A list of suggested reading for BLMC attendees, compiled by Jules Fisher, with suggestions from other designers... An essential list!
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- Josef Svoboda Scenographer, by Helena Albertova, 2008
- A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Akerman, (chapter on vision), Published by Vintage, 1991
- The Secret of Theatrical Space- Josef Svoboda. Published by Applause Theatre Books.
- Stage Lighting Design –Richard Pilbrow. Published by Design Press.
- Projected Scenery – A technical Manual- Thomas Wilfred. Art Institute of Light, W. Nyack, NY
- Light In Art- Edited by Thomas B. Hess & John Ashberry. Collier Books, 1969.
- The Art of Light & Color- Tom Douglas Jones. Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1972.
- Whack on the Side of the Head- Roger Van Oech.
- A kick in the Seat of the Pants- Roger Van Oech.
- Silence- John Cage. (suggested by Beverly Emmons).
- Architectural Interior Systems- Flynn, Segal & Gary R. Steffy. (Particularly chapter #1).
- A Syllabus of Stage Lighting- Stanley McCandless.
- A Method of Lighting the Stage- Stanley McCandless.
- On the Art of the Theatre- Edward Gordon Craig.
- Music and the Art of the Theatre- Adolphe Appia.
- Visual Illusions, Their Causes, Characteristics & Applications- M. Luckiesh. (Dover).
- The Universe of Light- Sir William Bragg, 1933. (Dover, reprint 1959).
- Color, a guide to the Basic Facts & Concepts- R.W. Burnham, Hanes, Bartleson, 1963.
- The Emotional Significance of Color Preference- Faber Birren. Light, Color & Environment, 1952.
- Theory of Colours- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
- Eye and Brain- – R.L. Gregory. 1970 The Intelligent Eye. McGraw Hill books.
- The Intelligent Eye – R.L. Gregory. Published by McGraw Hill books.
- The Doors of Perception- Aldous Huxley. Harper & Row.
- Color & Its Application- Matthew Luckiesh. Von Nostrand Company, 1921.
- Optiks- Sir Isaac Newton. McGraw Hill, 1931.
- Color – Music. A. Wallace Rimmington. (Historical).
- Lighting for Color & Form. Rollo Gillespie Williams. Pittman Publishing Co. 1954.
- Visions in Light (film & video). American Film Institute, 1992.
- The Interaction of Color. Josef Albers. Yale University Press. (Suggested by Nick Cernavitch).
- The Nature of Light and Color in the Open Air- M. Minnaert. Dover Publication, 1954.
- Lighting the Stage: Art and Practice- Willard F. Bellman. 1967.
- The Artist’s Way- Julia Cameron. (Suggested by Peggy Eisenhauer).
- A Different Light – Lewis Lee Photography. Published by Vari* Lite.
- Light on the Subject – David Hayes. Published by Limelight Editions, N.Y. 1988.
- The Fire within the Eye – David Park- Princeton University Press 1997.
- Conceptual Blockbusting, A Guide to Better Ideas – James L. Adams, Perseus Books.
- The Magic of Light – Jean Rosenthal & Lael Wortenbaker. Published by Little Brown & Co. 1972.
- Mariano Fortuny – Guillermo de Osoma. Published by Zoli. 1980.
- Light Fantastic, The Art and Design of stage Lighting- Published by Prestel. 1999.
- Ways of Seeing – John Berger (suggested by Brian MacDevitt).
- Masters of Light – Dennis Schaefer & Larry Saluato. Published by University of California Press.
- Live Movies: A Field Guide to New Media for the Performing Arts - Edited by: Kirby Malone and Gail Scott White (c) 2006 Multimedia Performance Studio
- Interaction of Color, J. Albers, Yale University Press
- Introduction to Color, Ralph K Evans. New York: John Wilet and Sons, 1948
- Perception and Light as Formgivers for Architecture, William M.C. Lam, McGraw Hill, 1977
