Infinitesimal numbers, a cornerstone of Newton’s calculus, are also a wonderful, liberating metaphor, reminding all who take the time to ponder their meaning that endless possibilities exist, even within strictly defined spaces. The work of this New York lighting designer is, in many respects, a celebration of this principle. Always paying meticulous attention to the […]
In industrial parlance a “kill switch” is a device that instantly shuts down machinery when something goes wrong so things can be reset and started over again. The metaphor is well-suited for metalcore giants Killswitch Engage, who formed their group in 1999 after the bands they had previously belonged to were disbanded. Pressing the button […]
No one can quite agree on what the term “gobo” stands for. Some suggest it’s short for “Go to Black.” Others argue for “Goes Before Optics,” or “Go Between.” No matter, most things about this powerful design tool are highly individualized. Like some sort of DNA marker, gobos are often a defining element of each […]
Collaboration’s wings take creativity to new heights. The wisdom of this adage was on full display at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards when superstars John Legend and Charlie Puth sat down at dueling pianos to banter and play a five-minute mash up of one another’s hits, before announcing plans to record a song together. […]
Very early in her career, this Parnelli Award winning designer found herself standing alone in the middle of a 120k par can rig at a small festival. The person who was supposed to help her was a no-show because of illness, leaving her to set up and patch the rig on her own. Uncertain of […]
Is darkness the absence of light, or light the absence of darkness? Philosophers and poets have wrangled with this question for millennia, though physicists have a different take on the subject, pointing out that light is “real,” made up of actual protons, whereas darkness cannot exist by itself as a physical entity. That may well […]
Comedy isn’t funny, at least not for the comics who make us laugh. More often than not it’s the product of a lot of hard work, planning, research, and most of all, timing. The same can be said about the process of lighting comedy shows. Sure, it doesn’t call for the special effects that animate […]
“I enjoy the music of the language,” 17-time Grammy winner Sting said of Spanish. “It’s an emotional quality that it gives me.” That emotional quality was there for all to enjoy on the evening of Thursday February 24, when the English-born legend performed his single “For Her Love” in Spanish as part of Univision’s broadcast […]
Reality is not what it seems inside a studio or remote broadcast site. The deep purple background that viewers see on their screens will likely appear blue or pink to the production crew watching live. The bright sunlight that makes the same crew squint on an outdoor set, will seem gently subdued to those tuning […]
With artists like Coldplay, All Time Low, Imagine Dragons, twenty one pilots, Avril Lavigne, Måneskin, and more the first iHeart Radio ALTer EGO Concert of the year served up plenty of star power at The Forum in LA. Thanks to a massive a towering lighting rig that reached up to 48-feet high at points, and […]
Any building that’s been around for 175 years has seen its share of history. But if their walls could talk, few classic structures would have anything nearly as interesting, colorful or musical to say (or sing) as the stoic, circular structure on Camden Town’s Chalk Farm Road. Completed in 1847 as an engine house to […]
Our friends at Image Productions Services (IPS) have been earning rave reviews for their stellar work at film premieres in London – and we’re honored they’ve included CHAUVET Professional in their creative tool chest. Just before Christmas, there was the debut of “House of Gucci,” the Ridley Scott directed family saga involving high stakes fashion. […]