It’s Friday, lighting industry!!! Now we all know this means either one of two things — “I have a show all weekend,” or “I have a show all weekend!” It’s been an exciting week on the CHAUVET Professional Blog — check out the top ten most visited posts of this last seven days. We LOVE […]
Another Mike Graham Tech Talk — on moving lights! Many of today’s moving heads have some pretty amazing capabilities that are not always listed in the feature sets on the spec sheets. In order to find your lights inner magic, it is important to spend some quality time with them. CHAUVET is launching a new […]
It’s time for another TECH TALK featuring Mike Graham, one of the CHAUVET Professional Product Managers. Mike? Chauvet Professional has recently launched two new LED strobe lights. The STRIKE 324 and STRIKE 882 are both very powerful strobe lights with some really cool effect possibilities, and with a little planning, can fit into almost any […]
Have you seen the new COLORdash HEX series from CHAUVET Professional? COLORdash Batten Hex 8 and COLORdash Par Hex 12 are two excellent fixtures for any rig! COLORdash Par Hex 12 is a par-style wash fixture with 12 hex-color LEDs (RGBWAUV) and the COLORdash Batten Hex 8 is a linear wash fixture with 8 of the same […]
Chauvet Professional’s own Mike Graham is back for another issue of TECH TALK! This time, Mike brings us insights on the pitfalls of convenience with respect to lighting design and programming. Mike? SENSORY UNDER-LOAD Without the ability to make our senses work together, designing a show is impossible. In today’s fast paced “Information Now” world, […]
We love seeing what tickles your fancies on the Chauvet Professional Blog! This week is no different, we’re always so glad to see your repeat visits and comments — we thank you for checking us out! Last week’s TOP TEN POSTS on the Chauvet Professional Blog! Starting with the #1 most visited post of the […]
We LOVE seeing what you like to read on the Chauvet Professional Blog! it helps us put out better, more informed stories and information — keep it up! Here’s what the Chauvet Professional Blog readership found to be the best posts from last week, September 15-21, 2013. Counting up from the most popular: 1. Cat […]
Another week has come and gone here on the Chauvet Professional Blog… we sincerely hope that it has been an amazing week for you and yours, and that you got through every load-in, every performance,, and every load-out like it was your first and last! For those of us in this industry, it’s amazing to […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional. Broken lights are a nightmare. Moving lights are more so because they are complex machines that seem to never break down in an easily accessible location. Unless you have a magic wand in your toolbox, you will encounter broken moving heads somewhere in your lighting life. […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional I was flipping through the guide a few weeks ago and stumbled on a reality show that cannot possibly be staged. Reason being: it’s all about building stages. “On Tour: Tait Stages” gives a pretty realistic view of what goes on from planning a show all […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional. Building up anticipation is a powerful tool. You hear it in music with the lead up to a crescendo, you see it in a suspense movie, you read about it in great works of literature. But…you are supposed to also see it in lighting. I. Start […]
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional. Since my son was born 6 years ago, I have had a lot of experience with “some assembly required,” then having to show him how to use the thing that I just spent way too long building. Reading the manual helps a lot with situations like […]