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Every lighting programmer should have an understanding of the common types of windows and their uses. One of these is the Patch Window. All automated… Read More »Understanding Your Console’s Patch Window

When I’m mad about something petty, I think of how to relieve that stress in the best way. Last month, I got back close to… Read More »Power of the Pen

For Beyonce’s Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, production and lighting designer Roy Bennett noted that, in the initial meeting with the artist, “we came up… Read More »Mirrors and Moving Yokes Create “Wall of Light” for Beyoncé Tour

WATCHPAX units are solid-state media players designed to work in conjunction with Dataton’s WATCHOUT networked multi-display software. I am impressed with the power and scalability… Read More »Media Players Good Fit with Big, Complex Events

Intensity adjustment is seen as so very important that many console manufactures include a dedicated intensity wheel on their desks. This wheel is always active… Read More »Intensity Adjustments: Absolute vs. Relative

In terms of video, I like to have panels that can move around and stagger heights for different songs. But renting a motion control system… Read More »Making It Affordable: Shoji Panels vs. LED Automation

“We were all perplexed by the script because it goes so many places so quickly,” noted John Lee Beatty, set designer for The Snow Geese… Read More »A Double Jackknife Staging Solution for “The Snow Geese” on Broadway

What I like about using a media server to create the blend instead of using another piece of gear is just that: outputting a signal… Read More »Pros and Cons of Media Server Edge-Blending

Glitch happens, and it is important to realize that some unexpected results might just be your own fault. Maybe you tracked a timing value that… Read More »The Glitch You See May Be Your Own

I find myself in a theater in Florida that I have played on a few occasions. It’s a good load-in and the gig is actually… Read More »Lose the Lip

Weight load monitoring might still seem to be a novel concept to some, but not to Dart Rigging, which purchased its first Ron StageMaster (RSM)… Read More »Weight Load Monitoring Offers Peace of Mind

David Leveaux’s new production of Romeo and Juliet starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad exemplifies the trend of Broadway productions becoming genuinely live action versions… Read More »Using Flames Onstage? Plan Early