About the 4th Edition
The 4th Edition of this favorite on-set reference is a pretty big deal. After a year of work, I have updated and revised it from top to bottom. The book is bigger and more comprehensive than ever (please check out the Table of Contents and Sample Pages. As always, the book covers the gamut of essential on-set practices, however, in the 4th Edition many of the topics are completely new, presenting advanced technologies essential to today’s top lighting professionals. As always, it is written in a clear, practical, congenial voice that makes the material easy to understand.
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New topics include:
- What every lighting technician, gaffer and DP needs to know about LED lights
- Clear discussion of planning, running and troubleshooting DMX512 networks
- Operating successful wireless DMX systems
- RDM and Ethernet Networks
- Choosing and using Moving Lights
- Pixel-mapping and media servers
- Light plots and lighting previsualization software
- Electrical Rigging Practices
- Dealing with line loss and harmonic currents
- Wet locations and GFCIs
- 480V transformers for long feeder runs
... and much more
As always, the 4th Edition starts with the basics, describing techniques for using the different kinds of lighting fixtures, discussing the objectives of lighting from the DP's point of view, detailing the tricks gaffers and lighting technicians use to manipulate light and why we need them.
It was my privilege to consult with top professionals from every corner of the field, top gaffers and lighting professionals, respected innovators and engineers in manufacturing, and experienced industry trainers. Check out the Acknowledgments page. Together they bring together an incredible depth of experience and invaluable perspective. In addition, the latest industry standards, safety practices and codes are threaded throughout the book, consistent with the requirements of industry safety training courses with which every lighting technician must be familiar.
I think you will find the 4th Edition is a real gem – more authoritative, more comprehensive, and easier to read than ever.
Enjoy!