Bill Klages
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What's a Klieg Light?
By Bill Klages published
It started with Edison, a loop of carbon filament in a vacuum heated to a point that it glowed

What Shade of Green?
By Bill Klages published
One of the main reasons that we are encouraged to accept LED fixtures is for power saving.

Lumens Per Dollar
By Bill Klages published
No one wants to be labeled as unenlightened or not up-to-date on the latest trend.

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

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

Lighting a Set With Minimal Adjustment, Maintenance
By Bill Klages published
The goal of the design was high picture quality with little or no adjustment necessary from setup to setup.

Where Did All Those People Come From?
By Bill Klages published
Good news! The press conference is very much alive and well.

The Shadow Knows
By Bill Klages published
Recently, I was browsing through some lighting manufacturer’s data sheets for a group of “TV Softlights.”

Lighting and Visualization
By Bill Klages published
Not only do we want to place the elements of our scene in a pleasing composition, we also want to control the visibility of each element.

Let The Sunshine In
By Bill Klages published
Light streaming into a set can be a very satisfying visual effect.
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