Small Venue Lighting 101 - Think about the Environment
When you work in a small venue, it's critical to light the whole space for the biggest impact. The good news? It doesn't take much - here's why!
0:00 - Introduction 0:20 - Small Stage Advantage 2:28 - Stage Lighting 5:48 - Areas That Are Not The Stage 8:13 - Shaping the Mood 9:03 - Using Less Lights 12:16 - Wrap Up
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It's as simple as it sounds - but does it work? Is it okay to set 2 lights to the same DMX address? Learn in this video!
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Backdrop - ENTTEC 8P-60 Pixel Tape: https://www.enttec.com/range/led-strips/led-pixel-strip/
Driven by ENTTEC's Pixel Port: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/review-enttec-pixel-port/
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The 2D Plan view in ONYX is a great tool to learn with, and to ""visualize"" your lighting in a basic form.
Learn how to set it up in this video!
Take your Onyx skills up a notch with my FREE FX deep-dive:
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Video Shot On Canon M50: https://geni.us/VuLCB
Shotgun Mic: Rode VideoMic NTG: https://geni.us/v2snsb
Voiceover Mic: Heil PR-40: https://geni.us/fcN0hAO
Lighting Visualization By Capture: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/want-lighting-visualizer/
Video Card: GTX1050 TI: http://geni.us/WBTe
Backdrop/Ambient lighting:
Eliminator Par Mini RGBW: https://geni.us/QKXI
Pixels Driven By ENTTEC Pixel Octo: https://geni.us/Lf7R
Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links.
Comments Policy: Be nice, and treat others well. While my focus is on creating great videos and articles, I do reply to comments about once per week.
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Thanks for understanding!,
-David
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Diving into IFCB, let's talk about intensity and focus in this video - how to use them, and how they keep your show looking fresh!
Lighting Visualization By Capture: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/want-lighting-visualizer/
Video Card: GTX1050 TI: https://geni.us/I91J27
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If you're going to run things on the fly, the programmer in your lighting console can either be your friend or your enemy. Learn how to make it your friend in this video!
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Following on our series of Band Lighting, in this video we'll help you program and playback your band lighting show.
Watch our Puntastical course here: https://www.learnstagelightinglabs.com/products/puntastical-2
Take a look at different Lighting Console options here: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/collections/lighting-consoles-1
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Grab Your FREE Guide to Begin with Lighting: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/
Join our thriving community on Learn Stage Lighting Labs to get your questions answered quicker and to get access to all our training and tutorials: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/labs
Backdrop/Ambient lighting:
Dominar Par S: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/dominar-par-s
Gamma Penn Houselight: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/penn-house-light-110
Volux Spectra 300: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/spectra-300-spot
DVS Optic 2 LED Wall: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/optic-2-10-ft-x-5-ft-3-9mm-led-video-wall-system-package
Video Specs:
Video Shot on Sony ZV-E10: https://geni.us/lkqnAg
Microphones Specs:
Wireless Lapel Mic: Hollyland Lark150: https://amzn.to/43RjVF9
Voiceover Mic: Heil PR-40: https://geni.us/fcN0hAO
Lighting Visualization by Capture: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/collections/capture-visualization
Video Card: GTX1050 TI: http://geni.us/WBTe
Comments Policy: Be nice, and treat others well. This channel has grown a lot, and if I want to keep up with helping folks in-depth, I can't reply to the comments personally.
Creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I am not always available to answer questions here personally.
Here is how we can get your questions answered:
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Thanks for understanding!
-David
00:00 Introduction
01:21 The first thing when it comes to programming
02:35 Colors
04:09 What colors to use
04:54 Gobos/Zoom/Prisms
06:17 The difference when you do and don’t have haze
07:13 Programming flow
07:52 How to build cues and progress songs
10:10 How to program if you or someone else is going to be running lights
12:56 Closing
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What are the benefits of Prisms? How can I use them to my advantage if I have a narrow beam angle on my light? Some fixtures can even combine Prisms.
00:00 Introduction
01:35 Different shapes of prisms
03:02 Benefits of using a Prism
03:38 Gobos and Prisms
05:15 Gobos and Prisms in the air
07:23 Combining prisms
10:40 How to use fixtures with different types of Prisms together
12:24 Closing
Products used in this video:
ADJ Vizi CMY300: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/vizi-cmy300
Volux Spectra 300: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/spectra-300-spot
Gamma TX-6: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/tx-6-350-z-spot
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Video Shot On Sony ZV-E10: https://geni.us/lkqnAg
Airwave Wireless Microphone: https://www.airwavetechnologies.com/collections/camera-mics/products/aw-tech-mobile
Voiceover Mic: Heil PR-40: https://geni.us/fcN0hAO
Lighting Visualization By Capture: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/want-lighting-visualizer/
Video Card: GTX1050 TI: http://geni.us/WBTe
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Comments Policy: Be nice, and treat others well. This channel has grown a lot, and if I want to keep up with helping folks in-depth, I can't reply to the comments personally.
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Here is how we can get your questions answered:
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Thanks for understanding!,
-David
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Networked DMX is so prevalent in the industry, and using more than one node is more common than ever. In this video we'll walk you through using multiple nodes on the same network.
