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One thing to consider is that normally when you use pars to light a drape, you want to put them pretty close (6 - 18 inches) from your scrim so that the beam can skate the length of the cloth, and even then you get a "finger" effect. At 5 or 6 feet from the scrim, I would think that you'd want...

I appreciate your questions, jfitzpat, they've really helped clarify some things for me. The show is a corporate event that they want to kick off with a light show set to a "jock jams" tune. I've got some pretty definite ideas about what I want to do, and I will have access to an offline...

Thanks for the reply, Zac. And while I agree with you that the hog manual is very well written, I also know that different people working in different situations have probably come up with lots of useful tips and tricks and ways to avoid major headaches! Also, the fact that hog offers, what, 4...

Hey Gang, I was quite happy to come across CBDC! I am a lighting designer from Atlanta, and have worked in the corporate production arena for the last twenty years or so. I love the idea of sharing knowledge with (and picking the brains of!) other folks in the industry. It seems to me that...

Hey Gang, Does anyone out there know of an online or downloadable "bible" for the hog. I'm having to seriously push my hog skills for an upcoming show, and any kind of "tips & tricks" guide will probably help me avoid doing a lot of things the hard way! Normally I do corporate gigs with...