Lighting Intermediate

The step from operating a console to programming one

There is a moment that separates operators from programmers. You have a rig, a designer beside you, and they say "can we see that again but warmer, and can the back light come up a beat later". If you know your desk, that is nine seconds of work. If you do not, it is four minutes of hunting, and by the fourth time it happens the session has changed character: the designer has started asking for less, because asking costs too much.

Inside: This Book Does Not Replace Your Console's Manual - From Operating to Programming - Finding Your Way Round an Unfamiliar Desk - The Programmer - Selecting, and Selection Order - Groups - Palettes and Presets - Tracking, and Cue-Only - Blocking - Update - Timing - Mark - Effects - Shaping an Effect - Finding a Fixture - Playbacks, Submasters and Busking - Building the Desk You Work From - Macros - Patch, Beyond the Basics - Show Files and Naming - Pre-Programming and Working Blind - Working With a Designer - The Fixtures You Programme - When the Rig Is Not What You Programmed For - Safety, and Where This Leads - Glossary.