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Shania Twain’s new show, Still the One, began its two-year, 110-show residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Dec. 1, 2012. A key issue… Read More »Optimizing the Big Screen at Caesars Palace

Sydney-based Mandylights lighting designers Richard Neville and Alex Grierson were part of the international creative team that lit the world’s tallest building – the 2,722-foot-hight… Read More »Lighting the Burj Khalifa: A Tall Order

Each year, I get a few calls from bands looking for a set or lighting design for their tour. For Imagine Dragons, there was one… Read More »Set in a Bag

Every automated lighting fixture manufacturer selects the wavelengths their color mixing system will produce, and therefore it can be difficult to get different fixture types… Read More »Mixing Fixtures and Matching Colors

04. If you experience any problems on the road, personal or technical, please call the home office first, immediately—regardless of the day or time. It’s… Read More »Top 40 Rules of the Road, Continued…

Top 40 Rules of the Road 01. Think about what the system needs while you’re in rehearsal–not the day of the first show. We really… Read More »Top 40 Rules of the Road

Event planners may not be aware that a series of commands and interactive objects make it simple to document commercial events, such as business meetings,… Read More »Making the Most of Vectorworks Spotlight

Automated lighting fixtures are extremely sophisticated, including movement of pan/tilt or other features. Fixtures and consoles provide a multitude of methods to ensure that these… Read More »Automated Fixtures: Smooth Movement vs. Speed

Recently I posed a question to a group of fellow professionals involved in video production: “What are your top five most valuable video tools (hardware,… Read More »Top Five Tools for Video Pros

A true professional must be prepared and know how to make the best of situations where there is little or no programming time before an… Read More »Under the Gun

I try my best to avoid being a prima donna, and I believe I have succeeded in that. The dictionary defines a prima donna as… Read More »Dealing with the Prima Donna