"Lighting design is ultimately not about numbers and calculations. It is about feelings and spontaneous reactions.
Although the designer can calculate how 'big and bright' a fixture will be at any distance, from the manufacturer's data sheet, eventually he must just instinctively 'know', how a specific fixture will perform at any distance." (Bill Williams)
Although the designer can calculate how 'big and bright' a fixture will be at any distance, from the manufacturer's data sheet, eventually he must just instinctively 'know', how a specific fixture will perform at any distance." (Bill Williams)
This part of the website focuses on the technologies used for stage lighting. It explores the history of stage lighting from the first gaslights to modern electrical lights. Furthermore, it explains the state-of-the-art technologies including new light sources such as LEDs used in theatres today and provides background knowledge about DMX addressing and cabling .