No, not for a real plane, but for the gag where Dierks Bentley is piloting a faux plane above the audience, 12 Chauvet Professional Strike… Read More »Lighting Fixtures Can Double as Airplane Landing Lights
Different artists are coming up with different ways to encourage fans to take in the live concert experience directly rather than through the tiny screens… Read More »Limiting Smart Phone Usage at Concerts
In many ways, the lighting and programming of a house of worship event is very similar to a corporate event. Both types of productions have… Read More »The Holy Genre: Lighting Houses of Worship
Show biz, and more specifically rock ‘n’ roll, is made up of people from all over the world, all walks of life, all backgrounds, genres,… Read More »Rock Touring: No Biz Like It!
Televised productions can be tremendously fun to program, but they do have their own requirements. As a programmer, be sure to always look into the… Read More »The Rectangular Genre: Television
General Device Type Format (GDTF) was created to change the way lighting designers and programmers in the entertainment design and production industry work. In an… Read More »A Look at the New GDTF File Format
Never underestimate the importance of your relationships outside of work. A well maintained home relationship would last longer and be infinitely more fulfilling than any… Read More »A Self-Evident but Easily Forgotten Tip About Home Relationships
Although this tip is particularly important for GLP’s innovative Force 120 fixtures, which feature LED-brightened fan blades, it also applies for the general use of… Read More »When Blowing Smoke, Don’t ‘Inhale’
On the full-size grandMA3, we still have the three large touchscreens we are used to. There are no hard keys on the side to change… Read More »grandMA3 Hardware Overview: A Look at the Screens
If there’s one knot that everyone who makes a living working on a stage should know, it’s the bowline. This is a knot, passed down… Read More »The Bowline: A Knot You Need to Know
When programming an architectural install, the lighting programmer must think about the programming location, the automation and the interactivity that is required with this genre… Read More »Architectural Installs
Even when the accountant says “No,” question why. Ask why we can’t afford to do exactly what the artist (or the artist’s wife) wants us… Read More »Say “Yes” until “No” Presents Itself – and Make Sure That “No” Means “No”