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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

“Light Plot Deconstructed” by Gregg Hillmar – A Review

Ramblings of a Techie: "Gregg Hillmar is a busy scenic and lighting designer who has been using Vectorworks for many years. And he has used the skills that he has learnt over these years to put together this book. His book looks at how he uses Vectorworks to draft lighting plots."

3 comments:

Robert said...

this book they review seems very good and i would have loved to get this book when i was trying to learn vercotorworks but instead i detected to play with the program for a wile and then i figured it out some what. so i think i might get this book to more master the program and learn more because i have a very bask understanding of it and dont under stand the program 100 percent at all. i thin that this was a great article because it open my eyes to a book that i would have never have know existed. so i think i will try to get this book.

aquacompass said...

I'd love to get a copy of this, and like Robert would have loved to have this book a few years ago when I was teaching myself VW. I'm sure it still has tons of valuable information and tricks I just haven't figured out yet--just sort of a pricey little book for me right now. It would be a grand one to add to my growing collection of theater books -- perhaps one I would actually get the chance to end up reading. I find, as the case is so many of these books, I end up reading a few chapters at a time, and only the ones I need at that moment, which really isn't the way to learn.

Andrew said...

Although I have been using VW for some time, this still would be a great resource. I think it would be great source to have.

The idea of having an LD do their own how-to book on VW is quite exciting. While the company is good about producing their own how-to's, having tips from a designer as to how they use software is useful. I always enjoy seeing examples of people's plot, how the convey information...etc. more than anything.