In the first of a mini-series of articles, On Stage Lighting looks at what it takes to keep a modern LED stage lighting rig working and the particular issues surrounding these ‘eco-friendly’ light sources.
I have been 1-1 online tutoring and mentoring since 2016, using platforms such as Skype, Zoom and Google Hangouts (Helpouts, remember them?), long before Covid-19 brought these platforms into even wider use. This teaching method has complemented our offer that includes live workshops, asynchronous online courses, and webinars. In 2020, popularity of these 1-1 tutorials … Read more
In the third in a short series on modern moving light service and repair, particularly LED based fixtures, On Stage Lighting looks at a LED problem and the difficulties and a NSFW solution to changing an individual RGBW LED chip on the Chauvet Rogue R2 Wash.
In the second part of this mini-series of articles on keeping LED stage lighting rigs on the road, On Stage Lighting looks at a typical moving LED wash fixture and considers common maintenance tasks and repair practices.
How easy it is to repair a moving light or a piece of LED lighting equipment right down to the level of components on the PCB? In the current difficult situation the entertainment industry finds itself in, cost savings have never been so important to venues and production companies. Even before Covid-19 effectively shut down … Read more
In this article, On Stage Lighting looks at ways performers can take their Zoom lighting game to the next level for what is currently being called “Zoom Theatre”. Also works with Skype, Hangouts, Facetime and others.