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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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Written by Brad Schiller Fred Flintstone was a member of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes Lodge #26 and was continually trying to gain...
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Written by Brad Schiller Automated lighting programmers are, of course, always working with light, but often they are required to work in the dark....
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Written by Nook Schoenfeld Every once in a while, we take on a gig where it becomes evident that we are dealing with someone...
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By Rob Halliday Imagine that setting up a new printer was like setting up a lighting rig. Before printing anything, you’d have to figure...
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Written by Nook Schoenfeld Over the years I have seen tape used in just about every conceivable way to prep gear, label road cases,...
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Written by Chris Curtis With the proliferation of LED video products in the market today, how does a live event production company even begin...
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By Brad Schiller, PLSN Magazine When I was growing up, the terms “nerd,” “geek,” and “dweeb” were synonymous with someone who spent too much...
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Written by Nook Schoenfeld Every year, I design a few festival-type tours. Normally I design the lighting rig, then the lighting director for each...
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Written by Brad Schiller Working as an automated lighting programmer, you have a great view of many things going on all around you. From...
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Written by Brad Schiller I remember a time over 12 years ago when I was talking with a young student in an automated lighting...
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A few years ago I bought a book called Standard Handbook For Electrical Engineers, but I never read it. It just sat on the...
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Written by Brad Schiller The responsibilities of an automated lighting programmer are similar to that of an airplane pilot in several ways. We have...
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Written by Brad Schiller Early in my career, I was working at a theatre as one of the house guys. We had a tour...
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Written by Richard Cadena Once upon a time, early in my career, I was at the top of my game. At the time, my...
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Written by Vickie Claiborne By now, you’ve probably heard the term “pixel map,” and you’re likely aware that a common way to apply an...
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Written by Brad Schiller The caterpillar lives a simple life crawling around tree branches and munching on leaves. When ready, the caterpillar enters a...
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(Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The LED) I walked away from LDI2009 scratching my head. Something bugged me that I...
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Written by Nook Schoenfeld Over the years, I’ve come to realize that talent isn’t always enough to get you by in life. You might...
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Over the last decade, stage lighting has taken some extreme curves and turns. What started as a weak source of light in questionable fixtures...
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By Richard Cadena Yesterday I went to a meeting carrying a Fluke 43B power quality analyzer. I had just bought the instrument and it...
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The best server for the project is the one for which the user understands the capabilities and limitations. All servers are not created equal....
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Written by Brad Schiller Automated lighting consoles are filled with unique features to assist in the programming and organization of a show. Some consoles...
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Written by Brad Schiller Automated lighting consoles have several innovative functions to help the programmer, many of which have become commonplace. One of these...
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Written by Nook Schoenfeld In the last 20 years we have seen more lighting consoles come on the market than I can remember. They...
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Perth’s Elite Audio Visual Productions continues to invest in Ayrton, adding sixteen Ayrton Rivale fixtures designed to push the limits of versatility. “We’re thrilled...
