Stage Lighting Guides and Help
Here is some examples of the some guides available at On Stage Lighting to help a beginner in stage lighting.
Lighting Your Show – Where to Start?
- Ways to Learn Stage Lighting - Different ways to improve to your stage lighting knowledge.
- Books On Stage Lighting - 5 recommended books on stage lighting.
The Lighting Design Process
- Your First Lighting Design – 10 Step Crash Course - A quick and dirty guide to your first lighting design.
- Stage Lighting 101 - Looking at one on the grandaddys of stage lighting tutorials on the web.
- Reflected Lighting Colour Guide – also Colour Correction and Colour Temperature Guides
- Backlight in Stage Lighting Design - Why backlight is important in stage lighting design.
- Using Stage Lighting CAD Software in Lighting Design- Choosing software methods of producing a lighting plan.
Choosing Lighting Equipment
- Stage Lighting System - Lighting Rig Anatomy - A guide to the elements of a stage lighting system.
- Which Spotlights Should I Use For My Stage Show?- Profiles, Fresnels and PC spotlights explained.
- Hire Stage Lighting – What You Need To Know - A guide for anyone who needs to hire stage lighting equipment for their show.
- Guide to PAR64 lamps - Beam angles and useful information about the lighting workhorse PAR64.
- Beam Angle Calculator
- Choosing and Using a Gobo - The basics of how a gobo works and how to get the best out of them.
- LED Stage Lighting Basics - LED stage lighting is fashionable, but is it any good?>
Setting Up Your Stage Lighting
- DMX Lighting Systems – Guide to DMX - The important bits about DMX512.
- Stage Lighting Stands – Easy Rigging Equipment - Choosing and using lighting stands to hang your gear from.
- How To Focus Stage Lighting - Focus your stage lighting like the pro’s.
Running Your Show
- An Introduction to Stage Lighting Control - Basic lighting desks and using them effectively.
- Intelligent Lighting Control Primer - The start of a comprehensive series on moving light control for beginners.
