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At the camera position, you’re an integral part of the event. In a multi-camera show such as a baseball game or a concert, you’re part… Read More »Pursuing a Career as a Cameraman

Measuring 48 by 24 by 32.55 inches (WxDxH), the MTN Box from Mountain Productions is designed for your standard truck. The inside however, can be… Read More »Making a Case for Chain Hoist Versatility

I have also seen productions where very bright and narrow beam fixtures are pointing in a nice downward fan-out into the audience. What happens is… Read More »Don’t Blind the Audience!

What’s the proper way to convey your lighting hopes and dreams to your house LD du jour? I prefer an annotated set list, with two… Read More »Club Rule Number One: Be Specific

“Weather is extremely unpredictable, but in the world of live events, the responsibility of protecting audiences, crew and gear falls to the production. Keeping everyone… Read More »Prepare for, Don’t React to, Weather Emergencies

Many of the same steps for working with automated lighting can also be applied to punting with media servers. Speed is the name of the… Read More »Use Thumbnails to Quickly Locate Media Server Content

If your luminaire has a feature called “quickest path” or “snap,” and it is enabled, then you will instead see the color wheel turn the… Read More »Obscure Fixture Features: Quickest Path

The lack of a single source for video design, management and playback has thankfully changed, and now video designers have some very powerful pre-visualization/media server… Read More »Pre-Viz Options Expanding for Video Designers

If you are on Facebook, Twitter, ProLightingSpace or any other social media network, look to your friends for help. If you are looking for answer… Read More »Go to the Web to Pick Up Tricks from Others