I heard about a tragedy the other day. A designer lost a tour based solely on color selection. A particular band that chooses a different… Read More »If Your Client Wants a Purple Cow, Give Them a Purple Cow
If you handle lighting, video, rigging or some other aspect of production for a house of worship’s annual Christmas production, February might seem to be… Read More »Time to Start Planning That Annual Christmas Production
John Marovich, who has been working with lighting for more than 25 years, first stumbled across LED lighting controller software Madrix about five years ago.… Read More »BlizzCon Designer Credits LED Lighting Control Solution for Fast-Paced Show
On the surface, the process of programming and running a show has not changed. You must patch fixtures, create groups and palettes/presets, build cues and… Read More »15 Years of Change: A Lighting Programmer’s Perspective
Chris Lose talked with industry professionals who are partners on the road and in the journey of life. The advantages include being able to spend… Read More »When Your Co-Worker is Your Partner in Life
Choirs can be cool, but including them on tour can present problems. You never know, for example, if one of them may decide, out of… Read More »Preaching to the Choir (of Puppets)
In the last 12 months, High End Systems has been very busy with the implementation of many exciting features into the Hog 4 family of… Read More »Hog 4 3.5.0 Product Update
Many different looks can be created when using a prism. From fanned out looks with a linear prism to cone patterns with a multi-facet round… Read More »Prism Features Expand Potential for Visual Creativity
I am well aware that you are more than capable of designing, operating, teching, programming and facilitating every single show that comes through your fine… Read More »Dear Festival Lighting Designer
LD Natasha Katz had plenty of fun working on the latest incarnation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s musical, ‘Cats,’ collaborating with choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler to focus… Read More »LD Natasha Katz’ Lighting Helps Tell the Characters’ Stories in Broadway’s ‘Cats’
I hear mixed reviews about the pros and cons of having a degree in our field from both sides of the fence. After some extensive… Read More »Degrees of Production: A Look at the Bell Curve
Along with the technical specs for a new video wall – i.e., pixel pitch times three (in feet, not mm) for optimal viewing distance –… Read More »Think About Video Wall Content