Atlantic Illumination Entertainment Lighting

Lighting Essays
Thoughts and Observances
Regarding Entertainment Lighting


Here are some writings that will inform the non-
lighting person while likely receiving a nod of
recognition from those in the performance industry.



Backstage Blues
Why the usage of blue colouring
for your backstage worklights
during a show can be a no-no.

Experienced Crew?
Have you ever been offered
a crew to set up and cable
one of your shows?

The Invisible Lighting Designer
Too often, the stage lighting
designer is unsung, pushed
in to the background, or
even forgotten entirely.

Just One More Light
The next time a request is made
to add an extra light to a show,
think about this series of events.

The Lazy Lighting Designer
Have you at times considered
the idea of re-using one of
your stage lighting layouts?

Rushed Obsolescence?
Is the push to replace older
lighting equipment with the
latest and greatest, premature ?

Scroll, Spin, Zoom...
Will lighting re-find its way?

Richard Bonner on Stage Lighting Design
Richard discusses his style of
lighting the performance stage.



For some Humourous Observations:
Murphy's Laws of Entertainment Lighting


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