The Lighting Nerds

    Remember when I said we'd be back soon? I lied. But Josh is back, and Gavin is not. It's Lighting Nerds, and we're still doing this! In this episode: News items Samsung acquires Harmon, including Martim. Cue the jokes about exploding moving lights WSJ's take on it: tl;dr: it's all about cars http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-to-buy-u-s-auto-parts-supplier-harman-for-8-billion-1479107476 Some...

I'm back from LDI, Gavin is back from Europe and we're both seriously tossing around the idea of emigrating straight back to the shores of Britain! #election2016. In this episode: The PRG Ground Control Long Throw The laser phosphor thingy from Osram The Robe DLF7 wash Indoor spark projectors! They're kind of awesome T-Time (Tech time!) Fades, delays, paths, split timings Lighting term of the day:...

Dear interwebs, we promise never to be away this long again. If two or more of us aren't available, we'll do an episode anyway. Maybe a short one, maybe a long one, maybe with a guest. But we'll stick to that two week (about) schedule from now on. Probably. Maybe. Also, new cohost with Craig today: say 'ello to Josh. Gavin will be back in November-ish. In this, our pre-LDI episode, we talk about a...

Hot off the presses, it's a new episode of Lighting Nerds. We did this one right in the middle of being way distracted by houses, touring, and honey-do lists, and it shows a bit in the show. So uh, bear with us. News items The Olympic opening ceremonies are a thing that happened, and we acknowledge this. Strike 1 from Chauvet The Fuze Wash Z350 Pointman chain hoists can now work with the Kinesys D...

It's tour season, and Gavin and I are on the road and subsequently exhausted. But we keep making this for you, because, well, that's what we do. Anyway. In this episode:   OSHA report on the Ringling Bros rigging failure - https://www.osha.gov/doc/engineering/2014_r_05.html Arrests made in Texas for people stealing from production trailers - http://plsn.com/main-news/20171-130-arrested-in-houston-...

Thanks to the restorative powers of angry e-mails, we're back after a month hiatus! Whew! Let's get this show on the road! Guest star: Rowboat, the man with the Golden Voice Gavin and Craig have jobs, let us tell you about them Live Design Product of the Year Awards The GLP X4 Bar SGM G-1 Beam Ayrton Magic Dot R PRG Ground Control followspot Live Design awards. Spoiler: LeRoy Bennett wins a thing

Folks might be wonderin' about us.

We've got everything this week: Craig's crappy on-location audio, new lights, quizzes, we're like a week late, and more!   News items: Elation releases A moving head wash with lots of colors, the Platinum 7 An LED PAR that combines all the sources and zooms The eMotion, a moving head projector The Sniper Pro, a cool laser-like effect Martin releases the Axiom, and I totally saw it in action Philip...

Boy howdy, I was late on that one. But your loss is our, uh, gain? Or something like that. Anyway. In this episode:   Ayrton makes cool stuff: https://vimeo.com/user25643031 Lighting Design, Console, and Programming Theory:effects Some e-mails: David Henry talks to us about termination, Amy Peryam asks about dealing with creative differences, and Amanda Tullis tells us about a solution to makes LE...

Hello lighting nerds! Sorry that this isn't the podcast, it's me telling you you're gonna have to wait until I can get this thing edited. Boo! Hiss! Deal wit it!   -Craig

In this episode, Gavin admits some...personal shortcomings, namely, his obsession with tiny pieces of metal and glass that change the shape of a light beam. We're all here for you, Gavin.   SRSLY THO   Pro Light and Sound happened The Axiom happened Some other Martin fixtures happened, and Craig might be reviewing one Some Robe fixtures, including the PicklePatt and the Spikie Lighting Design, Con...

An on-time episode! It's like Christmas in March! In this episode:   Gavin and Craig talk about their current projects. Craig does lights for Alan Jackson, Gavin is building a kick-ass previz rig. Industry news: Martin releases a teaser video for the MAC Axiom hybrid, which we still can't talk about Robert Juliat releases the DALIS LED cyc light, and they’re demoing at PLS in Frankfurt Color rende...

