lifts
      5. Truss Tower Lifts
      6. Thomas Tower
      7. Versa Tower
      8. Prolyte Products
      9. Hoists And Rigging
      10. Chain Hoists
        1. CM LodeStar
        2. Stagemaker
        3. ChainMaster
      11. Digital Remote Control
      12. Moto Data System
      13. Load Cells
      14. Safety First
      15. Roofs
        1. Brown United
        2. Mountain Productions
      16. Traveling Stages
    2. 16. Lighting Trusses
      1. Truss Design
      2. The First Trusses
      3. Triangle Truss
      4. Square Or Box Truss
      5. Modern Truss Design
        1. ModTruss
      6. Other Uses For Truss
      7. Engineering and Construction
      8. Spans
      9. Integration of Electrical Connections
      10. Lighting Grids
      11. Advantages of Portable Trusses
      12. Building A Grid
    3. 17. Lighting Consoles
      1. Hands-On Consoles
        1. Expression 3
        2. Leprecon XC-350
        3. Avolites Tiger Touch II and Sapphire Touch
      2. Consoles Dedicated to Moving Luminaires
        1. History of the Hog
        2. Hog 4
        3. Eos
        4. PRG V676
        5. grandMA2 and dot2
      3. Hybrid Consoles
        1. Strand Light Palette and NEO
        2. Martin Professional M6
        3. ChamSys
      4. Specialized Consoles
      5. Summary
    4. 18. Protocol, Control, and Ancillary Enablers
      1. Protocol
        1. DMX
        2. ACN
        3. ArtNet
        4. RDM
      2. Ancillary Enablers
        1. Optosplitter
        2. Terminator
        3. Adapter
      3. Interfaces
        1. Wireless DMX
        2. Ethernet to DMX
    5. 19. Conventional Lighting and Accessories
      1. The Par Family
      2. ETC’s Par And Parnel
      3. Fresnel
      4. Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight
      5. Cyclights And Farcycs
      6. The New Beam Projector
      7. Audience Blinders
      8. Follow Spots
      9. Fat Lights
      10. Strobe Lights
      11. Blacklights
      12. Color Scrollers and Changers
      13. Moving Yokes
      14. Dmx Iris
      15. Shutter Control
      16. Color Media
      17. Gobos and Accessories
      18. Personal Accessories
        1. DMX Lighting Control from iPhone
        2. Color Checker
        3. Cases
        4. Cue and Desk Lights
    6. 20. Portable Dimming and Distribution Systems
      1. Power Distribution Racks
      2. Other Power Distribution
      3. Multicable
      4. Company Switch
      5. Transformers
      6. Portable Generators
      7. Cable Reels
      8. Cable Crossovers
    7. 21. Automated Luminaires
      1. The Moving Luminaire Tipping Point
      2. The History of Moving Luminaires
        1. Early Beginnings
        2. British Ingenuity
        3. A Global Quest
        4. The Cyklops Moving Mirror
        5. Showco and Vari*Lite emerge
        6. Vari*Lite History
      3. High End Systems Opens the Rental Market
      4. Rock & Roll Transitions to Mainstream
      5. The Moving Luminaire Domain
      6. Clay Paky
        1. Mythos and B-EYE
      7. High End Systems
        1. SHAPESHIFTER and SolaSpot Pro 1500
      8. Martin Professional
        1. MAC Viper AirFX and Quadray
      9. Morpheus Lights
        1. Ayrton MAGICBLADE and DREAMP ANEL TWIN
      10. ROBE
        1. Pointe and Robin 1000 LEDBeam
      11. The Vari*Lite Series
        1. VL4000 BeamWash Luminaire and VL1100 Tungsten ERS
      12. The Future of Moving Luminaires
    8. 22. LED Units
      1. LED Technology
      2. Efficiency
      3. Colors and RGB
      4. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
      5. Quantum Dot LEDs
      6. High-Power LEDs (HPLEDs)
      7. Power Sources
      8. Advantages of LEDs
      9. Disadvantages of LEDs
      10. New Sources
      11. Entertainment Applications of LED Technology
      12. The LED PAR
      13. Wash Fixtures
      14. Strobes
