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• Basic Reference Works in Hunt Library
• Open-Web Links
  

Basic Reference Works in Hunt Library

Lighting

Keller, Max. Light Fantastic: The Art and Design of Stage Lighting. Munich; New York: Prestel, 1999.
FA-REF-4 PN2091 .E4 K45 1999

Parker, Wilford Oren. Scene Design and Stage Lighting. 8th ed. Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, 2003 FA-REF-4 PN2091 .S8 P3 2003

Reid, Francis. The ABC of Stage Lighting.. London: A + C Black; New York, Drama Book Publishers, 1992.
FA-REF-4 792.025 R35a

Stoddard, Richard. Stage Scenery, Machinery and Lighting: A Guide to Information Sources. Book Tower, Detroit, MI : Gale Research Company, 1977. (International scope).
FA-REF-4 Z5784 .S8 S79

Watson, Lee. Lighting Design Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.
FA-REF-4 PN2091 .E4 W38 1990

Sound

BBC Sound Effects Library [sound recording].. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1991.
MUS-OFC-4 CD3029 in 60 parts; CD1476 in 40 parts (each part can be checked out individually)

Bracewell, John L. Sound Design in the Theatre.. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1993.
FA-REF-4 TK7881.9 .B73 1993

Cary, Tristram. Dictionary of Musical Technology.. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
FA-REF-4 ML102 .E4 C37 1992

Klaue, Wolfgang, ed. The World Directory of Moving Image and Sound Archives. Munchen; New Providence: K.G. Saur, 1993.
FA-REF-4 PN1993.4 .W68 1993

Lander, Dan and Lexier, Micah, eds. Sound by Artists.. Toronto: Art Metropole; Banff, Alta: Waltyer Phillips Gallery, 1990.
FA-REF-4 NX650 .S68 S68 1990

Marco, Guy A. and Andrews, Frank, eds. Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound in the United States. New York: Garland Pub., 1993.
FA-REF-4 ML102 .S67 E5 1993

White, Glenn D. The Audio Dictionary. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1991.
FA-REF-4 TK7881.4 .W48 1991

Free-Web Links

BackStage World
Links to the lighting and sound industries.

IATSE (The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC)
The labor union representing technicians, artisans and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, film and television production.

Justin's Drama and Theatre Links: Lighting and Sound

Lighting & Electronics, Inc. (Wappinger Falls, NY)
Product information from a commercial manufacturer of stage lighting equipment. Also includes information for lighting designers and electricians, including a problem/solution page, plus other related links.

The Lighting Resource
Includes links, calendar of events in the lighting industry and classified and help wanted.

Virtual Lighting Lab ( Student Performing Arts Shops, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
"This page is an experiment in using the web to facilitate the visualization of a lighting design for the stage ... The Virtual Lighting Lab is computer model of the real Lighting Lab located at the Performing Arts Shop [on the Univerisity of Pennsylvania campus]."