Episode 035 - Today's Keyword is COVID

The Lighting Nerds

Yeah, we know you haven't thought about COVID-19 for like...ten seconds, but here we are anyway, talking about it. At least, like, a little. It's the episode featuring the OG Lighting Nerd, Gavin Lake! Say hello, Gavin.

In this episode:

• Industry news:
  • God almighty, the mother effing coronavirus.
  • Wash your hands, blah blah, let’s commiserate about how super effed we all are.
• New fixtures / gear
  • Are high-powered arc-source moving lights a thing of the past for good? Craig and Gavin ponder.
  • GLP Impression FR10: https://www.germanlightproducts.com/product/impression-fr10-bar/
    • Now we can have EVEN MORE X4 BAR
  • Cable testers: handy to have around, not as handy when you don’t have both ends as the same standard: https://plsn.com/featured/whirlwind-power-link-tlt-line-cord-testers/
  • Screen calibrator: The Hydra is a thing that exists, I think the tech will become more used and the prices will drop, and we’ll start to see these as standard on more shows to keep LED screens looking good.
• Notable personnel movements
  • Tyler Truss now owned by Glenn Cleland, previously owned by Mark Dodd of Dodd Technologies, which seems to be a production company.
• Notable tours / productions
  • The Deadmau5 cube tour
  • The Black Keys and the 325 Strike Ones.
• Tea Time
  • Programming with SMPTE time code!
  • As promised, the promised track
• Lighting trivia!
  • Which of these did not exist: the Martin MAC 1200, the VL liquid lens, or the moving head confetti cannon?
  • Craig sez: I know that I say "VL7" in this episode, but that's wrong. The VL7 had nothing specifically to do with the liquid lens
• Lighting Term of the Day
  • Softgoods