Set/Lighting design Books

[carsonld]

Does anyone know of some lighting design or set design books that they like that they would like to share?

 

[JohnD]

Take a look at this CB collaborative article and the link in it:
Theatre Books - ControlBooth

 

[JohnD]

Hey carson, some more ideas. I don't know what part of OK you are from, but if you find yourself in Norman or Stillwater, check out the bookstores to see what they are using as a text for the theatre dept. At OSU it used to be "Scene Design and Stage Lighting" by Parker et al. I just checked pricing and editions at Amazon, quite a sticker shock!
Amazon.com: scene design and stage lighting: Books
Also, check out your school library and the city library and look into interlibrary loans.
One series of books I am really fond of are the Create your own stage books. They are British but were also published in the US by Prentice-Hall. They were written in the 80's so somewhat dated, but then again most theatres are somewhat dated.
[URL='http://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Own-Stage-Lighting/dp/0131891766/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1365502065&sr=1-6"]Create Your Own Stage Lighting: Tim Streader, John A. Williams: 9780131891760: Amazon.com: Books[/URL]
[URL='http://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Own-Stage-Sets/dp/0823088553/ref=pd_sim_b_3"]Create Your Own Stage Sets: Terry Thomas: 9780823088553: Amazon.com: Books[/URL]

 

[lightz]

Stage Lighting Design: The Art, the Craft, the Life by Richard Pilbrow

This book is the bible of lighting, this book helped me to view Lighting Design as a career choice.

 

[JohnD]

The other standard textbook is this one:
Theatrical Design and Production: An Introduction to Scene Design and Construction, Lighting, Sound, Costume, and Makeup: J. Michael Gillette: 9780073514192: Amazon.com: Books

 

[BillConnerFASTC]

Stage Lighting Design: The Art, the Craft, the Life by Richard Pilbrow

This book is the bible of lighting, this book helped me to view Lighting Design as a career choice.

+1 - many times over - THE book on stage lighting (though don't ignore Appia, Craig, McCandless, Parker and Smith, Warfel, and others!)

 

[adirks]

I have always been partial to the Parker Wolf Smith Block - Scene Design and Stage Lighting - alternative to Gillette. But maybe it's what you were introduced to and maybe which has the most recent updated edition - if that matters. The methodologies are pretty standard. It's just layout, graphics, and some minor variation in methods.

 

[TMPTechDir]

The Scenographic Imagination by Darwin Reid Payne

Payne delves into the philosophy behind the visual elements used on stage. ...aaaand you can get a used copy on Amazon for less than $10.

 

[JohnD]

Thanks to lightz and BillC for the comments on the Pilbrow book, just got a copy of the 1971 edition, like it very much, will be getting the new edition soon.