Tips & Tricks

From traditional “linear” TV to TiVo to Netflix to streaming media and Google Glass, the world of television is changing fast, with no signs of… Read More »TV’s Future: No Longer “Linear”

Is 3D a passing fad, or will it become a regular component of the live touring effects arsenal? If you ask ESPN, which launched with… Read More »Stepping Into a 3D Future

Programming very large arrays of lighting fixtures is an enormous task for any programmer. Many productions are creating huge walls of LED products, with some… Read More »Programming Very Large Arrays (VLAs)

For Foster the People’s performance at the Firefly Festival, June 21-23 in Dover, DE, production designer Trevor Stirlin Burk collaborated with the Los Angeles Contemporary… Read More »Scenic Three-Sided Towers Rely On, and Benefit from, Human Power

With the advent of the upstage video wall at concerts, the lighting systems have had to fly higher, span wider, gain massive lumens and require… Read More »Do Lighting Rigs Really Have to Be So BIG?

With the rise in popularity of electronic dance music (EDM), DJs are touring now with elaborate visual productions. The majority of these DJ acts feature… Read More »Rediscovering MIDI

It is important for programmers to understand the various methods available to create looks and to learn the benefits of each. Then you will be… Read More »Specialized Lighting Effects: Various Methods, Similar Results

Destroid is using hundreds of custom LEDs — not in the rig or lining the stage, but clothed on their bodies.  The EDM group is… Read More »Body Armor-Clad Artists Use MIDI for Special Effects

The Vectorworks Spotlight program became the standard because it provided the right tools for the job of the lighting and scenic designer in a form… Read More »Vectorworks Add-On Keeps Track of Cables and More

After several lackluster years during the worst of the economic downturn, the live corporate events business is picking up for those providing lighting, projection video… Read More »The Corporate Events Market is Rebounding

You might think that going out of your way to share what you know with others might be a purely altruistic endeavor. Instead, there are… Read More »Reap the Benefits of Sharing Your Knowledge with Others

When you rent gear from Christie Lites, you get a long list of every cable, nut and bolt, rigging piece, etc., on a spreadsheet. I… Read More »Matching Cable Lengths to Truss