Lighting Design Beyond Theatre - A Process for the Evolving Entertainment Industry

Lighting Design Beyond Theatre provides a step-by-step design process for live event lighting outside of traditional theatre, dance, and opera, including concerts and tours, awards shows, sporting events, benefits, comedy shows, corporate events, fashion shows, political events, and more.

List of contents

1. A Brief and Incomplete History: Tales from the Wild West 2. Design Process 3. Nobody Knows Anything, You Decide 4. What Is It? 5. Design/Plan into the Entire Landscape 6. The Task List: Building the Plan 7. Counting the Beans 8. Client Relations 9. Leadership Is an Act of Love 10. Readiness at the Speed of Light 11. Learning from the Audience

About the author

Allen Branton is a Lighting Designer for stage and television. With a career spanning over 50 years, he has worked with some of the most prominent musicians and performers of our time, such as Diana Ross and U2, and has designed notable events such as the MTV Video Music Awards, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the Emmy Awards, and two Super Bowl Halftimes.
Sharon Huizinga is Associate Professor of Lighting at the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music (CCM) and Program Director for the Academy of Live Technology at Rock Lititz. She has been a lighting designer and programmer since the start of the millennium working in many countries and across multiple entertainment industry genres.

Summary

Lighting Design Beyond Theatre provides a step-by-step design process for live event lighting outside of traditional theatre, dance, and opera, including concerts and tours, awards shows, sporting events, benefits, comedy shows, corporate events, fashion shows, political events, and more.

Product details

• Authors: Allen Branton, Allen Huizinga Branton, Sharon Huizinga
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032330457
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233045-7
• No. of pages: 158
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Broadway & Musicals, REFERENCE / Event Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / Lighting, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theatre: technical & background skills, Sporting events and management, Sporting events & management, Theatre: technical and background skills, Events management industry, Events management industries