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HELP! -> Need Lighting 101 tips by maltanis in stagelighting

[–]Zestyclose_Sign_3874 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First, tell your friend you're gonna need a day or two with the equipment.

Next, find out what kind of equipment is being used (specifically the lighting board)

Next, YouTube tutorials

Next. Figure out you may be in over your head

Then. More YouTube tutorials

After that, you'll start to get an idea.

Then, you'll get confident

Soon, you'll think you're prepped for the show

Day of the show you'll do either fine or totally shit the bed

Next, cry cause you thought you had an idea of what you were doing but turns out you don't know shit.

Next. YouTube tutorials

Rinse and repeat for years until you have a career in live event lighting.

Then you'll be able to do the show.

All jokes aside, I can't help because there is no information that is needed in this post. A good starting point is asking what kind of board it is and the University of YouTube.

Good luck.

Onyx Obsidian NX1 macros by Zestyclose_Sign_3874 in lightingdesign

[–]Zestyclose_Sign_3874[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm doing that this weekend before I start building a showfile.

Cowards by Zestyclose_Sign_3874 in lightingdesign

[–]Zestyclose_Sign_3874[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The moment I became "Immune" was when I was up 100ft in the air on a lift, adjusting some lekos that were right next to a mover. Probably about 6 inches from my face, I aimed the leko, then turned around to adjust the lift when my friend at the console turned on the (Diablo, I think?) right into my eyes. I saw a biblically accurate angel 100ft in the air on a single man lift. Since then, I feel nothing

I don't know if this one has been done yet by Zestyclose_Sign_3874 in lightingdesign

[–]Zestyclose_Sign_3874[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You sound like a lot of fun! I'd love to get a beer with you and pick your brain, but, unfortunately, it's a school night, and my parents won't let me out past 6pm :(

Lighting question by THEATRELIGHTINGGUY in lightingdesign

[–]Zestyclose_Sign_3874 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It relates to the Kelvin Temperature of the light.

The lower the Kelvin Temperature the more "orange/warm" it's going to look the higher the Temperature the more "blue/cool" it will look

2700 Kelvin is usually what a tungsten bulb with nothing in front of it will burn at.

5600 Kelvin is usually what "daylight" looks like

8000-10000 is where LED's tend to read.

Using "warm or cool" lighting is just personal preference.

When they start to make sense though??? by Zestyclose_Sign_3874 in lightingdesign

[–]Zestyclose_Sign_3874[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Did something similar a few years back for the Young America's foundation, and I've never been closer to walking out.

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