The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook | 
 enlarge | Author: Brad Schiller
Publisher: Focal Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 346294
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0240806026
Dewey Decimal Number: 792
EAN: 9780240806020
ASIN: 0240806026
Publication Date: November 26, 2003
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Product Description
From basic principles of automated lighting, to pre-production preparations, the text details concepts, procedures, and guidelines to ensure a successful production. Then the author continues with in-depth explanations for beginning, intermediate, and advanced programmers. Additional sections explore troubleshooting principles, working relationships, and future technologies. For the final chapter of the book, the author interviewed many respected lighting industry veterans including John Broderick, Christian Choi, Laura Frank, Jim Lenahan, and Arnold Serame.
* Linear aspect of building a show from beginning to end
* Includes author's Sydney 2000 Olympic Journal
* Advice from respected industry pros including Christian Choi, Laura Frank, and John Broderick
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 Great Book February 20, 2008
I have been in the concert production business for a couple of years and this is a great book to have around.
A must read for up and coming lighting designers and prograqmmers December 31, 2007
A great book that is not to technical and shows some real world ideas and solutions
 Automated Lighting Programming Made Easy October 19, 2007
The tips, tricks and techniques have been invaluable for both conventional and moving lighting programming. An excellent purchase for anyone interested in a more organized production. Very well organized, and generalized to facilitate programming virtually any console or utilizing any instrument.
While specific manufacturers are mentioned, they are not covered in great detail. This book is a wonderful suppliment to any programmers library, but cannot replace a thourough understanding of console syntax that is only obtained through expereience and reading console system manuals.
More than a headfull January 10, 2007
Hands down, this is the best book for aspiring and practicing automated programmers available today. It's full of very useful and practical ideas, tips, observations and recommendations. Any programmer who is mindful of raising their game should have a copy and read it regularly.
Competent, but a bit thin... September 8, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Buying this book to expand my knowledge into this area, I found it a bit thin. It feels stretched to me - like a padded long article. The info about cue types was good, but I'm sure it's covered in user manuals, and the insistence on avoiding mention of specific products diluted the rest of it too much for my liking. I think picking a console and fixtures, even if it's one per chapter, would allow a little more detail. As it is, readable, but unsatisfying.
Certainly room for another edition, hopefully with more detail. I should note that I'm not a beginner, I've been programming other aspects of shows for decades. Possibly a beginner would get more out of it. I gave it more stars because it covers the exact topic I was looking for.
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