Implementing the newest technology in an artistic manner requires hours of forethought, study and preparation, and we need to accept that this is a never-ending… Read More »Tech Changes Make Ongoing Education Mandatory, but Online Resources Help
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I have an entire folder of apps that I call my Lighting Handbook. These apps allow me to leave the three-ring binders full of product… Read More »Check Out These Three Cool Apps
It took a lot of planning and coordination for the four-sided LED video structure, known as the Monolith, on Beyoncé’s Formation world tour. The centerpiece… Read More »Collaboration was Key for Beyonce’s Video Monolith
The plethora of new creative LED products with continuous rotation has ushered in a new wave of lighting shows and possibilities. Programmers should take the… Read More »Spinning in Circles
Danny Whetstone, owner of DWP Live, credited the 3D laser scan that the company did to create an accurate 3D model of Caesars Palace for… Read More »A New Level of Projection-Mapping Precision
I know you know all the players on stage, their names, what they look like and what they do. But Mr. LD, they all look… Read More »To the LD: Help Spot Ops Help YOU
Theatre as we know it began in ancient Greece with religious ceremonies where people sang dithyrambs, ancient hymns to the Gods. The public would gather… Read More »The Origin of Theatre
In a perfect world, there would always be enough time for a single video production partner to provide the perfect visual complement to any single… Read More »One Tour, Multiple Video Content Producers
One of the perpetual challenges facing Fred Bock, LD for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, is to give the NYC studio where the show… Read More »Giving a Small TV Studio a Big-Venue Feel
Nothing will overheat a piece of electronic gear faster than a nice layer of dust build-up, and what kills gear? That’s right — heat. Well,… Read More »By Protecting Your Gear, You Protect Your Career
When a beam of light leaves a spotlight, the area illuminated by the beam increases as it goes further away from the spotlight. The same… Read More »Nook’s Tidbits: Inverse Square Law for Lighting