USITT RP-2 (revision 5), Recommended Practice for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics

Recommended Practice for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics (revision 5) 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 5) 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 5) 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.
  

USITT RP-2 (revision 5), Public Review Participation - CLOSED -

USITT RP-2 (revision 5), Recommended Practice for Theatrical Lighting Graphics, was available for public review until 5 p.m. Eastern time on March 20, 2006.

To participate, review the public draft Recommended Practice of USITT RP-2 revision 5 (PDF) and return the Ballot Form (PDF). The complete public review packet of USITT RP-2, r5–12/08/05 includes the nine-page draft document, a comment resolutions PDF document (the committee's responses and resolutions to comments on revision 4). Included in the Draft document is 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.