Buy DMX Nodes here: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/search?q=node
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Join our thriving community on Learn Stage Lighting Labs to get your questions answered quicker and to get access to all our training and tutorials: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/labs
Backdrop/Ambient lighting:
Dominar Par S: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/dominar-par-s
Gamma Penn Houselight: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/penn-house-light-110
Volux Spectra 300: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/spectra-300-spot
DVS Optic 2 LED Wall: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/optic-2-10-ft-x-5-ft-3-9mm-led-video-wall-system-package
Video Specs:
Video Shot on Sony ZV-E10: https://geni.us/lkqnAg
Microphones Specs:
Wireless Lapel Mic: Hollyland Lark150: https://amzn.to/43RjVF9
Voiceover Mic: Heil PR-40: https://geni.us/fcN0hAO
Lighting Visualization by Capture: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/collections/capture-visualization
Video Card: GTX1050 TI: http://geni.us/WBTe
Comments Policy: Be nice, and treat others well. This channel has grown a lot, and if I want to keep up with helping folks in-depth, I can't reply to the comments personally.
Creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I am not always available to answer questions here personally.
Here is how we can get your questions answered:
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Thanks for understanding!
-David
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Overview
01:46 Your IP Addresses need to be in the same range
02:29 What IP range do we use for shows?
03:04 Why do we use this range?
03:56 What do you need to do when you have an event that has multiple nodes?
04:32 How do you connect them all together?
05:45 What is a Router?
06:19 How does this work in real life?
06:52 What happens when you get more nodes?
07:07 The Netron Central Utility
08:46 What are some of the challenges you might face?
11:09 Closing
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There is a fair amount of mis-information out there about ShowCockpit and ONYX for mapping MIDI controllers to ONYX. Let's dive in and find out what's true, what's false - and most importantly - how to make a great show!
NX-Touch: https://obsidiancontrol.com/nx-touch
MIDICraft: https://midicraft.de/en/
ShowCockpit: https://showcockpit.com/site/home/
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Video Specs:
Video Shot On Canon M50: https://geni.us/VuLCB
Shotgun Mic: Rode VideoMic NTG: https://geni.us/v2snsb
Voiceover Mic: Heil PR-40: https://geni.us/fcN0hAO
Lighting Visualization By Capture: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/want-lighting-visualizer/
Video Card: GTX1050 TI: http://geni.us/WBTe
Backdrop/Ambient lighting:
Eliminator Par Mini RGBW: https://geni.us/QKXI
Pixels Driven By ENTTEC Pixel Octo: https://geni.us/Lf7R
Disclaimer: This video and description contain affiliate links.
Comments Policy: Be nice, and treat others well. While my focus is on creating great videos and articles, I do reply to comments about once per week.
Remember, creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I am not always available to answer questions here personally.
Here is how we can get your questions answered:
Join us in Learn Stage Lighting Labs and get premium support + over 28 hours of step-by-step video training.
https://lp.learnstagelighting.com/learn-stage-lighting-labs/
We typically answer Labs member questions within 48 hours (many times MUCH faster), plus we’re able to dialogue through your followup questions -not just answer (1) simple question!
Many of the questions that come in here can also be answered by simple searching on Learn Stage Lighting .com via the Search Bar in the top right corner: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/all-posts/
Thanks for understanding!,
-David
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How do you wire a LED Wall? What do you need to communicate with the wall and where do you start and end?
DVS Optical 2 LED Wall: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/search?q=DVS+Optical+2+LED+Wall&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
Novastar KU 20: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/novastar-ku20-processor
Learn Stage Lighting GEAR: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/gear
Learn Stage Lighting Labs: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/labs
Grab Your FREE Guide to Begin with Lighting: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/
Join our thriving community on Learn Stage Lighting Labs to get your questions answered quicker and to get access to all our training and tutorials: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/labs
Backdrop/Ambient lighting:
Dominar Par S: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/dominar-par-s
Gamma Penn Houselight: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/penn-house-light-110
Volux Spectra 300: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/spectra-300-spot
DVS Optic 2 LED Wall: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/products/optic-2-10-ft-x-5-ft-3-9mm-led-video-wall-system-package
Video Specs:
Video Shot on Sony ZV-E10: https://geni.us/lkqnAg
Microphones Specs:
Wireless Lapel Mic: Hollyland Lark150: https://amzn.to/43RjVF9
Voiceover Mic: Heil PR-40: https://geni.us/fcN0hAO
Lighting Visualization by Capture: https://www.learnstagelightinggear.com/collections/capture-visualization
Video Card: GTX1050 TI: http://geni.us/WBTe
Comments Policy: Be nice, and treat others well. This channel has grown a lot, and if I want to keep up with helping folks in-depth, I can't reply to the comments personally.
Creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I am not always available to answer questions here personally.
Here is how we can get your questions answered:
Join us in Learn Stage Lighting Labs and get premium support + over 28 hours of step-by-step video training: www.learnstagelighting.com/labs
We typically answer Labs member questions within 48 hours (many times MUCH faster), plus we’re able to dialogue through your follow-up questions -not just answer (1) simple question!
Many of the questions that come in here can also be answered by simple searching on Learn Stage Lighting .com via the Search Bar in the top right corner: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/all-posts/
Thanks for understanding!
-David
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Importing
01:14 Pixel Limitations
02:14 Processor: Novastar KU20
03:02 Power cables and Power usage
04:41 Data Cables
05:59 Does power and data need to follow same direction
06:55 Easts way to wire
09:50 Adding main wires
11:15 Quick review
12:04 Conclusion
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