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The Feature Feature: Chauvet Pro’s RH1 Hybrid and its Dual Prism Set
I’m trying a new series here on JimOnLight where I talk about features that I have found exemplary in certain pieces of equipment, or fixtures, or whatnot. CHAUVET Professional’s ROGUE RH1 Hybrid gets...
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4Wall Acquires Shadowstone (Law and Order SVU Fans, Take Heed)
A little bit of industry inner workings business, 4Wall Lighting has acquired the team and gear for Shadowstone, Inc — a pretty major player in lighting production for film, TV, broadcast, lots of work...
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You Need A Steve Shelley In Your Library
Obviously, if you work in lighting, you have read this book. Steve Shelley wrote a great text a while ago that has had three excellent revisions, called A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting. If you’ve...
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This Week’s Gobo-A-Day from InLight Gobos
You know, there is one thing that I don’t believe that our industry can live without — gobos. It’s not practical to have a projector for every logo you want to project, and it’s not vyable to think...
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YEAH! Avolites’ Ai Media Servers Solely Distributed in America by Group One!
It’s official and awesome. Group One, the exclusive Avolites distributor in America, is now going to be distributing the Ai Media Server series of products for Avolites! This is thrilling and pretty...
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PLSN Hometown Heroes — Who’s YOUR Hero?
It is DEFINITELY that time again, folks! Time for the PLSN Hometown Heroes nominations! http://plsn.com/lighting-hometown-heroes-nominations.html From the Hometown Heroes nomination form website: Each...
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Things I’ve Learned in Lighting
Sometimes our lighting world feels like this — task lists and spreadsheets and travel schedules and light plots, oh my! I’ve been traveling a lot. A lot, a lot. I seem to never be able to keep up...
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Choreographed Meteor Showers. For Real.
Ok, meteor showers, on demand, from a satellite, developed by a company in Japan. Yes, I do believe it’s happening. A company out of a small office in Japan is putting together something that will...
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How Lasers Actually Work
I’ve been digging lately, looking for the next thing to wow my photon brain… there’s been some LED developments and some other manufacturing-based tech dev that has been cool, but when you see...
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Photographing High-Speed Water Droplet Impacts | JimOnLight
This sounds a little nutty if you’re just blowing by it in my Twitter feed, but this is actually pretty cool. Make Magazine (via Hacked Gadgets, which you need to check out) writer Ted Kinsman posted...
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Avolites Releases Titan Version 10!
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s dropped! Titan v10 is now available for download: http://www.avolites.com/software/latest-version FARMINGDALE, New York – June 28, 2016 — Avolites’ much anticipated Titan...
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Installing Avolites Titan V10, plus Features!
Just a quick post, two videos — one for helping you install Avolites Titan V10 onto your desk/laptop/etcetera, and a video of the feature set of V10, which I’m pretty freaking excited about installing!...
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JOL Sunday Flickr #33
It’s always nice to share some of the beautiful work submitted to the JOL Flickr Group — lately it’s been one of my favorite posts to write because it’s not about someone prancing into a night club and...
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Webcam into Security Cam with Motion Detection, DIY
Lots of people have been setting up their own home-based security systems lately, especially with all of the complete lack of human respect that we’ve been seeing on the streets of America, in cities...
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Paris, at Night, from the International Space Station
So I’m minding my own business looking at news about Bernie endorsing Hillary, and BOOM — a photo comes across my screen of Paris at night, photographed from the International Space Station. Check...
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Marilyn Manson Acting Like A Douchebag to His Staff?
I’m sure by now everyone has seen some flavor or cut of this video… this is the one where Marilyn Manson is out at front-of-house slapping around faders and punching flat screen monitors. You’ve seen...
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At the Drive In Bodyslams a Sharpy at Splendour 2016
This last week has been kinda crazy with the artists doing stuff to production that we’d all prefer they not do — like Marilyn Manson getting all jiggy at FOH with his crew. Here’s another great...
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Actually Getting Paid for Designing Small Shows – A Primer
Oh, there is a subject right now that is so near and dear to my heart that must be discussed. I know there are a lot of people out there that work small theatre gigs as designers, and I know also that...
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42 People Injured at Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Show
42 people were confirmed to have been injured this weekend at a Snoop Dogg and Whiz Khalifa show in Camden, New Jersey at the BB&T Pavilion. The tour is the Merry Jane Presents Snoop Dogg &...
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Incredible Photos of the San Clarita Valley Wildfire
A few weeks ago in the Sand Canyon/San Clarita Valley, south of Los Angeles, a wildfire pretty much gutted the valley — homes destroyed, property, vehicles, just pure havoc. This was quite an...
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