High School Teacher Training Workshop in Lighting. Photo by Clifton Taylor
Curricular Document: Studio School of Design High School Lighting Design Unit
Links to example documents referenced in the HS Teachers Workshop:
1. Shopping List: notes on a shopping list
2 Developing a Cuelist: notes on developing a cuelist
3. Lighting Sketches Examples:
Set Sketch for Medea by Clifton Taylor
Lighting Sketches for “Little Foxes” by Clifton Taylor
4. Front Elevation Examples:
5. Section Example:
6. Light Plot Examples: MSDA Repertory Light Plot 2020-21
7. Channel Hookup Example: MSDA Repertory Hookup 2020-21
8. Instrument Schedule Example: MSDA Repertory Instrument Schedule 2020-21
9. Dance Script Form: dance script form
10. Shop Order and Insurance Form Examples:
11. Multiplying Factors Worksheet for calculating lense sizes: multiplying factors worksheet
12. MSDA Repertory Light Plot Examples
- MSDA Repertory Light Plot 2020-21
- MSDA Repertory Hookup 2020-21
- MSDA Repertory Instrument Schedule 2020-21
- MSDA Repertory Light Plot 2009-2010
- Original Files: MSDA Light Plot Vectorworks Files
Recommended Lighting Texts for Further Study:
“The Magic of Light”, by Jean Rosenthal & Lael Wertenbaker Amazon Link (pdf available here: https://vdoc.pub/documents/the-magic-of-light-11vmj90r8rm8).
“The Dramatic Imagination” by Robert Edmond Jones (linked file is the chapter on Lighting Design). Amazon Link
“Color and Light: Navigating Color Mixing in the Midst of an LED Revolution, a Handbook for Lighting Designers”, by Clifton Taylor; Published by Quite Specific Media, Inc. ISBN-10: 1935247190; ISBN-13: 978-1935247197 Publisher’s Ordering Site Page
“The Empty Space” by Peter Brook; Published by Scribner; Reprint edition (December 1, 1995) ISBN-10: 0689705581; ISBN-13: 978-0684829579 Amazon Link
“A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, 3rd Edition” by Steven Louis Shelley; Published by Focal Press, 2014 ISBN-10: 0415812003; ISBN-13: 978-0415812009; Amazon Link