Recent content by Lynnchesque

What do we mean by "use the equipment" ...anybody can press a GO button...

Weird. Have you restarted the architectural panel system as well? Did someone pop a breaker during the last rehearsal?It bums me out when Neo sucks. Lightfactory (the pc software that neo is based on) always did alright for me. Heads up on contacting them, [email protected] /...

It's 3am, the road crew is frantically pulling and switching things from trucks, yelling, trying to make it fit. It's 330am, It has been politely yet firmly explained that we will be going to double time at 4am. It's 345am, the road crew has disappeared. It's 355am, we're told to push...

Are there any projectors that can do a full out 0% black yet? I always thought a fully animated 'gobo' aerial beam effect would look pretty cool. But i'm under the impression that projectors can't achieve that contrast.

Sometimes ya gotta shrug and remember that it's not your show. If the client wants it to look cheap and tacky, you can advise them otherwise, but if that's what they want, that's what you give them. Are there any other creative directors that could provide input, ie be on your side?

There are more than a few people dying to go out to shows again. Unfortunately they are the same people refusing to get vaccinated, so....

No one is likely to criticize you for your gear here, it just helps to know what you're working with to give advice. Unfortunately, there is a lack of information of the kind you're looking for. There are plenty of books on theatrical lighting, but not a whole lot describing busking- which is...

What light board/control software do you use? There is a reason most big edm shows are run on GrandMA, and it's not just for the added universes.

Maybe use the direct control profile instead of the HSI profile in the fixture? Sounds like the console is treating the Hue attribute like a color wheel instead of a gradient mix.

Is there a way to do this with drapes already in place instead of hanging 1000lbs in the air?

Are we sure the pipe is hung straight?If you set the fixture on the ground and watch it, does it home to a 90 deg angle?

To be clear, the load in procedure for what exactly? Touring shows? Or shows at the school? Remember that an intro stagecraft class will have general theater majors- actors etc who may not know a bunch of jargon. I think the main thing to get across is that while a school production has months...

I think of busking a lot like a magic show, the more tricks up your sleeve the better. So if I had to pick between a rig with 100 static wash lights or a rig with half as many fixtures but a variety of movers and gobos and strobes, I'd go with the variety. So being able to flood the stage with...

With only 6 fixtures, you will only need 1 DMX universe. (Using at most 180 channels out of 512)

I think I have sort of a counter-narrative...I went to a performing arts high school, with a huge, beautiful auditorium. Mr. A, the auditorium manager, taught me more practical knowledge than in any class I took. Really the foundation for all the work I've done. He gave me one of my first...