Scene Design and Stage Lighting (with Infotrac) [With Infotrac]

by W. Oren Parker, R Craig Wolf, Dick Block, et al.

Book Overview

Now in full color and packed with professional information and cutting-edge technologies, SCENE DESIGN AND STAGE LIGHTING, Tenth Edition, equips you with the most up-to-date coverage available on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155061143
• ISBN13: 9780155061149
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 3.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.8" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

An indispensable reference book for all theatre techies !

Working backstage? Asked by your local community theatre to pitch in doing props? Foolishly said, "Of course I can build a tree(Silly fool only God can)! Here are the helpful hints and clues that will point you in the right direction without looking like a total fool. Design, construction, lights and sound- Oren Parker has it all. This latest edition is my third copy! They just keep getting better and better. This "rumor" best explains the abilities of one of the authors. A colleague once related the story in which Oren Parker showed up in the university scene shop in a three piece suit, painted a full back drop and walked out without a drop of paint on the suit. I'd be interested in knowing how true this is but not any less impressed with how informative this book has been for me. Well worth the exorbitant price.

Invaluable guide for novices and professionals

I can't tell you how often I've found myself saying "I'm a carpenter, not a designer!" when asked to design a set. I've always muddled through, but now, with this book in hand, I've found 100% more confidence in my designs. Invaluable for the lighting designer who wants to better understand scenic design, and for the scenic designer who wants to understand lighting design. Buy it!