Foreword
The era in which I began my career—the early 1970s—was a golden age for a young lighting designer to be starting out, and one rich in opportunity. Although theatrical lighting was an established discipline, lighting for rock concerts was a new game and to be one of the early players was to be part of a special club. There were few rules then and the equipment that we had to work with was rudimentary. We simply made stuff up as we went along, learning by trial and error and celebrating new and exciting ideas as they developed organically around us.
Much has changed since then and in this, their fourth edition of the book, James Moody and Paul Dexter clearly trace the origins of entertainment lighting and the path of its developments. ...
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