Owner: On Stage Lighting URL:http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk Join Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:30:57 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: A resource for anyone interested in stage and theatre lighting and wants to know more. On Stage Lighting is compiled by professionals in the UK lighting industry. Site statistics:Click here
Stage Lighting Design Software - Choose Your CAD Weapon 2007-07-12 14:08:38 As your lighting designs get more complex, your want to present your ideas and technical information in a clear way and using a computer to help the lighting design process is an advantage. If you can manage your equipment lists, gel cuts and cable specifications while drawing a lighting plan, even better. Stage
lighting design software packages come [...] Read more:Lighting
, Software
, Weapon
Which Spotlights Should I Use For My Stage Show? 2007-07-10 07:53:54 If you are new to stage lighting and are a bit confused about all of the lighting equipment involved then don’t worry. You know that you need some spotlights but which ones? On Stage
Lighting has put together a guide to stage spotlights to help you choose the right ones for the job. Read more:Spotlights
Hire Stage Lighting - What You Need To Know 2007-07-09 07:11:17 If you are new to stage and theatre lighting and have been given the task of designing the lighting for your school play, local pantomime or amateur dramatic society production, don’t worry. On StageLighting
has written this article to help YOU get the most from a professional lighting hire company.
Your theatre or venue may usually have enough lighting fixtures, dimmers and cables for [...]
Welcome to On Stage Lighting! 2007-07-07 08:14:02 Hi there! On StageLighting
is born.
On Stage Lighting is a website dedicated to information about the technology, practices and education in the world of stage, theatre and event lighting. It is hoped that a useful resource will be built up to help those new to lighting and hoping to gain more knowledge of the subject, as [...] Read more:Welcome
DMX Lighting Systems - Is Anyone Listening? 2007-07-18 15:34:05 If you have any experience of stage lighting you have probably used the DMX512 protocol to control your lighting rig. Apart from being able to control your dimmers, DMX lighting control is at the heart of intelligent lighting, moving lights and accessories. This article explains the basics of a full DMX lighting system while busting some of the myths [...] Read more:Lighting
, Systems
, Anyone
, Listening
Gobos - A Guide To Choosing And Using A Gobo 2007-07-21 15:42:03 The gobo, one of the oldest stage lighting effects, is still one of the best, cheapest and most versatile even today. A gobo is traditionally a piece of metal, with shaped holes cut into it, that produces a pattern of light. The design of the pattern can be anything, from abstract shapes to a sign [...] Read more:Guide
Books On Stage Lighting - 5 Of The Best 2007-07-26 05:00:06 Learning about stage lighting sometimes seems a mystery to those who are just starting out. Lighting
design and technology can seem like black magic with all it’s strange terminology and jargon. Learning all about stage lighting is best done in a variety of ways, not least hands on experience in theatres or concert venues. Reading books [...] Read more:Books
, Stage
Gobos - A Guide To Choosing And Using A Gobo 2007-07-21 15:42:03 The gobo, one of the oldest stage lighting effects, is still one of the best, cheapest and most versatile even today. A gobo is traditionally a piece of metal, with shaped holes cut into it, that produces a pattern of light. The design of the pattern can be anything, from abstract shapes to a sign [...] Read more:Guide
Focus Stage Lighting - Turn Your Back On It! 2007-08-02 13:39:15 Have you ever worked with a Lighting
Designer, whether amateur or professional, and wondered what they are doing wandering around on stage waving their arms about? Have you noticed a LD, directing the lighting focus standing on the stage with their backs to the rig, and wondered what they were looking at on the floor? [...] Read more:Focus
, Stage
