Lighting Links

Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms - Listing of over 1600 jargon terms

Strand Archive
Historical information about early Strand Electric lighting equipment

Stage Lighting 101
Primer for students and seasoned designers - covers all the basics

Metti
Lighting education curriculum and resources (US)

Organisations - Manufacturers - Suppliers - Designers
Moving Lights - Historical / Reference - Misc
Control Software - Design Software

Organisations / Groups / Resources

ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians)
ALD - Association of Lighting Designers (UK)
ALIA (Australasian Lighting Industry Association)
The Blue Room Technical Forum (UK)
On Stage Lighting - Newsletter and useful information resource from inside the industry
IATSE International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (USA)
Luminapolis - Lighting design blog & information (German / English)
UK Professional Lighting & Sound Association
USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology)

Training

Academy of Production Technology (APTxl) (USA)

Manufacturers

LUMINAIRES (GENERICS)
- Altman Lighting Inc. (USA)
- Artistic Licence
- ADB (Belgium)
- CCT Lighting
- Full Compass (USA)
- High End Systems Moving Lights
- Robert Juliat (France)
- Opti Projection and effects luminaires and rigging
- Pulsar (UK) Chroma LED range
- RazTech (USA) Retail and domestic projectors
- Reiche & Vogel (Germany)
- Selecon
- Strand Lighting
- Strong Entertainment Lighting - Followspots
- James Thomas Engineering
- Zero 88
MOVING LIGHTS
- ADB (Belgium)
- Articulight (NJ, USA)
- Brother, Brother & Sons Moving video projector yoke (Denmark)
- Clay Paky
- Coemar
- Color Kinetics
- FAL
- Futurelight
- High End
- Light Factor
- Martin (International site)
- Martin (UK site)
- Morpheus
- SGM
- Vari*Lite
LAMPS
- GE Lighting
- Osram
- Philips
- Sylvania
EFFECTS LUMINAIRES / DISCO
- American DJ
LED LIGHTING
- Color Kinetics LED Fittings
- Lighting Effects Distribution LED lighting
- Pulsar (UK) Chroma LED range
- Wiedamark Effects lighting / LEDs
EFFECTS / GOBOS / ELECTRICAL PROPS & PRACTICALS
(for Pyrotechnics, Smoke etc. see Theatrical Effects page)
- Apollo Design Technology Gels, gobos, scrollers (USA)
- Californeon Electroluminescent tape
- Cool Neon Bendable electroluminescent wire
- DHA Lighting (London, UK)
- GlowShop Ltd. UV effects (Birmingham, UK)
- Goboland (Belgium, Europe)
- Howard Eaton Lighting Ltd (UK)
- HVFX - High voltage special effects
- Lamps Plus Massive range of light fittings - online catalogue (USA)
- Le Mark Custom gobos in steel or glass
- The Magic Light Puppet Company (UK) UV puppets
- Opti Projection and effects luminaires and rigging
- Par Opti Fibre-optics
- Projected Image UK Ltd (London, UK) Glass and brass custom gobos
- S&H Technical Support Starcloths and fibre-optics
- ShowLED by Amelia LED Starcloths etc.
- Skytracker Searchlights
- Surelight Electroluminescent wire (Sheffield, UK)
- Theatre FX
- Universal Fibre Optics (UK)
- UV FX (USA)
- Wildfire Inc. UV Paint/Make-up/Luminaires
COLOUR MEDIA
- Apollo Design Technology Gels, gobos, scrollers (USA)
- Gam (US)
- Lee Filters (UK) - Excellent online catalogue showing colours grouped together
- Rosco Laboratories - Rosco Supergel, Cinegel, E Colour
CONTROL / DIMMING
- ADB (Belgium)
- Anytronics
- Artistic Licence (UK)
- AVAB (Sweden)
- Avolites
- Celco
- Compulite
- ETC
- Entertainment Technology
- Flying Pig Systems Lighting Visualisation Software
- Goddard Design DMX Test / Distribution / Processing equipment (NY, USA)
- Horizon Technology
- Leprecon
- Light Processor
- Liteputer (Taiwan)
- MA Lighting
- Mode Lighting (Herts, UK) Dimmers and controllers
- NSI
- Pulsar
- Rubber Box Co.
- Strand Lighting
- Theatrelight (New Zealand)
- Zero 88
EQUIPMENT - ACCESS
- Aluminium Access Products - Tallescope sales and service (UK)
- ESCA 2000 - Mobile access equipment (UK)
EQUIPMENT - FLIGHTCASES / TOURING
- Dragon Cases - Custom flight case design and manufacture (Wales, UK)
- Le Mark - Equipment labels and tapes
- Packhorse Ltd Flight cases - custom made (Peterborough, UK)
- Road Ready Cases (UK)
- S.A.M. Custom Flight Cases - Flight cases (Bristol, UK)
EQUIPMENT - DESIGN AIDS
- Field Template - LX design stencils
EQUIPMENT - RIGGING
- Applied Electronics - Trussing, lifts etc (USA)
- Cablenet (Tension wire grid from Slingco, UK)
- Doughty Engineering (UK, USA) Rigging products
- Exhibit and Display Truss - (Pickering, Ontario, Canada)
- H.O.F.Alutec (Germany) Rigging & Truss systems
- Opti Trilite truss
EQUIPMENT - TOOLS
- See STAGE MANAGEMENT LINKS page

