Living the Lighting Life: A Guide to a Career in Entertainment Lighting from Focal Press 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. 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.
The Book Provides Insights Into
- 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
Table of Contents
- Part 1: The Job
- 1. Lighting Positions
- 2. Lighting Genres
- 3. Lighting Skills
- 4. Organizational Skills
- 5. Working Requirements
- 6. Ethics of Lighting
- 7. Best Show Ever
- Part 2: The Career
- 8. A Growing Career
- 9. Attitude is Everything
- 10. Training and Learning
- 11. Promoting Yourself
- 12. Networking with Others
- 13. Keep on Moving Forward
- 14. Giving Back
- 15. Moving On
- Part 3: The Business
- 16. Types of Workers
- 17. Business Structure
- 18. Personal Business Paperwork
- 19. Business Operations
- 20. Tax Form Basics
- 21. Getting Gigs
- 22. Planning for your Future
- Part 4: The Creativity
- 23. Abundant Creativity
- 24. Creative Inspiration
- Part 5: The Lifestyle
- 25. Why we Do It
- 26. Work/Life Balance
- 27. Allure of Celebrity
- 28. Healthy Living
- 29. Time to Sleep
- 30. When it Stops Being Fun
- Part 6: The Travel
- 31. Travel is Work
- 32. Earn the Perks
- 33. Air Travel
- 34. Tour Busses
- 35. Hotel Living
- Part 7: The Interviews
- 36. Cory FitzGerald
- 37. George Masek
- 38. John Viesta
- 39. Robert Roth
- 40. Ron Schilling
- 41. Sooner Routhier
- 42. Steve Woods
- 43. Vickie Claiborne
- Part 8: The Survey
- 44. Respondent Backgrounds
- 45. Employment Status
- 46. Down to Business
- 47. Shared Advice
- 48. Wrapping It Up
About the Author
Brad Schiller has over thirty years of experience in the entertainment lighting field. A self-described lighting geek, his deep-rooted passion for lighting began at a very early age. Brad's career has allowed him countless opportunities to work around the globe, and across diverse facets of the industry. He is also the author of The Automated Lighting Programmer's Handbook, now in its third edition (Routledge, 2016).