LIGHTING

Mar 29, 2012 / 10:26AM
'Droop'—The New Buzzword In Lighting Technology
We reach a saturation point where the output actually decreases as we increase the energy in the device.

Mar 06, 2012 / 09:24AM
Lighting: The Bad and the Good
As it turned out, finding decent lighting was not as straightforward as finding the flawed.

Feb 01, 2012 / 04:35PM
Shining a Light on Politics
The majority of the time in this column we are discussing good lighting. What about "bad" lighting?

Jan 05, 2012 / 04:00PM
What's a Klieg Light?
It started with Edison, a loop of carbon filament in a vacuum heated to a point that it glowed

It's Lighting Convention Time
I expect the new season will bring a new fixture or device to open a wide door to new horizons.

Starting With Nuts and Bolts and Clamps
The technical world associated with the entertainment lighting industry has become very complex and sophisticated.

Now, For Something a Little Different
Sketch-Up, a very popular 3D modeling program offered by Google, has been around for a few years.

Lighting a Set With Minimal Adjustment, Maintenance

The goal of the design was high picture quality with little or no adjustment necessary from setup to setup.

Dynamic Range Isn't Infinite
The reality is that the range of brightness of many subjects is greater than the camera or display system can actually accommodate.