As our industry continues to move toward creating interactive and immersive environments, the demand for technically minded people continues to grow. I believe we are… Read More »Technical Wizardry Rising in Demand
Who is responsible when a rigging accident happens? The first impulse might be to blame, of course, the rigger. But while it’s the rigger’s job… Read More »Accidents and the Blame Funnel
Alex Reardon, lighting and set designer for Tyler, the Creator’s Igor tour, likes to play with unconventional materials as projection surfaces. “I’ve used oversized bubble… Read More »Wigging Out for Tyler, the Creator
The title “lighting director” is often shortened to just “LD.” This, of course, is also a common moniker for “lighting designer.” Confusion can easily occur… Read More »Are You the LD? You Might Need to Clarify What That Means…
LD Susan Hamburger, who specializes in lighting for dance, does visual research to find images — photos, paintings, scraps of cloth — anything that provides… Read More »Use Pictures, Not Just Words, to Communicate Visual Concepts
Photojournalist Steve Jennings spoke with Sam Pattinson of Treatment Studio on the layered video looks deployed for John Mayer’s 2019 world tour. “The set includes… Read More »John Mayer Tours with Layered Video Looks
As a corollary to the credo that “the music dictates how it ends up looking,” Fireplay’s Kelly Sticksel is careful to make sure his looks… Read More »Creating Visuals to Meet the Needs of the Moment
Before updating any software, you need to consider the impact on the production. Lighting console software updates may change behaviors, procedures, or introduce new bugs.… Read More »The Downside of Updates
PLSN LD-at-Large Chris Lose devotes his Nov. 2019 column to the issue of mental health, noting that three key obstacles that prevent touring pros from… Read More »Get Help When You Need Help
For the epic looks in Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty Tour 360, designers Barry Lather (creative director), Nick Whitehouse (Creative Producer and Lighting Designer) and Nate… Read More »Creating a 360-Degree Feast for the Eyes with Roll Drops and Projections
As projects increase their demand for media content, better workflow solutions have become the focus for developers of media server control and design software. Media… Read More »Lighting and Video Design Disciplines Keep Merging
Most lighting fixtures assign two DMX channels to the focus parameter allowing for a very fine 16-bit resolution of control. When you are dialing in… Read More »Staying Sharp with Focus and Zoom