David Leuschner talks to Nick and Marcus of Pro Lights about the skills and equipment needed for effectively lighting a worship service. Key points include: Lighting basics Budgeting White balance and color balance Using a light meter Listen to the episode...
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Understanding What Goes into a Church Lighting Design
Designing lighting for a house of worship involves balancing functionality, aesthetics, and atmosphere. The lighting must support various activities, enhance architectural features, and create the right ambiance for worship services. The lighting atmosphere should...
The Importance of Lighting Control in Houses of Worship
The market for AV lighting in Houses of Worship is expanding as congregations invest in more engaging worship environments. Advances in LED technology control systems that are both powerful and accessible now make it possible for smaller congregations to implement...
MEGA-LITE Launches the Outshine Pixel Strip Q360
The Outshine Pixel Strip Q360 is designed to create vibrant atmospheres in any space with exceptional durability and resistance. This fixture features 18 pixels, each powered by Tetra-colored LEDs utilizing Red, Green, Blue, and Warm White emitters. Each pixel covers...
TAF Tower 05 – Compact Support Just Got Better
Introducing the new and improved Tower 05 from TAF – a complete, all-in-one, light-duty tower system for small roof systems, elevation of truss grids, and more. Transport, setup, and use are extremely easy. Just roll out to your location, unfold the outriggers, and...
Worship Facility Gear Report: LED Lighting Fixtures, Moving and Stationary
Choosing new lighting fixtures for a house of worship involves considering various factors to ensure the space is appropriately illuminated, aesthetically pleasing, and functional. This Gear Report will help cover a few of the leading items. to help you make an...
Preventing Lighting Console Failures
Recently, I was working on a brand new professional lighting console, which will remain nameless, I had numerous issues from the start, and a few calls had to be made to customer support to get things resolved. While this was happening, in my mind I just really wanted...
The Thorn Enthralls Audiences with Impactful Visuals from IPS and Elation
For many, there is nothing more compelling than the story of Jesus Christ. Combine a theatrical drama with the enchanting atmosphere and visual spectacle that today’s dynamic lighting can create, and the impact is profound. Illuminate Production Services (IPS) again...
Elation Redefines Creative LED Batten Lighting with New SIX+ BAR Series
Unleash the full potential of LED batten lighting and ignite your creative spark with the new SIX+ BAR from Elation. Building on the success of Elation’s industry standard SixBar series, the SIX+ BAR delivers the next evolution in professional LED batten lighting...
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Using DMX to Control Lights and Effects
Digital Multiplex, or DMX, is a unidirectional lighting control protocol that allows you to run sophisticated lighting sequences from a single source. DMX goes beyond just lighting to special effects (hazers, fog machines), and other add-ons that elevate your...
Luminii Unveils STENOS Micro-Optic Lighting
Luminii, a leading innovator in architectural lighting solutions, is pleased to announce STENOS Micro-Optic Lighting . STENOS (pronounced /stĕn-ohs/) features an advanced and proprietary micro-optic CSP engine, delivering superior uniform light output, high CRI, and...
Welcome to Video and Lighting Connections!
Welcome to the first issue of Video and Lighting Connections! Now as we begin our second year of publishing our newsletters, based on reader feedback, we're bringing the two together into one newsletter. As our frequent contributor, Graeme Spencer has said, "Good...
Lighting STRYPER’s Acoustic Tour
This summer, I got the opportunity to design and and operate the lighting for STRYPERS New Acoustic Tour as it came through New York State. Advancing a lighting plot for a band like STRYPER involves several key steps to ensure the lighting design meets their...
Reflectors & Three-Point Video Lighting
Over the last few years pretty much everyone was involved in some type of video streaming or at least attended numerous video meetings, or watched a documentary filled with interviews. When venues started streaming full-time they used whatever lighting they used for...
Strasbourg Cathedral Enchants With CHAUVET Professional
Can the captivating spell of rhythm be unleashed without music? Well, with all due respect, to passionate musicians everywhere, the answer is yes, especially if beautifully colored light is allowed to play unfettered on a majestic cathedral against the night sky....
Pump Up the Energy! Introducing Elation’s Dynamic PULSE BAR Strobe Lights
Get the crowd pumping with Elation’s new PULSE BAR! Joining the PULSE PANEL and PULSE PANEL FX in Elation’s new PULSE line of high-impact lights, the PULSE BAR is a highly impactful strobe and visual effect bar that injects dynamism and spark into any performance....
Preventive Maintenance Best Practices
Production lighting needs preventive maintenance to perform at its best. Like anything of value, production lighting requires some tech crew maintenance time if you want it to perform at its best––and for a long time. Much of what’s involved in the maintenance of the...
Palmetto Pointe Church Brightens Its Future With 30 elektraLite Fixtures
It started in 1994 as the Gatlin Brothers Theatre, and later the Crook and Chase Theatre, before housing Christ United Methodist Church; ultimately, it would become the home of Palmetto Pointe Church. But the building on Fantasy Way in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was...
TAF Wall Plate Console Provides Wall to Wall Support
The TAF Wall Plate Console is the ultimate solution for temporary or permanent mounting of TAF’s FT33 or FT34 truss between walls. Designed with versatility and ease of use in mind, it features adjustable clamps (7.9 in / 200 mm of travel) for convenient connection...
Intelligent Lighting Fixtures Applications & Basics
Many houses of worship have either purchased or are thinking about doing more with intelligent lighting fixtures, also known as moving lights or automated lights. These are advanced lighting devices that offer a variety of features for dynamic and customizable...