Concert Lighting: The Art and Business of Entertainment Lighting

Contents

• 1. The Rise of the Concert Lighting Field
• 2. Touring Personnel (Unions are a side note)
• 3. The Importance of Business, and Effective Communications
• 4. Pre-Production
• 5. The Design Stage
• 6. The Designer's WorkBox
• 7. Writing Music Cues
• 8. Life on the Road
• 9. Venues and Local Lighting Equipment Theaters, Amphitheaters, Arenas, Casinos,
• Festivals, Fairs, and Racetracks
• 10. Working Outside the United States
• 11. Risk Assessment and Safety
• 12. Finding Solutions
• EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO TRAVEL
• 13. Lifts, Hoists and Roofs
• 14. Lighting Trusses
• 15. Lighting Consoles
• 16.Protocol, Control, and Ancillary Enablers
• 17. Conventional Lighting and Accessories
• 18. Portable Dimming and Distribution
• 19. Automated Lighting
• 20. LED Lighting
• 21. LED Screens, Projection and Media Servers
• 22.Lasers, Smoke and Pyrotechnic Effects
• DESIGNING WITH TOURING EQUIPMENT
• 23. Master Designers
• 24. Designers' Perspective: Art vs. Business
• 25. The Artist Perspective (and the Producers')
• 26. Live Broadcast, Film and Video
• 27. Looking Forward