Stage Lighting Handbook 6th Edition

I keep trying out other books for new lighting designers because I often share them with my high school students who take an interest in lighting (it is not a design class, so I cannot teach these kids design during the class). I find that Reid's focus on the process of lighting a show and the principles at work makes this the best book available. For example, there is a chapter where he goes through the principles at work in making decisions about lighting by imagining that he only has one instrument and figuring out where and how to hang and focus it. Then he does this as if he has two instruments, then three, and so on. This kind of process-focused guidance makes this a great book for anyone trying to learn design by themselves.

This book is very useful for the people who is starting with lighting. The book explains how to do a lighting design for different events like: an opera, concert, play, musical, etc. and describes how the lighting angles can créate different effects.It also describe the different types of lamps and gives some tips for the design and cues.

I'm disappointed that this book does not take any new technology (LED) into account. Basic lighting technique is still good though.

I bought this book for my great-grandson, now eleven and just this year became part of his school stage crew. He has also started fooling around with the lighting system on my restaurant's stage. (28'3"pw 10'7"ph 6'6" cl to lip 27'11"pl to cyc 39' to grid- 21 double purchase lines 108 dimmers in rolling racks -- not much of a much I guess.)The only disappointment is that the book doesn't cover LED instruments, which are the "now" thing to the point I converted half the Source-4s on my stage in the last four months and will finish it by fall.My GGS has fallen in love with the book and and has learned much from it, and now astounds his teacher with his knowledge. I also bought him Automated Lighting by Richard Cadina which is an ideal companion book.I am now looking for a book that covers LEDs.

I have been using this very useful guide for 50 years. It has been a great help to me in designing lighting for 50 productions that I have been involved with over that time. If anything, it provides more than is required for the novice designer, giving full explanations of how the systems work, the various lanterns that can be used, and how best to us them. If I have acriticism, it is this: one of the trickiest things that a novice has to do is find out about how to use colour. I realise that this is largely a matter of personal choice, but I have often been in a position where I need to distinguish between, say, sunrise and sunset, or afternoon and morning. What colours are best for these states? It is very difficult to find concrete advice on matters of this nature, and FRancis Reid doesn't have enough to say about this. But otherwise, it is an excellent reference.

Rad book! A great place to start for lighting.

THE book was in amazing shape, like new. My son said it exceeded his expectations!! He is interested in lighting and theatre, he recommended it to a friend and now there are multiple copies in his Theatre Dept troupe. Thanks again, super fast delivery. I highly recommend.

I am doing the lights for concerts here in Japan and only because the boss asked me to. I hadno idea what I was doing, but this manual inline with on the job training really enlightened me(cliche)I totally recommend this book to newbies who really want to put out a good light show.