The assistant lighting designer's toolkit / Anne E. McMills.
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TextPublisher: New York : Focal Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 436 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315884707 (ebook)Subject(s): Stage lighting | Performing Arts | Theatre studiesGenre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleOnline access: Click here to access online Summary: What are the do's and don'ts of being a good assistant lighting designer? What are focus tapes, and how do I use them? What is the best method for creating a magic sheet? What should be found in every assistant's kit? How do I make that first important leap into this professional career? Answer these questions and many more with The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit. This definitive guide unlocks the insider-secrets used to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer (ALD) - whether choosing assisting as a career or while transitioning to another. This book outlines, step-by-step, the challenges the ALD faces during every phase of production. Never before has a resource existed that views the design process through the eyes of the assistant. Intermingled among the nuts and bolts of the paperwork and essential procedures, top industry professionals reveal tips for personal survival in this challenging career - both domestically and abroad as well as in other careers in lighting. Within these pages are the industry secrets rarely taught in school! The author'swebsite can be found at http://www.aldtoolkit.com/.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are the do's and don'ts of being a good assistant lighting designer? What are focus tapes, and how do I use them? What is the best method for creating a magic sheet? What should be found in every assistant's kit? How do I make that first important leap into this professional career? Answer these questions and many more with The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit. This definitive guide unlocks the insider-secrets used to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer (ALD) - whether choosing assisting as a career or while transitioning to another. This book outlines, step-by-step, the challenges the ALD faces during every phase of production. Never before has a resource existed that views the design process through the eyes of the assistant. Intermingled among the nuts and bolts of the paperwork and essential procedures, top industry professionals reveal tips for personal survival in this challenging career - both domestically and abroad as well as in other careers in lighting. Within these pages are the industry secrets rarely taught in school! The author'swebsite can be found at http://www.aldtoolkit.com/.
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