TY - BOOK AU - Pilbrow, Richard TI - Stage Lighting Design: The Art, the Craft, the Life SN - 9781854599964 U1 - DSGN PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Nick Hern Books KW - Art KW - Performing art KW - Scenography KW - Set design KW - Stagecraft KW - Technical skills KW - Theater studies N1 - Set to become the new bible of stage lighting - hugely comprehensive, illustrated on every spread - by one of the most respected lighting designers in the world With 450 black and white half tones, 60 colour photos and innumerable diagrams, lighting plots etc, the book covers the complete history, theory and - above all - practice of lighting design. Stage Lighting Design is arranged in four sections: 1. Design: the basic principles, illustrated with reference to specific productions. 2. History: a brief survey of the historical development of stage lighting. 3. Life: interviews with 14 other lighting designers,plus notes on Pilbrow s own career. 4. Mechanics: a vast section dealing with all the technical data today s designer will need ER -