The speed of light
Subtitle: dialogues on lighting design and technological change
By: Linda Essig.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Portsmouth, N.H
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Stage lighting; Stage lighting designers -- United States -- Interviews
Genres: Interviews.
Description: "Linda Essig has interviewed twenty luminaries of lighting design and engineering about these changes and how they have affected the art, science, and business of contemporary theatre." "While discussing technical issues, these professionals let us in on the real nuts and bolts of their work: the problems of running an entire production from the backup system, the politics behind the creation of standards, the extent to which "gizmoization" does or does not infringe on lighting as an art form." "An excellent resource for teachers, students, and professionals, The Speed of Light analyzes exactly how lighting design has gotten to its present state - a fascinating story in the words of practitioners who know the field best."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: SECTION 1: The Advent of Computer Control in Commercial Theatre; title: SECTION 2: Vari-Lite and the Prevalence of Automation; title: SECTION 3: The Evolution of a Standardized Protocol and the Accessibility of Automation; title: SECTION 4: What Changes We Have Wrought: The Effects of Computer Control and Automation; title: Interview Subject Capsule Biographies.