[See RP-2 Revison 5 for current version.]
Recommended Practice for Theatrical
Lighting Design Graphics (revision 4) is intended to
establish a standardized language among lighting designers
and anyone else who needs to understand or execute a
lighting design. In practical terms, this revision of
the original document is intended to provide guidelines
so that anyone, ranging from technicians who hang the
luminaires to other members of the production team,
can clearly understand the intent of the lighting designer.
The original Graphics Standards Board stated that
a standard is
an example for comparison and an authority, which serves as a model.
It should be noted that this model cannot hope to cover all possible
situations encountered during the drafting of a light plot or section
and thus should be viewed as a guide that theatrical lighting practitioners
use to create their drawings. USITT RP-2 (revision 4) therefore represents
a “recommended practice.” The term “instrument” and “luminaire” are
used interchangeably throughout the standard to designate lighting
luminaires while other equivalent designations may also include “fixture” and “unit.” USITT
RP-2 (revision 4) does not seek to represent a specific manufacturer
of lighting equipment, but suggests common instruments in general
use. The result is a group of generic instrument types that can be
adapted to specific uses as necessary rather than an attempt to present
a symbol for each luminaire available.
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USITT RP-2 (revision 4), Recommended Practice for
Theatrical Lighting Graphics, was available for public
review until 5 p.m. Eastern time on October 28,
2005.
USITT RP-2 (revision 5), Recommended Practice for Theatrical Lighting Graphics,
is available for public review until 5 p.m. Eastern time on March 20, 2006.
The complete public review packet
of USITT RP-2, r4–7/01/05
includes the nine-page draft document, a comment resolutions PDF document
(the committee's responses and resolutions to comments on revision 3), and
an instruction letter from Rich
Dunham who has been working on the revision and is available to answer questions.
Comments should be sent to the address given on the bottom of the comment form or by electronic submission
to info@office.usitt.org.
All comments must be accompanied by full name, company/organization,
and e-mail contact information. |
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