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Is Something Wrong With U and I?

Is Something Wrong With U and I?

11 June 2009

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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Stage Lighting Equipment, Training / Tutorials

MagicQ Part 2 - Controlling Fixtures and Recording Memories

MagicQ Part 2 - Controlling Fixtures and Recording Memories

08 June 2009

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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Training / Tutorials

MagicQ Tutorial - Getting Started

MagicQ Tutorial - Getting Started

20 May 2009

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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Training / Tutorials

Lighting Designer for the 21st Century

Lighting Designer for the 21st Century

13 May 2009

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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Lighting Design, Your Stage Lighting

Stage Electrics - Lighting Distro for Dummies

Stage Electrics - Lighting Distro for Dummies

06 May 2009

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…

Console Programming, Learn Stage Lighting

Poll:  What are you looking for?

Poll: What are you looking for?

28 April 2009

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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Your Stage Lighting

Jands Vista - An Owner / Operator Speaks

Jands Vista - An Owner / Operator Speaks

22 April 2009

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 Control

Lighting The Stage

Lighting The Stage

08 April 2009

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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Lighting Design

Stage Lighting Plan – Lighting Design and Communication

Stage Lighting Plan – Lighting Design and Communication

17 March 2009

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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Lighting Design

My Tech Spec - Review

My Tech Spec - Review

10 March 2009

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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