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Reflected Colour in Stage Lighting Design

June 12th in Lighting Design

A look at a simple principle of stage lighting colour theory - reflected light. This article explains how coloured light interacts with sets and costumes and how to avoid errors when choosing saturated colour for your theatre lighting.

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Colour Correction Filters - More Stage Lighting Gels

May 9th in Lighting Design

Colour correction lighting filters are an easy solution to achieve a standardised white light. Following on from Colour Temperature …, this article looks at colour correction filters and their uses in lighting design, both practical and artistic.

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Colour Temperature

April 30th in Lighting Design

Good stage lighting makes use of coloured light to create mood or depict the lighting in a specific location and time of day. This article gives you an introduction to colour temperature, why it is important and it’s relevance in stage lighting design.

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Backlight - What, Why, How and Where?

April 25th in Lighting Design

Backlight is an important element in 3-point stage lighting that can be neglected on small shows in schools and drama clubs. So what is it, why should you use backlighting and what effect does it have in different stage lighting situations?

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Your First Lighting Design How To – A crash course in 10 steps

April 6th in Lighting Design

On Stage Lighting recently had a number of questions on doing a first lighting design. If you have been given the job of lighting designer for your next school play, this crash course will help you learn the basics of the lighting design process. It won’t help you learn all the detail of how […]

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Stage Lighting Tutorials - Stage Lighting 101 Review

February 11th in Lighting Design

There are some good free stage lighting tutorials on the web and the daddy of them is Stage Lighting 101 by Bill Williams. Bill Williams has a pedigree as an international lighting designer, lighting author and teacher and his work is a must for beginners.

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Stage Lighting CAD - Theatre Lighting Symbols - DWG

December 15th in Lighting Design

Stage and theatre lighting design uses your technical and artistic skills to specify equipment and create the look of a production. Planning lighting positions and communicating your ideas used to involve what was called techincal drawing but pens and paper have given way to CAD - Computer Aided Design. So, where do you […]

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Stage Lighting Design Software - Choose Your CAD Weapon

July 12th in Lighting Design Software

As your lighting designs get more complex, you will want to present your ideas and technical information in a clear way and using a computer to help the lighting design process is an advantage. If you can manage your equipment lists, gel cuts and cable specifications while drawing a lighting plan, even better. Stage […]

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Which Stage Spotlights Should I Use For My Show?

July 10th in Lighting Design

If you are new to stage lighting and are a bit confused about all of the lighting equipment involved then don’t worry. You know that you need some spotlights but which ones? On Stage Lighting has put together a guide to stage spotlights to help you choose the right ones for the job.

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