Wanna Take That First Step toward Lighting?
“But remember, in New York, you’re with thousands of designers who want work. In a town outside of New York, there might only be a… Read More »Wanna Take That First Step toward Lighting?
The Reason for “Figure Eight” Coiling
Large gauge feeder cable and multi-core power cable are common sights at various concert, corporate, and touring events. If the person in charge of the… Read More »The Reason for “Figure Eight” Coiling
Certification Approaches
Certification won’t produce dramatic results, but it will change the nature of the business; it will affect who works and who does not, and could… Read More »Certification Approaches
Deeper Down: Why They Call It A User’s Manual
In this month’s Technopolis, you hopefully found me expounding on the virtues of (actually) reading a User’s Manual.
I’m sitting in the Tennessee Theatre, watching the tail-end of a load-out from the front-row seats. As I sit here hoping that the trucks would magically load themselves, I go over the week’s gig in my head and am reminded of one of my most common uses of a manual on-site.
Get the Gear You Know
Once you know what you will be doing and how long you will have, it is vital to ask about the lighting equipment and the… Read More »Get the Gear You Know
Why use a binary preset number?
Having a this level of control over the video images used in a show is highly efficient and attractive for many reasons. First of all,… Read More »Why use a binary preset number?
Know Your Way Around
The most successful production designers I know are whizzes with the computer — CAD, visualization, rendering and animation for starters — they’re great communicators, they… Read More »Know Your Way Around
Only Say No if You Mean It
“You have to physically understand how the lights work inside. When someone asks you to do something, you have to be able to say, ‘Yes,… Read More »Only Say No if You Mean It
You Gotta Have Heart
The business is still word-of-mouth, and how you behave effects the amount and type of work you get. Nook Schoenfeld says, “I call it ‘playing… Read More »You Gotta Have Heart
Get the Console You Know
Once you know what you will be doing and how long you will have, it is vital to ask about the lighting equipment and the… Read More »Get the Console You Know
Diffusion’s Illusions
"If you ‘diaper’ a Fresnel (hang diffusion over the ends of the barn-doors), you increase the source size from the 10-inch lens to about 20… Read More »Diffusion’s Illusions
Ask the Right Questions
Once you have committed to a production, it is important to learn as many details as you can. First off, you should check if you… Read More »Ask the Right Questions