How Do I..? How To..? Stage Lighting FAQ

Readers of On Stage Lighting regularly get in touch, via the comments or  Twitter, to ask their stage lighting related questions. Many of these questions start with “How Do I…?” or “How To..?” so here’s some of the more common ones, together with some quick answers and other stage lighting resources that could help you.

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Media Servers and Digital Stage Lighting

On Stage Lighting has a beginner’s guide to media servers, digital lighting and some extra skills that could become vital for future stage lighting technicians. Plus, are us lampies now betrothed to the video department? Or will we never actually get up the aisle?

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Cham Sys MagicQ PC Tutorial – Introduction

In the first of our long awaited series of tutorials, On Stage Lighting has a beginner’s guide to the MagicQ PC. A sightseeing tour rather than a how-to, this article looks at the interface and concepts of the Cham Sys lighting desk.

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Boom and Bust in the Lighting Business

On Stage Lighting looks into a current hot industry topic – the immediate and and long term future of jobs in live events .

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Get Lighting Xmas Swag – New Crew T Shirts

Make sure someone buys you some stage lighting swag this Christmas with this On Stage Lighting Interactive…

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Lighting Design with Moving Lights – A Small Show

This article looks at lighting design using moving lights and helps you think about what to do with those four waggly spots you were hoping to hire in for your next show.

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