Authored by award-winning scenic and lighting designer, Kevin Lee Allen, Entertainment Design: Scenery, Lighting, and Sound with Vectorworks Spotlight, 4th Edition provides readers with tutorial-based design techniques applicable to film, television, concerts, exhibits and more. Allen updated the instructional guide to complement the release of Vectorworks® Spotlight with Renderworks® 2015 software developed by Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.
The guide outlines a process for design development and collaboration with other designers and technical staff. Specifically, Entertainment Design explores the creation of scenic, lighting and sound designs for a theoretical Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet. Readers will also learn how to create a simple 3D object.
In addition to reflecting the features in Vectorworks 2015 software, the fourth edition of the guidebook will help readers:
- Use the new Deform tool to bend, taper or create a bulge with practically any geometric object.
- Create temporary platforms with Stage Deck tools and model supports with Stage Lift tools.
- Directly edit Lighting Position objects.
- Work with new rendering styles such as White Model style.
Readers will also be introduced to the Vectorworks Remote App, which connects mobile devices to a Vectorworks desktop using a remote connection plug-in. The app allows users to interactively use the device like a remote to view, navigate and present designs without having to be at their desktops.
“Kevin Lee Allen’s books and accompanying tutorials have been tremendously helpful as I transitioned to Vectorworks as my go-to drafting software,” said Tom Palmer, partner and creative director at Palmer Schwartz Agency. “I can’t think of a better investment in Vectorworks education than purchasing this training guide.”