Geeze, enough with the late episodes, Craig! I was prepping a new rig and programming video and lighting alike and had two shows this weekend. Audio quality and editing skill in this episode: 6/10. Sorry. I'm on the road. Anyway, Episode 010 is hot off the proverbial presses and it's low-key but high in content. And fiber. Chauvet teases us with the new Maverick Series Martin teases us with the MA...

We're back, 24 hours late this time because one of us - not saying who but his name rhymes with KAVIN - is cavorting about Europe, surrounded by history and country music fans. In this episode: Gavin is in Europe, and he caught a cold. Advance your show, especially in Europe. The Robe BFML A tragic and preventable accident in an Italian theatre Lighting Design, Console, and Programming Theory: col...

Oh man, incandescent is back, and it's more efficient efficacious than ever, thanks to some MIT braniacs and the power of TEENY TINY THINGS. In this episode:   MIT creates a ~40% efficacious light bulb with NANOSTUFF. Linky here: http://news.mit.edu/2016/nanophotonic-incandescent-light-bulbs-0111 Lighting Design, Console, and Programming theory: palettes, positions A short-winded review of Superbo...

Hi guys! I'm trying some new things with the audio levels, trying to keep stuff around where most other podcasts are. So maybe you'll notice some changes from previous episodes in terms of audio levels. Shouldn't be too big an inconvenience. I hope.   In this episode!   We talk about Drafty, a new CAD tool for the entertainment industry The Chauvet S-Par 1, which uses a micro-Fresnel array. Oooh,...

Holy cow, two days late this time? Shame on us. We had some audio issues, okay? OKAY?!? Episode VI   ETC's Source 4WRD, an LED retrofit The Elation 360i and the High End Uno - it's the year of the LED ACL beam, mark my words A review of the Martin MAC Quantum Profile - tl;dr, we like it Story time about followspots Lighting term of the day: stage directions!

Between having a nasty upper respiratory infection (just what you want when you're a podcaster) gigging over New Years, and moving to different houses, it's a wonder we're only fourteen hours late on this one. Anyway, fresh off the presses, it's Lighting Nerds, Episode 005 folks. In this edition: The Robe Square. It's certainly, uh, square. The Lumu Power light meter.   Dressing for success on cor...

It's the holiday season! In this episode of Lighting Nerds:   Happy birthday Columbus McKinnon, visit their blog at: http://blog.cmworks.com/   Incandescent is dyyyyyying. Yes, it's true, thank science, and you can watch its death throes in art form: http://livedesignonline.com/architainment/rage-against-dying-light And then we talk about it. E-mail us your thoughts!   We discuss visualizers. Here...

In this episode:   History and terminology: Fresnel lenses Here's a diagram for your enjoyment: http://www.uq.edu.au/_School_Science_Lessons/27.5.1.4.GIF   Industry news: The New York Times re-instates designer credits   Tech talk: plots   Note: you will notice that my voice changes dramatically about halfway throughout the episode. This is due to my recording most of this show on location at a gi...

In this episode: History and terminology: Limelight Tech: LDI products: The PRG Ground Control remote followspot, the Martin Atomic 3000 LED Designing, specifying, and setting up a ground package Tour reviews: Mrs. Carter tour designed by LeRoy Bennet Links: http://livedesignonline.com/lighting/ldi-new-product-prg-groundcontrol-followspot-system http://www.martin.com/en-us/product-details/atomic-3...

In this episode: History and terminology: "Leko" lights Tech: Lua scripting Lime and mint LEDs The Clay Paky Mythos  Links: TimeLord's Lua scripting: https://www.timelord-mtc.com/index.php?cID=150 Ma-Share: www.ma-share.net   CIE Color space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space   Short aside folks: in this episode I say, in reference to the ETC PARNel that it “is a Fresnel optic in...