Book description
This guide helps lighting designers with the creative and operational challenges they face in their rapidly evolving industry. Providing respected and clear coverage of the process of programming automated lighting fixtures, the author brings the designer from basic principles to preproduction preparations. Concepts, procedures, and guidelines to ensure a successful production are covered as well as troubleshooting, much needed information on work relationships, and technology including LED lighting, console networking, digital lighting, and more. Chapters are peppered with advice and war stories from some of the most prominent lighting designers of today.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Ten Things Every Programmer Should Know
- 1. Programming Philosophies
- 2. Automated Lighting Concepts
- 3. Preparing for Programming
- 4. Basic Programming
- 5. Intermediate Programming
- 6. Advanced Programming
- 7. Media Servers and Digital Lighting
- 8. The Age of Networking
- 9. Programming Genres
- 10. Troubleshooting
- 11. Programmer and Designer Relationships
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12. Words of Wisdom from Industry Professionals
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Programming
- Jason Badger, Programmer
- Roy Bennett, Designer
- Christian Choi, Programmer
- C. Andrew Dunning, Designer and Programmer
- Mike Falconer, Programmer
- Demfis Fyssicopulos, Programmer
- Jon Griffin, Designer and Programmer
- Rob Halliday, Programmer
- Bobby Harrell, Designer and Programmer
- Bud Horowitz, Designer and Programmer
- Steve Irwin, Designer and Programmer
- Seth Jackson, Designer and Programmer
- Mark “Junior” Jacobson, Designer and Programmer
- Shannon January, Designer and Programmer
- Mats Karlson, Industry Expert
- Marcus Krömer, Programmer
- Steve Lieberman, Designer and Programmer
- Jim Ohrberg, Designer and Programmer
- Mitch Peebles, Programmer
- Paul Pelletier, Programmer
- John Rayment, Designer
- Scott Riley, Designer and Programmer
- Larry “Uncle Fester” Robbins, Designer and Programmer
- Timothy F. Rogers, Programmer
- Susan Rose, Programmer
- Richard “Nook” Schoenfeld, Designer and Programmer
- Henry M. Sume, Designer and Programmer
- Anne Valentino, Desk Designer
- Jon “Hillbilly” Weir, Designer and Programmer
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Design
- Richard Belliveau, Automated Lighting Inventor and Visionary
- John Broderick, Designer
- Dall Brown, Designer
- David Davidian, Designer
- John Featherstone, Designer
- Bryan Hartley, Designer and Programmer
- Jim Lenahan, Designer
- Paul Normandale, Designer
- Benoit Richard, Designer and Programmer
- Marsha Stern, Designer
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Demeanor
- Butch Allen, Designer and Programmer
- Mike Baldassari, Designer
- Ken Billington, Designer
- Allen Branton, Designer
- Mark Butts, Designer and Programmer
- Vickie Claiborne, Programmer
- Patrick Dierson, Designer and Programmer
- Cory Fitzgerald, Designer and Programmer
- Laura Frank, Programmer
- Steve Garner, Programmer
- Tim Grivas, Programmer
- David “Gurn” Kaniski, Designer and Programmer
- Eric Kennedy, Programmer
- Tom Kenny, Designer
- Hillary Knox, Programmer
- Esteban Lima, Designer
- Eric Marchwinski, Programmer
- Heath Marrinan, Design and Programmer
- Michael Nevitt, Designer and Programmer
- Arnold Serame, Design and Programmer
- Matthew Shimamoto, Designer and Programmer
- Howard Ungerleider, Designer
- Lawrence Upton, Designer
- Ross Williams, Designer and Programmer
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Programming
- Appendix A: Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Journal
- Appendix B: Metallica Touring Journal
- Appendix C: The Crystal Method: A Case Study
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2016
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317406006
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