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The Elusive Ultimate Busk File Setup

December 10, 2020July 4, 2017 by Rob Sayer

In search of the Ultimate Busk File, On Stage Lighting asks if this is even a thing.

Rob Sayer HND PGDip FHEA is a Senior Lecturer in Technical Theatre Production, mentor, and consultant in stage lighting and education. As a professional lighting designer, Rob designed and programmed theatre performances, music festivals and large corporate events for blue chip companies while travelling all over Europe. With a background in theatre, he combines traditional stage lighting knowledge alongside fast moving lighting and video technology in the world of commercial events.

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Essential Busking Page 3 – Executors

May 16, 2020September 30, 2016 by Rob Sayer

In the third of our experiments in the quest for minimalism in creating a setup for busking concert lighting, On Stage Lighting tackles Executors as a means of busking a show.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

Essential Busking Pages 2 – Palettes Only

December 11, 2020August 25, 2016 by Rob Sayer

In the second of our experiments in search of the Essential Busk Page, On Stage Lighting sets a new set of restrictions that give us a chance to explore further techniques used in busking concert lighting systems using pro level consoles.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

Essential Busking Pages 1 – Playbacks Only

December 11, 2020August 4, 2016 by Rob Sayer

On Stage Lighting takes on experiments in minimalism to explore process of creating the Simplest Busk Page Ever (TM). A thought exercise as much as a design one, the application of restrictive rules is used to give every single lighting element maximum consideration. The article will be updated during the development process.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

Parkinson and Pareto – Ways of the Lighting Jedi

May 16, 2020June 15, 2015 by Rob Sayer

If you have never heard of the Pareto Principle or Parkinson’s Law, get ready for a potential re-framing of how you tackle lighting work from this point on. On Stage Lighting uncovers a key secret ingredient to enlightenment through lampie-Jedi knowledge, and to improving your effectiveness as a lighting programmer. Partly though using a concept named after an obscure Italian economist.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

Blocking and Block Cues

October 9, 2014 by Rob Sayer

In this article, On Stage Lighting addresses some common areas of difficulty for anyone trying to get to grips with programming professional lighting desks, particularly for cued theatre performances. Going hand-in-hand with the dreaded ‘Tracking’, lighting control ‘Blocking’ and ‘Block Cues’ often confuse beginners to the world of lighting programming. Let’s try and straighten things out a little.

Rob Sayer