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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Holy cow, two days late this time? Shame on us. We had some audio issues, okay? OKAY?!?
Episode VI
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 corporate gigs. Protip: a ratty tshirt and cargo shorts won't do. Tsk tsk.
Craig and Gavin get super-nerdy about CRI. We mention the Munsell color system, here's the WP page on it.
Lighting term of the day: proscenium.
It's the holiday season! In this episode of Lighting Nerds:
Happy birthday Columbus McKinnon, visit their blog at:
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 are some that we mention:
Renders from Capture Argo, created by Craig: http://imgur.com/a/sejr3
An interview with John Featherstone.
Lighting term of the week: ghost lights. Woooo!
And finally...
Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukkah
Joyous Kwanzaa
Rockin' Ramadan
And a very special tip of the hat to those who believe in nothing but still want holiday pay.
May one day people all over the world not just tolerate but celebrate different faiths and cultures, and have their greetings accepted in the spirit they were given, without fear of being mocked and laughed at by those who lack understanding.
Peace.
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 gig.
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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-3000-led
http://livedesignonline.com/projects/beyonce-mrs-carter-show-world-tour
Note: we recorded the majority of this episode a few days before the Paris attacks. We talk about them at the end of this episode.
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 a PAR housing.” This is a mistake, what I meant to say is that the optics of a PARNel are roughly equivalent to the result that a Fresnel lens gives you. Clearly the PARNel is not a Fresnel optic. That is all.