Olympic Sized Lighting Design

What if the phone rang tomorrow and ….?

“Hi. We’ve got this little show coming up in 2012. It’s in East London and we’d like a bit of lighting to liven the place up.”

Where the **** do you start with an Olympic sized lighting design? Or any large scale lighting design for that matter?

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RDM DMX – A Guide to the Basics

A guide to the basics of RDM (Remote Device Management) DMX. How it works and what it does.

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DMX Book Updated + other DMX512 Books

The comprehensive DMX book “Recommended Practice for DMX 512: A guide for users and installers” (phew) by Adam Bennette has been updated. On Stage Lighting looks at the new edition plus some other DMX books.

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Wireless DMX – WiFi DMX System Review

Wireless DMX systems are getting affordable. At outdoor concerts this summer, On Stage Lighting gave up “control by wire” and got to test the Zero88 ZeroWire system. This article looks at the features of a cheap WiFi DMX solution.

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Using Submasters for Busking Band Lighting

Following Concert Lighting Programming in 30 mins, Dimitris asked for more information on organising submasters/playbacks when lighting a concert. So here it is – ideas on how to layout your lighting console playbacks for simplicity and flexibility.

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Glastonbury 2008 Update – The Tea Boy Returns

At the end of June we heard from 18 year old Joshua Simms who was about to start a summer job with the lighting crew at Glastonbury 2008. We’ve managed to track Josh down to ask him about his first festival experience. Did he make the tea or what?

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