If you have done everything correctly, no one will remember anything at all – but if you mess up, everyone wants to hear about it,… Read More »Want Your Work to Get Noticed? Screw Something Up, and It Will
A recent post on social media went like this: “Attention all lighting manufacturers: Concerning the continuous rise in color temperatures in your discharge lights. Some… Read More »LDs Need Brightness, but Not at the Expense of Primary Colors
I like more resolution, and I like more affordable products. What I don’t like is ignorance, and this race to .9mm (update, as of yesterday… Read More »The Race to High-Res, Plus Ignorance, Has Shortened LED Video Product Life Cycles
Automated lighting programming via data entry is certainly not as much fun as collaborating with an LD to create looks. However, there are times when… Read More »It’s Simply Data Entry
In an era of “fake news,” Foreign Policy contributor David Rothkopf points to a real problem – confirmation bias. A few still “dig for truth,”… Read More »“Fake News” and Biased Views
One of the observations “Inside Theatre” contributor Bryan Reesman gleaned from Jeff Croiter, LD for Bandstand, is that, when it comes to Broadway show designs,… Read More »No Shortcuts to Broadway (and None when you Get There, Either)
City Theatrical’s DMXcat fills a technological void of sorts by leveraging smartphone technology to improve on traditionally balky and awkward DMX testing technologies. The DMXcat… Read More »Smartphone App Beats Low-Res LCD Displays for DMX Testing
When we use the standard 256 values to control a parameter (whether as 0 to 100 percent or open to closed iris) we are using… Read More »16-Bit vs. 8-Bit DMX Control: More than Twice as Good
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” This quote, from hockey great Wayne Gretzky, reminds me of a story that I heard… Read More »“The Great One” and Stage Lighting
Follow-Me is a competitively priced Art-Net-based calibration software package that utilizes any moving lights as followspots. Designed by a couple of clever lighting guys in… Read More »A New Way to Use Moving Lights as Followspots
The theatrical word, “Vomitorium”(Vomitoria, in plural form; or just vom/voms), has its origins in ancient Rome, which was also known for stadium spectacles that were… Read More »Nook’s Tidbits: Vomitoria, Minus Nauseam
1. Provide Accurate Paperwork as Soon as Possible. 2. Use Your Prep Time Wisely. 3. Treat the Shop Staff Well, On-Site and Off. 4. Keep… Read More »Six Ways You Can Help the Shop