An automated lighting programmer must always be ready for the unexpected. Not every gig starts off with you preparing the show file, getting the time… Read More »Prioritizing Tasks when You’re Under the Gun
“I dunno, it worked in the shop, I swear.” How many times have I heard this? Too many. Gear may work fine in the shop,… Read More »Did You Check It in the Shop?
Recently, I turned on the television and saw the Rockettes dressed in black jackets covered with LEDs. As I watched, I realized that video images… Read More »LEDS for Costumes: How It’s Done
Back when I worked in broadcast television, the first thing they told the on-camera newscaster was “never wear striped.” But a striped shirt is only… Read More »Minimizing Moiré
Whether you find yourself sitting or standing behind a console, you must always consider the working height. Anytime you are too high above the desk,… Read More »Ergonomics 101: Console Height
I once saw a show where an artist had a wall of low-res video panels hanging upstage, with lights upstage of the video panels. So… Read More »You Can Use LED Displays to Convey Lighting Effects
I once saw a show where an artist had a wall of low-res video panels hanging upstage, with lights upstage of the video panels. So… Read More »Try Using LED Video Content for Lighting Effects
Skycam is a high definition camera system that flies in three dimensions above a playing field. The system is computer controlled, driven by cables and… Read More »Football’s Skycam Depends on Human Operators
Our consoles give us the ability to manage timing in varied methods…When a parameter changes from one value to another, a time is assigned that… Read More »It’s About Time
“Programming a film is different, because we are always looking at intensity levels on everything: the band, the set, the audience. We still had the… Read More »Metallica Concert Scenes for 3D Film Included New Programming Challenges
Some venues care about the act and theater, even if the design of their venue is a tad outdated. Sometime in the 1980s, people came… Read More »Tour-Friendly Venue Design
Tony Award-winning LD Kenneth Posner got a chance to limber up some new artistic muscles for Pippin on Broadway, which featured European-style circus performers. An… Read More »Pippin: Sharing the Grid with Lighting, Acrobatic Gear