Recent content by paulears

The reason Fresnels work so well is the lens. The way the light falls off at the edges makes bending two or more almost seamless. With other types, especially LED washes, you can nearly always see where one stops and the next starts.

A grand buys very dim followspotsj. Prices for good ones are very high. If you have modern movers, then they will be quite bright. Follow spots rarely get used enough to warrant buying them - unless drama in the US is very different from the UK, they have little place in drama, and in musical...

As an ex-UK college lecturer (16-21 age group) I doubt too much has changed translating to the US 1. Do they need supervised even if the have been trained on the system by professionals? Absolutely, because they are still learning, and inexperienced, and of course, while they are in education...

I suspect that the reality was that we both liked our own 'versions' of Strand. The web site, before the problems was a good example, the kit available each side of the water was quite different. People like Richard Pilbrow probably did a great job in letting us both know what went on in the...

Re: PLASA2008 ReviewI've been a confirmed Strand user here in the UK since about 1972. The feeling over here is that the name on the door may well be Strand, but it means very little. UK based users feel cheated and pretty well dumped. Strand have a huge user base, but it's leaking away very...