A Practical Guide To Stage Lighting – Shelley

Following the recent publication of the third edition of Steve Shelley’s book “A Practical Guide To Stage Lighting”, On Stage Lighting tackles this enormous beast of a book to see if we should replace our original copy.

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Book Review – Light: Readings In Theatre Practice by Scott Palmer

New book out? Yes. Excited? Yes. On Stage Lighting takes a look at the newly published Light: Readings in Theatre Practice by Scott Palmer and wonders where such a book has been all our lives….

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Stage Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow – Book Review

On Stage Lighting takes a break from the modern distractions of LEDs and media server software, gets back to lighting design basics and takes a look at Richard Pilbrow’s book: Stage Lighting Design – The Art, The Craft, The Life.

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DMX Book Updated + other DMX512 Books

The comprehensive DMX book “Recommended Practice for DMX 512: A guide for users and installers” (phew) by Adam Bennette has been updated. On Stage Lighting looks at the new edition plus some other DMX books.

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Books On Stage Lighting – Reading List

Learning about stage lighting sometimes seems a mystery to those who are just starting out. Lighting design and technology can seem like black magic with all it’s strange terminology and jargon. Learning all about stage lighting is best done in a variety of ways, not least hands on experience in theatres or concert venues. Reading books on stage lighting is a great way to study the theories and practice as well as learning new stage lighting terms. Check out  our Reading List.

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