On Stage Lighting

A quick look at the past, present and future of user interfaces (UI) in lighting console design with the question “Are we actually doing it right?”
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In Part 2 of our Cham Sys MagicQ tutorial series, we’ll take our work from Part 1 – Getting Started and continue to build a show.
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MagicQ tutorial Part 1 takes it from the top. An anti-quick start guide, we take it slow so as not to miss the scenery.
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A look at lighting design in the new millennium and how the lighting designer’s job has been changed by
market forces and a growing entertainment industry.
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A brief guide to the understanding and using of electricity systems in stage lighting, we start by looking at the basics of how electricity arrives at the stage and common equipment used in stage electrics. > Read this article…

On Stage Lighting presents our first reader poll. Please let us know what kind of stuff you look for or enjoy the most here.
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UK based touring LD Mark Wynn-Edwards takes time for a chat and to tell us why, despite years of being an Avo man, he now owns and uses a Jands Vista.

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Stage Lighting (clue in the name), lighting the stage would seem to be it’s primary function. The question “How to light a stage?” seems to come up frequently among beginners. On Stage Lighting looks at basic front lighting for any venue or show.
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All kinds of lighting design software are available today, the benefits of CAD and visualisation tools are undeniable. On Stage Lighting regularly hears from first time lighting designers, asking the best way to draw lighting plan. This article looks a the basics of planning a lighting design and the real purpose of drawing a plan.
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Designed to link freelance technicians with companies looking for crew, My Tech Spec is a UK based website hoping to make life easier for production houses and freelancers. On Stage Lighting investigates.
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