Live Lighting

Live lighting is making more appearances in an increasing range of performances and show types. Put the edge back in your lighting design with the fear of uncertainty.

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Lighting Designer for the 21st Century

A look at lighting design in the new millennium and how the lighting designer’s job has been changed by
market forces and a growing entertainment industry.

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Lighting The Stage

Stage Lighting (clue in the name), lighting the stage would seem to be it’s primary function. The question “How to light a stage?” seems to come up frequently among beginners. On Stage Lighting looks at basic front lighting for any venue or show.

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Stage Lighting Plan – Lighting Design and Communication

All kinds of lighting design software are available today, the benefits of CAD and visualisation tools are undeniable. On Stage Lighting regularly hears from first time lighting designers including BTEC students, asking the best way to draw lighting plan. This article looks a the basics of planning a lighting design and the real purpose of drawing a good stage lighting diagram.

*Note that there are CAD video resources at the On Stage Lighting YouTube channel, including tutorials on Vectorworks and AutoCAD.

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Lighting and Shadow

In this guide to “the dark side”, On Stage Lighting looks at light’s oppo – shadow. Understanding shadow, the lighting designer can control it, avoiding unwanted shadows while creating others for effect.  We don’t yet run a whole lighting course on shadows, but there is plenty of detail below.

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Lighting Design with Moving Lights – A Small Show

This article looks at lighting design using moving lights and helps you think about what to do with those four waggly spots you were hoping to hire in for your next show.

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