Band Stage Lighting - Make Your Gig A Concert 2007-08-17 08:05:30 The question that most of us who do stage lighting get asked is “My band is doing a gig next week. What shoud we do about stage lighting?”. You would much rather by playing your bass but, as your keyboard player is in charge of sorting a PA system, you have been given the task of getting some stage [...] Read more:Stage
, Lighting
, Concert
LED Stage Lighting - Why Buy LED Stage Lights? 2007-09-22 14:41:14 LED lighting for stage and theatrical use has never been so cheap to buy. It seem like every major stage lighting manufacturer has dived into the LED lighting fixture market while cheap imported lights mean that even a small band or DJ can get a slice of the RGB colour mixing action. On StageLighting
[...] Read more:Lights
PLASA 2007 - Was It Worth It? 2007-09-12 07:11:47 Another year goes by and the PLASA trade show at London’s Earls Court brings together a world of production lighting and sound equipment to the drooling masses of the laminate ‘n’ Sharpie wearing brigade. The PLASA show is the biggest showcase of the new lighting equipment that allows ”lampies” to poke and prod new kit while drinking a bit [...] Read more:Worth
Focus Stage Lighting - Turn Your Back On It! 2007-08-02 13:39:15 Have you ever worked with a Lighting
Designer, whether amateur or professional, and wondered what they are doing wandering around on stage waving their arms about? Have you noticed a LD, directing the lighting focus standing on the stage with their backs to the rig, and wondered what they were looking at on the floor? [...] Read more:Stage
, Focus
Gobos - A Guide To Choosing And Using A Gobo 2007-07-21 15:42:03 The gobo, one of the oldest stage lighting effects, is still one of the best, cheapest and most versatile even today. A gobo is traditionally a piece of metal, with shaped holes cut into it, that produces a pattern of light. The design of the pattern can be anything, from abstract shapes to a sign [...] Read more:Guide
DMX Stage Lighting Systems - Is Anyone Listening? 2007-07-18 15:34:05 If you have any experience of stage lighting you have probably used the DMX512 protocol to control your lighting rig. Apart from being able to control your dimmers, DMX lighting control is at the heart of intelligent lighting, moving lights and accessories. This article explains the basics of a full DMX stage lighting system while busting some of the myths [...] Read more:Stage
, Lighting
, Systems
, Anyone
, Listening
Stage Lighting Design Software - Choose Your CAD Weapon 2007-07-12 14:08:38 As your lighting designs get more complex, you will want to present your ideas and technical information in a clear way and using a computer to help the lighting design process is an advantage. If you can manage your equipment lists, gel cuts and cable specifications while drawing a lighting plan, even better. Stage
lighting design software packages [...] Read more:Lighting
, Software
, Weapon
Learn Stage Lighting - The Best Way? 2007-10-02 08:12:53 If you want to learn stage lighting, there are many different ways do it. Learning lighting theory, technical equipment and lighting design can be hard enough but with a vast amount of technical terms and jargon too, stage lighting can seem pretty hard to get into. On StageLighting
takes a look at some of [...]
PAR 64 Bulbs - A Guide to PAR 64 Lamp Sizes 2007-10-11 07:33:16 For years the PAR Can has been the great workhorse of the stage lighting industry, particularly in band/DJ lighting. The 1000w PAR 64 Can is the daddy of the PAR family and PAR 64 lamps (the bulbs that go inside the Can) are available to buy in different beam widths. On Stage Lighting takes a look at [...] Read more:Bulbs
, Guide
Band Lighting Gels - Best Filter Colours To Light Your Gig 2007-10-10 05:09:14 Thinking about lighting for your band, you think colour. A few really cheap PAR cans with coloured gels in them can transform the mood of your stage. Stage lighting filters are available in hundreds of different gel colours so On Stage Lighting
did an unscientific straw poll of some stage lighting designers to find out their best filter colours for lighting a [...] Read more:Filter
, Colours
DMX PC Lighting Software - Cheap Stage Light Controllers 2007-10-04 05:41:19 Stage lighting control has got complicated. The availability of cheap intelligent lighting fixtures, LED colour mixers and other sophisicated lighting effect has made good DMX lighting control even more necessary. Luckily cheap stage light controllers, in the form of DMX lighting software for PC, are everywhere these days and are available to buy (or download for [...] Read more:Lighting
