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When it comes to technology, there’s a question that surfaces time and time again: when is it appropriate to implement the next big thing?...
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By Richard Cadena A stagehand was setting up for Willie Nelson’s line check on the first day of his Luck Reunion festival outside of...
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By Chris Lose We tried the bar napkin sketches. We tried arts and crafts models. We tried making concerts out of doll house furniture....
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By Brad Schiller By now, you have probably been home for weeks, if not months, and you have undoubtedly attended countless on-line training seminars....
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by Jim Hutchison he Magic of the K-Eye with a Color-Mixing Factor of Six Claypaky is the kind of company where they release an...
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by Brad Schiller Automated lighting consoles and the software that drive them are truly amazing. They are taking in the commands of the programmer,...
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by Brad Schiller One of an automated lighting programmer’s most important tasks is the creation of position palettes/presets. While some may see this as...
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By Chris Lose The power of inclusivity is strong within the theater world. The tie-line that bonds us together cannot be broken by color,...
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by Chris Lose Relationships rely on loyalty, communication and constant effort. That is why I maintain an unwavering relationship with Benjamin Franklin. When I...
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by Brad Schiller Continuing my series on different genres of automated lighting programming, this month I will focus on architectural installs. These can vary...
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By Chris Lose Unorganized productions are the body of the chicken flailing around after the head has been chopped off. They are, pun intended,...
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by Brad Schiller Automated lighting consoles have many great programming and playback features that provide many useful functions. One of the more clever functions...
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by Vickie Claiborne As pixel mapping is becoming more and more commonplace in the lighting world, and LEDs are being incorporated into 3D configurations...
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by Mike Johnson As the world of lighting moves more and more into LED sources, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) has become the most common...
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After a long year of hard work, and a few broken deadlines, the AESRG is now a reality! The first 21 (!) chapters are...
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By Chris Lose A Tale of Lighting, Confusion and Pandas in the Land of the Red Dragon Lighting direction has taken me all over...
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By Arosh Fernando, Woohah Productions The use of LED Video Screen technology has rapidly increased in the events market. From stadium concerts to product...
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By Brad Schiller The set of skills one must master to work as an automated lighting programmer range from lighting knowledge to console syntax...
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By Brad Schiller Automated lighting programmers must be very skilled at programming for various types of productions and designers. In most cases, there is...
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By Chris Lose A good LD lights where the guitarist is supposed to be. A great LD lights where the guitarist is going to...
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By Chris Lose I’m a firm believer that people who have spent time in the shop have a better understanding of the lighting business...
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by Brad Schiller Anyone who wants to learn about automated lighting programming must study and master one very important task: Patching. Without this ability,...
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by Chris Lose I heard about a tragedy the other day. A designer lost a tour based solely on color selection. A particular band...
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Wayne Howell, CEO of Artistic Licence and inventor of Art-Net, is pleased to announce the publication of the 1st edition of his book “Light...
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by Chris Lose Keeping the Lonesome Road from Dragging You Down On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha… No, I’m not going...
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by Brad Schiller December 2001 marked the first article I wrote for my “Feeding the Machines” column. As I write this article 15 years...
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by Brad Schiller Automated lighting fixtures are filled with many different effects and mechanical abilities. In addition to gobos, colored glass, shutters and irises,...
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By Chris Lose I am well aware that you are more than capable of designing, operating, teching, programming and facilitating every single show that...
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When not on the road, sound engineer Matt Welty works at Sound Image in Nashville having, not surprisingly, grown up in a music family....
