Living the lighting life : a guide to a career in entertainment lighting /
Schiller, Brad,
Living the lighting life : a guide to a career in entertainment lighting / Brad Schiller. - pages cm
Includes index.
Lighting positions -- Lighting genres -- Lighting skills -- Organizational skills -- Working requirements -- Ethics of lighting -- Best show ever -- A growing career -- Attitude is everything -- Training and learning -- Promoting yourself -- Networking with others -- Keep on moving forward -- Giving back -- Moving on -- Types of workers -- Business structure -- Personal business paperwork -- Business operations -- Tax form basics -- Getting gigs -- Planning for your future -- Abundant creativity -- Creative inspiration -- Why we do it -- Work/life balance -- Allure of celebrity -- Healthy living -- Time to sleep -- When it stops being fun -- Travel is work -- Earn the perks -- Air travel -- Tour busses -- Hotel living -- Cory FitzGerald -- George Masek -- John Viesta -- Robert Roth -- Ron Schilling -- Sooner Routhier -- Steve Woods -- Vickie Claiborne -- Respondent backgrounds -- Employment status -- Down to business -- Shared advice -- Wrapping it up.
"Living the Lighting Life provides practical tools and advice for a successful career in entertainment lighting. This easy-to-navigate guide offers real-world examples and documentation from the author and key industry experts, giving readers a comprehensive overview of the lighting life. The book provides insight on: Different job opportunities in the entertainment lighting industry; Business procedures, contracts, time sheets, and invoices; Tips on self-promotion, networking, and continual learning; The lighting lifestyle, healthy living, and work-related travel; Maintaining and developing creativity to provide innovative lighting and solutions. With insightful interviews from industry veterans, Living the Lighting Life is a key navigational resource for anyone considering a career in entertainment lighting or just starting out"--
9780367349325
2020016988
Stage lighting--Vocational guidance.
Stage lighting designers--Interviews.
PN2091.E4 / S35 2021
792.02 SCH
Living the lighting life : a guide to a career in entertainment lighting / Brad Schiller. - pages cm
Includes index.
Lighting positions -- Lighting genres -- Lighting skills -- Organizational skills -- Working requirements -- Ethics of lighting -- Best show ever -- A growing career -- Attitude is everything -- Training and learning -- Promoting yourself -- Networking with others -- Keep on moving forward -- Giving back -- Moving on -- Types of workers -- Business structure -- Personal business paperwork -- Business operations -- Tax form basics -- Getting gigs -- Planning for your future -- Abundant creativity -- Creative inspiration -- Why we do it -- Work/life balance -- Allure of celebrity -- Healthy living -- Time to sleep -- When it stops being fun -- Travel is work -- Earn the perks -- Air travel -- Tour busses -- Hotel living -- Cory FitzGerald -- George Masek -- John Viesta -- Robert Roth -- Ron Schilling -- Sooner Routhier -- Steve Woods -- Vickie Claiborne -- Respondent backgrounds -- Employment status -- Down to business -- Shared advice -- Wrapping it up.
"Living the Lighting Life provides practical tools and advice for a successful career in entertainment lighting. This easy-to-navigate guide offers real-world examples and documentation from the author and key industry experts, giving readers a comprehensive overview of the lighting life. The book provides insight on: Different job opportunities in the entertainment lighting industry; Business procedures, contracts, time sheets, and invoices; Tips on self-promotion, networking, and continual learning; The lighting lifestyle, healthy living, and work-related travel; Maintaining and developing creativity to provide innovative lighting and solutions. With insightful interviews from industry veterans, Living the Lighting Life is a key navigational resource for anyone considering a career in entertainment lighting or just starting out"--
9780367349325
2020016988
Stage lighting--Vocational guidance.
Stage lighting designers--Interviews.
PN2091.E4 / S35 2021
792.02 SCH