      15. Audience Blinders
    9. 23. LED Screens, Projection, and Media Servers
      1. Adding the Control of Visual Media to Lighting
      2. Medusa Icon M
      3. High End Systems’ Digital Light (DL) Series
      4. Digital Light Developments
      5. LED WALLS
      6. LED Modular Tiles and Strips
      7. Projectors
      8. Projector Companies
      9. Media Servers
      10. Media Server Capabilities
      11. Media Server Products
        1. d3
        2. MBox
        3. Green Hippo
        4. V4 Media Server
        5. Pandora’s Box
    10. 24. Content Creation
      1. Content
      2. Pixel, Projection, and Uv Mapping
        1. Pixel Mapping
        2. Projection Mapping
        3. UV Mapping
      3. Editing Content
      4. Visual Media as an Art Form and Business
      5. Interview with Bob Bonniol
    11. 25. Smoke, Lasers, and Special Effects
      1. Creating Atmosphere
      2. Smoke
      3. Haze
      4. Fog Bursts
      5. Low-Lying Fog
      6. Cryogenics
      7. Fans
      8. Lasers
      9. Holograms
      10. Pyrotechnics
      11. Special Effects
      12. Launchers
      13. Flame Effects
  11. PART III DESIGNING WITH TOURING EQUIPMENT
    1. 26. Lighting for Film and Video
      1. Film Versus High Definition Video
      2. Film
      3. Video
      4. The Debatable “Look”
      5. Lighting Considerations
      6. Seeing What The Camera Sees
      7. The Cutaway
      8. Monitors
      9. Key Light
      10. The Close-Up
      11. Creating Background
      12. Audience Lighting
      13. Accommodation
      14. Long-Form Concert Videos
      15. Live Videos
    2. 27. Master Designers and Concert Lighting
      1. Concerts
      2. Paul Dexter, Raiding The Rock Vault
        1. Design and Approach
        2. The Challenge
        3. Business and Payments
      3. Sarah Landau (M83)
        1. Philosophy and Approach
        2. Design Inspiration
        3. The Challenge
        4. Negotiating Rate
      4. Bruce Rodgers (The Who, Superbowl Halftime Show)
        1. Philosophy and Approach
        2. The Who, Super Bowl Halftime Show
        3. Describing the Challenge
        4. Effective Communication
        5. Business Practices
      5. Cosmo Wilson, AC/DC World Tour
      6. AC/DC World Tour
      7. Stephen Lieberman (Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Festivals)
    3. 28. Master Designers, Theatre, and Architainment
      1. Theatre
      2. Kevin Adams (Broadway Designer)
        1. The Creative Process
        2. The Organizational Process
        3. The Support Team
        4. Selecting Equipment
        5. The Payment Business
        6. Fees and Royalties
      3. Hilda Kane (West Coast Theatrical Designer)
        1. Lighting Equipment
        2. The Creative Process
        3. The Organization Process
        4. The Support Team
        5. Business
        6. Payment and Fees
      4. Architainment
      5. Patrick Woodroffe (Waddesdon Manor)
        1. Philosophy and Approach
        2. Crossing Disciplines
        3. Waddeson Manor Project
      6. Anne Militello (42nd Street Studio Building)
        1. Philosophy and Approach
        2. Crossing Disciplines
        3. The 42nd Street Studio Building, Façade Lighting
        4. The Design
      7. Willie Williams (Omnia Nightclub At Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas)
        1. Philosophy and Approach
        2. Crossing Disciplines
        3. Omnia Nightclub at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas
    4. 29. Postscript: Looking Forward
      1. Where Is Concert Lighting Technology Headed?
  12. Glossary
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index

Product information

  • Title: Concert Lighting, 4th Edition
  • Author(s): James Moody, Paul Dexter
  • Release date: October 2016
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781317374282