, Software
, Cheap
, Stage
, Controllers
What Stage Lighting Should I Buy? Intelligent Or Conventional Lights? 2007-10-29 05:40:57 Stage lighting equipment is increasingly cheap to buy. This means that some new lighting equipment, intelligent lighting in particular, is now within reach of your youth group, drama society, school or church hall. The question of “What IntelligentLighting
Should I Buy?” is often asked when the time comes to upgrade your existing lighting rig. But there are some things to [...] Read more:Stage
, Conventional
, Lights
Lighting Desk Basics - Beginner’s Guide to a Stage Light Control - 1 2007-11-08 13:40:14 The lighting control, “board” or “desk” is the a key part of any stage lighting set up and it is using the lighting desk that an operator is able to control the equipment. This can range from adjusting the “levels” on stage lighting dimmers to controlling complex intelligent lighting systems and media servers. Although there [...] Read more:Lighting
, Basics
, Beginner
, Guide
, Stage
, Control
Avolites Pearl Tiger, Anyone? 2007-11-12 08:16:01 The new Avolites Pearl
Tiger lighting control was launched in the UK at PLASA 2007. The price tag brought the idea of owning an Avolites lighting control within reach of a new budget market. On Stage Lighting looks at the features of the Avo Pearl Tiger Moving Light Controller and “the Avolites way” for anyone [...]
Read more:Anyone
Lighting Desk Basics - Beginner’s Guide to a Stage Light Control - 1 2007-11-08 13:40:14 The lighting control, “board” or “desk” is the a key part of any stage lighting set up and it is using the lighting desk that an operator is able to control the equipment. This can range from adjusting the “levels” on stage lighting dimmers to controlling complex intelligent lighting systems and media servers. Although there [...]
Read more:Lighting
, Basics
, Beginner
, Guide
, Stage
, Control
What Stage Lighting Should I Buy? Intelligent Or Conventional Lights? 2007-10-29 05:40:57 Stage lighting equipment is increasingly cheap to buy. This means that some new lighting equipment, intelligent lighting in particular, is now within reach of your youth group, drama society, school or church hall. The question of “What IntelligentLighting
Should I Buy?” is often asked when the time comes to upgrade your existing lighting rig. But there are some things to [...]
Read more:Stage
, Conventional
, Lights
PAR 64 Bulbs - A Guide to PAR 64 Lamp Sizes 2007-10-11 07:33:16 For years the PAR Can has been the great workhorse of the stage lighting industry, particularly in band/DJ lighting. The 1000w PAR 64 Can is the daddy of the PAR family and PAR 64 lamps (the bulbs that go inside the Can) are available to buy in different beam widths. On Stage Lighting takes a look at [...]
Read more:Guide
, Bulbs
Band Lighting Gels - Best Filter Colours To Light Your Gig 2007-10-10 05:09:14 Thinking about lighting for your band, you think colour. A few really cheap PAR cans with coloured gels in them can transform the mood of your stage. Stage lighting filters are available in hundreds of different gel colours so On Stage Lighting
did an unscientific straw poll of some stage lighting designers to find out their best filter colours for lighting a [...]
Read more:Filter
, Colours
DMX PC Lighting Software - Cheap Stage Light Controllers 2007-10-04 05:41:19 Stage lighting control has got complicated. The availability of cheap intelligent lighting fixtures, LED colour mixers and other sophisicated lighting effect has made good DMX lighting control even more necessary. Luckily cheap stage light controllers, in the form of DMX lighting software for PC, are everywhere these days and are available to buy (or download for [...]
Read more:Lighting
, Stage
, Software
, Cheap
, Controllers
Learn Stage Lighting - The Best Way? 2007-10-02 08:12:53 If you want to learn stage lighting, there are many different ways do it. Learning lighting theory, technical equipment and lighting design can be hard enough but with a vast amount of technical terms and jargon too, stage lighting can seem pretty hard to get into. On StageLighting
takes a look at some of [...]
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