Recent content by majere

Would i be correct in assuming that the fan in a dj light with a 100w arc lamp is going to be much louder than the fan in a dj light with a 250w halogen lamp?

Its a leviton/colortran 24/48 and is a dmx 512 controller.

lol, I am just trying to get multiple opinions. I just wanted to see if any other highschools had tried it. Here is my issue: I could buy two color scrollers with the money given me, which would allow me to rotate gels on two lights, OR I could use that same amount of money to buy two whole...

I have a question. My school has given us about $600 for intelligent lighting. This is obviousely not much of a budget and it would be impossible to buy actual intelligent lighting designed for theater use. Could we use DJ lights as a substitute? I was thinking of chauvet intimidators...

It seems like many of the people here are a fan of the 9 square and one warm/one cool light per square method. I already made one post asking about the warm/cool part of the theory but now I have a question about the 9 square part. So when a director wants you to split the stage into left...

I am wondering why in stage lighting you are supposed to hit an area from two angles with both a cool and a warm color. Isn't it easier to just use a completely neutral color all the way around? (such as surprise pink) I'm sure their are very good and proven reasons for lighting the stage...