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Successfully lighting a musical may require an aptitude for music itself, only so much of which can be taught. “The lighting has got to work… Read More »Successfully Lighting a Broadway Musical

People with “lighting” in the title of their business cards can learn a lot from people with “video” in the title of their business cards.… Read More »Learning from the Video Guys

After timecoding a rock show, the lighting will roll along with the audio track, and it’s amazing to see the final work running on its… Read More »Be Prepared for Timecode Glitches

Many lighting companies all over the world employ someone who can speak English. Once I find out who this person is, I start corresponding. The… Read More »Overseas gigs require planning and patience.

DVI, or Digital Visual Interface, carries an uncompressed digital video signal to a digital display device such as an LCD display or projector. The protocol… Read More »Understanding DVI

Apple will let anyone sell software on the App Store, giving software developers instant access to an international distribution hub. While there are pros and… Read More »Using the iPhone for Stage Lighting

UL or ETL compliance stickers don’t add to the wow factor of your show. No one in the audience will oooh and aaah over them,… Read More »Stick with the Stickers

When you are switching to the late night shift, you also need to think about your eating habits.  The body must adapt accordingly.  I usually… Read More »Becoming a Vampire

In the early days of automated lighting, there was no such thing as a quiet moving light. Manufacturers began addressing the issue by using noise… Read More »Stealthy, Silent Programming

When you get tangled up in a live circuit, you can come in series contact with ground or in parallel contact with ground. Grounding can… Read More »Toward a GFCI Standard

Automated lighting consoles are great for programming conventional lights. But multi-part fixtures can pose problems. Imagine a simple LED fixture that has three cells, each… Read More »Controlling Multi-Part Fixtures

My buddy and I fell for a manufacturer’s BS about lumens and rented a bunch of fixtures for a client who wanted the exterior of… Read More »The BS Factor