Suppliers (see also Manufacturers above)

General - UK suppliers

Used Lighting Secondhand lighting equipment (UK)
AC Lighting
AJS Theatre Lighting and Stage Supplies Ltd (Hampshire, UK)
Arcstream (London, UK) Lighting, Lasers and Audio Visual
ASG Stage Products (Lancashire, UK)
Ashcroft Services Ltd (Croydon, UK)
Audio Light Systems Ltd. (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Barbizon Europe Ltd. (Herts, UK)
Big House Events (Scotland, UK)
Black Light (Glasgow & Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
BlueParrot Production - Lighting equipment and services (Cheltenham, Bristol, UK)
Central Theatre Supplies (Birmingham, UK)
Earlsmann Limited (Devon, UK)
The Electric Company (Dundee, Scotland, UK)
EMF Technology Projection & FX (London, UK)
Enlightenment (Redditch, UK)
Expression Events Lighting & Sound Hire (Southampton, UK)
GearSource Europe (UK - Secondhand equipment)
Glantre Engineering Ltd (Berkshire, UK)
Gradav Theatre Services (London, UK)
Imax Lighting (Wiltshire, UK)
Kave Theatre Services (Sussex & Derbyshire, UK)
Lancelyn Theatre Supplies (Wirral / Oxford, UK)
Lighting Effects Distribution LED lighting
Lightology Stage Lighting & Display Fixtures (Chicago, IL, but will ship internationally)
Live Systems - Audio and Lighting (Edinburgh, Scotland)
The Moving Light Company (London, UK)
New Image Lighting (Manchester, UK)
Northern Light (Edinburgh, Scotland UK)
Northern Stage (Oldham, UK)
Optifanatics Specialists in projected lighting effects - unique collection (Surrey, UK)
Premier Lighting and Lampshades Home and outdoor lighting retailers, fabric lampshades made to order. Chandelier ranges. (UK)
Primarc (Reading, UK) Lamps and accessories for TV/Film/Theatre
Pro Sound & Light Effects lighting & PA hire (Exeter, Devon)
Puxley (Exeter, Devon UK)
RKDO Sound & Light (Kent, UK)
Solas - LED Solutions (Scotland, UK)
Sound and Light Guys Sound reinforcement and lighting services (UK)
Sound Barrier Systems Lighting and PA hire (UK)
Soundlighting.co.uk Excellent pricing on a limited range of sound, lighting & disco kit (UK Mail Order)
Stage Electrics (Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth UK)
Stage Engage (Exeter, Nottingham)
Stage Lighting.co.uk - Lighting equipment
Teknique Systems Ltd. Architectural and LED lighting (Scotland)
TMB - Electrical, lighting and rigging equipment
Used Lighting - Secondhand equipment
White Light (London, UK)

General - European suppliers

Thomann Cyberstore Excellent pricing & cheap shipping within Europe (Germany)

