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What Do You Want From On Stage Lighting? - Interactive
On Stage Lighting is 1 year old today. We are asking our valued readers what kind of things they want, so come on and let us know what you would like to see here in the future.
Since launch last year, the On Stage Lighting community has grown quickly, with an international following of visitors all with a common purpose. To learn more about the theory and techniques in modern stage lighting.
On Stage Lighting is not an industry-back-slapping-new-kit-pushing site and we keep trying to produce high quality content, which takes time. There is plenty of interesting stuff in the pipeline and lots of things that we haven’t got around to creating/releasing yet (what with working full time in the lighting industry an’ all). While still publishing helpful articles on stage lighting basics, we also have plans to expand including:
- Interviews with industry professionals, relevant to learning.
- Lighting desks video tutorials such as the MagicQ PC and Avolites Pearl/ Tiger .
- Beyond the basics of stage lighting - more advanced help.
- A Learn Stage Lighting community.
Your Stage Lighting Interactives are about you, the On Stage Lighting readers and this one centres on what you are keen to read and learn about in the next year.
So, put your comments and requests in the box.
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July 10th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Hello Rob,
here is my suggestion:
I loved the Band Lighting series. What I would like to see is a rough but complete guide for band gig lighting. Viewing it from the point of view of a small band with a small budget.
Some Par56 only, maybe a pair of scanners. Where to put the sticks, how to route cables, colors, focus points. And how to program this using either a small DMX console, a foot controller or MagicQ, what scenes or looks, what chases.
I think many people will benefit from such a topic.
Cheers!
July 13th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Hi Dimitris - I had been thinking about some information aimed at non-lighting people, like bands, who want to get a small amount of kit together. Your ideas sound good.
Thanks for your comment, seems like many On Stage Lighting regulars don’t have opinions so far
July 14th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Hi Rob
Personally I’d like a mix of basic how-tos and more technical stuff ie what the pros like yourself do.
Although I’ve been involved in lighting for about two years on amateur basis, I know I still have a lot to learn. I running the lighting the for a variety of things from Church to a small band to a AmDram group.
I need the basics so that I know what I’m doing, and the more technical stiff so that when I talk to the people I work with, they at least think I know what I’m doing!
A great series of articles, keep up the good work.
July 21st, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Hi Rob
I’d like a how-to on general repair of conventional/intelligent lights.
The more advanced help will be welcome.
Cheers
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
@ Steaders and Matt
Thanks for your comments, guys. All ideas will go into the mix for the future.
July 25th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Info on lighting for duo’s, linking into backing tracks, ie. set up backing track and lighting required, then when play track lighting changes automaticaly. PS. must be as cheap as poss!!
October 1st, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Also…
How about something on follow spots?
I heard a rumour about some that automatically follow a person through triangulation points.
Know anything about them?