Nick Moran Libros

Designing with light for live performance is a complex mixture of craft, collaboration and art. The designer paints with light - revealing form and composing a living picture from collections of objects and bodies in a given space. Performance Lighting Design is a practical guide to the art and technique of lighting for the stage. It is a handbook for professional practice from first concept to the development of design ideas, planning, realisation of the lighting rig and on to public performance. It introduces concepts, technologies, ways of working and includes a section on analysing the finished design. Boxed sections offer practical and helpful information. This new and fully revised second edition brings the guide right up to date, including new material which takes into account the considerable advances made in several areas of technology for lighting design in live performance, including LED luminaires, affordable bright digital video projection, and the now commonplace use of moving lights. The new edition also includes recent research into contemporary lighting practice, addressing emerging trends in the approach to lighting the stage, particularly for drama. Combining practical information with aesthetic considerations, Performance Lighting Design is the ideal book for students and practitioners of stage lighting working on and for the contemporary stage.

Includes interviews with: Neil Austin - Lucy Carter - Jon Clark - Natasha Chivers - Paule Constable - James Farncombe - Rick Fisher - Mark Henderson - David Howe - Michael Hulls - Mark Jonathan - Peter Mumford - Ben Ormerod - Bruno Poet - Paul Pyant - Nick Richings - Johanna Town - Hugh Vanstone - Katharine Williams

Focusing on the life of Joe Meek, the first independent record producer, this narrative unfolds his rise to fame with "Telstar," the era's top-selling record. Despite his initial success, Meek's life spirals into a tragic tale marked by misfortune, mental health struggles, and ultimately, a shocking end. Blending sharp satire with poignant observations, the story captures the complexities of a maverick genius whose brilliance was overshadowed by personal demons.

Jediná publikace v češtině o světelném designu nejen výhradně v divadelním prostředí - věnuje se uměleckým i technickým aspektům tvorby světelného designu pro divadlo, koncerty, výstavy a jiné živé akce. Kombinuje praktické vědomosti s estetickými a teoretickými exkurzy. Ukazuje profesionální praxi od prvního nápadu přes konkrétnější představy, plánování a sestavování světelného parku až po veřejné uvedení. Autorem je přední britský světelný designér Nick Moran, který pracuje jak pro činohru, operu či koncerty a vyučuje na Central School of Speach and Drama v Londýně. Knihu doplňuje řada fotografií, ilustrací a grafů.