General - USA/Canada suppliers

Angstrom Lighting (Hollywood, CA, USA)
AtFull (Canada)
BSL Productions (MD, USA) Travels/Ships internationally
Chauvet Lighting Effects etc. (Hollywood, Florida, USA)
City Theatrical (London UK and New York USA)
D'Entertainment Group (Illinois, USA, but will ship internationally)
Discount Stage - (USA, but will ship internationally) Mail order tools & accessories
LiveWire - Electroluminescent Wire / EL Wire (USA)
Exhibit and Display Truss - (Pickering, Ontario, Canada)
Eyedialogue (Charlotte, NC, USA)
Kinetic Lighting (Culver City, CA)
Lighting & Production Resources (Orlando, FL, USA)
Lightwaves Concept - Track lighting and LED Light specialists (Manhattan, USA)
Multi-Lite (USA/Germany/China) International lamp sales
Parlights (MD, USA) Lighting & Rigging
Performance Lighting Inc (Chicago, IL) Lighting services & sales
Pro Lighting Supply Online (MO, USA)
RZI Lighting (New Orleans, USA)
Solaris Network - New and used lighting and audio and resources (Georgia, USA)
TMB - Electrical, lighting and rigging equipment
Wiedamark Effects lighting / LEDs

General - Other international suppliers

Adena (New Zealand)

Lighting Services

BlueParrot Production - Lighting equipment and services (Cheltenham, Bristol, UK)
Brawner & Associates (Springfield, Missouri, USA)
GSL Production Services (Norfolk, UK)
Profile Productions UK (Cheshire, UK)

Practicals

Arcadian Lighting (California) Practical lamps for set dressing
Earlsmann Limited (Devon, UK)
Christopher Wray (UK) Practical lamps & light fittings

Designers

Historical
- The Lighting Archive (invaluable archive of paperwork from designers such as Ken Billington and Jean Rosenthal)
Associations
- ALD - Association of Lighting Designers (UK)
Current Designers
- Paule Constable
- Andrew Gardner
- David Howe
- Durham Marenghi
- Lightheart Design (Jon Primrose, author of this website)
- Sean Hennessy New York-based theatre Lighting Design services as well as lighting for corporate events, dance, music, and other theatrical entertainment.
- Richard Pilbrow Theatre Projects
- Ben M Rogers London-based lighting, video & scenic designer
- David L Sadler
- Graham Walne
  See also the Theatre Skills videos presented by Graham.
- Patrick Woodroffe

Moving Lights

GENERAL
- Moving Lights comparison charts & loads of reference material

Historical / Reference

Animated Knots for Scouts
Theatrical Lighting Database - New York Public Library (vintage Broadway lighting plans!)
History of Light From sunlight to stage
Strand Archive Listing of all Strand lighting equipment (Patt. numbers etc.)
Metti Lighting education curriculum and resources (US)
National Exhibition of Entertainment Technology (NEET - UK)
Colour Frame size tables
Theatre Skills Videos - Stage Lighting

Miscellaneous

Control Software & PC-DMX512 Interfaces
See also the SOUND LINKS page for more on Show Control

Ace Visual & Sound Systems Ltd. Creators of 'ShowMagic' PC Software for controlling Lighting, Sound, Video and RS232/Midi devices for Theatrical, Entertainment, Architectural and Show Control applications.
DMX Soft (PC control and DMX interfaces)
Horizon PC Lighting control software
LightFactor - PC Lighting control software
PC DMX512 Interfaces
JPK - PC/DMX interfaces. Very reasonably priced
Madrix Matrix control software
Showcad - PC lighting controller
West Side Systems - LX Design tools for Palm OS

Design (CAD / Visualisation / Paperwork) Software
See also the SCENIC LINKS page for more on 3D Visualisation

Autodesk - AutoCAD
CAD Symbols - free download from Modelbox, UK
LX Free - LX Free is a free download for Mac from the maker of Maclux Pro
LX Series - range of LX software for Mac from the maker of Maclux Pro
Maclux Pro - Mac LX design software
Vectorworks / Minicad software from Nemetschek
Modelbox UK CAD specialists
Lightconverse Visualisation software
Luxart Conception makers of Microlux visualisation softwares
LD Assistant Design software
LD Calculator
Lightwright softwares
Turbocad - 2D/3D CAD package from IMSIsoft
West Side Systems - LX Design tools for Palm OS
WYSIWYG from Cast Lighting