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Let There Be Lighting: Andy Ciddor
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Andy Ciddor has been involved in lighting for more than three decades as a practitioner, teacher and writer. You can reach him via e-mail c/o TV Technology.
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DMX Dialogue: The Device That Answers Back
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by Andy Ciddor, 3.09.2005
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Any DMX512 console can communicate with any DMX512 dimmer, effects device or moving light. Today, there is a reasonable expectation that if you follow a few basic rules, everything will work together straight out of the box.
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Lighting Design: Spreading the Word
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by Andy Ciddor, 2.02.2005
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Getting your ideas across to directors, producers, clients and production managers is vital to getting access to resources such as time, crew, and money.
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If It Ain't Broke Now's the Time to Fix It
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by Andy Ciddor, 1.05.2005
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Because it's so unexciting, it's just too easy to put off equipment maintenance until another day
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Building a 'Rock Solid Ethernet'
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by Andy Ciddor, 12.08.2004
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Building, configuring and troubleshooting Ethernet networks in a production environment is imperative as we migrate from traditional technology-specific data formats to commodity IT protocols.
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Another Olympic Achievement
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by Andy Ciddor, 11.10.2004
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In essence, the Sydney 2000 production was highly labor-intensive, with large crowds of designers, technicians, production crews and performers filling an entire stadium while the television audience looked on.
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The Digital Talking Head
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by Andy Ciddor, 9.08.2004
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Despite all the revolutionary, paradigm-breaking shifts in production formats, the human face remains the pivotal element of almost every production.
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Color Temperature: So Many Variables
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by Andy Ciddor, 8.04.2004
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In this, the third and final chapter in the war of the color temperatures, we deal with the weird stuff: The unnatural light that comes from sources that either don't emit the full range of the visible spectrum or where the balance of colors is way off the beaten track.
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Color Temperature: The Battle Rages On
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by Andy Ciddor, 7.07.2004
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There are a formidable variety of correction filters available to aid us in the battle of the color temperature.
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Picking a Winner in the Color Temperature Wars
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by Andy Ciddor, 5.05.2004
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Every day we are forced to pick a winner in the color temperature battle that rages all around us .
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HDTV Redefined
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by Andy Ciddor, 4.07.2004
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Now that high definition television is finally a reality, the fun really begins, as we decide what to do with all of those extra, digitally defined pixels.
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Programming By the Book
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by Andy Ciddor, 3.10.2004
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Lighting for television is a field of endeavor that has failed to capture the imagination of most book publishers.
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The Shape of (Some) Things to Come
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by Andy Ciddor, 2.04.2004
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Having now made all my excuses and safely covered myself against any future accusations of lack of foresight, there are some trends for changes in our business that are worth noting.
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Whose Vision Is It Anyway?
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by Andy Ciddor, 12.10.2003
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almost every production represents an opportunity for its production team to continually refine its vision, no matter how imperceptibly.
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Moving Right Along ...
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by Andy Ciddor, 10.10.2003
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One sure sight that remote-controlled, motorized lighting has just about made it into the mainstream is its most recent name change.
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Off-Color Television
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by Andy Ciddor, 9.03.2003
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Recently I was approached for some (free) advice by a group of young enthusiasts who were setting up a video production facility.
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Dimming: In Forward And Reverse
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by Andy Ciddor, 7.09.2003
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Dimmers have quietly become the least spectacular and least controversial devices in the lighting inventory.
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Live From the Rainforest
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by Andy Ciddor, 5.14.2003
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There is hardly an area of rainforest anywhere in the world that doesn't have a production crew lurking somewhere within it.
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Projecting a Good Image
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by Andy Ciddor, 3.05.2003
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If there is any one aspect of lighting technology that has progressed most rapidly in the last half-dozen years, it would have to be our ability to include projected images in our productions.
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There's a Console In My Computer
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by Andy Ciddor, 2.05.2003
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Of course, the invention of the microprocessor changed our world forever. Lighting enthusiastically embraced this technology, to the point where quite possibly the only device in your inventory without its own CPU is your pocket Maglite
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Internet Illuminations
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by Andy Ciddor, 12.11.2002
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Although I love to ride the wave of technology that is our industry, I have to admit that I initially overlooked the implications of the World Wide Web for lighting.
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