James's Pointless Lighting Videos - New Series 2011

Better late than never! I'm back finally for 2011 with a riveting new light show, as well as a look at some of the lighting gear at the Dance East stage which I worked on this year at Glastonbury, as part of my university's production company.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• chamsys
• software
• glastonbury
• dance
• east
• dmx
• lighting
• james
• bullock
• stage
• program
• show
• pointless
• scanner
• mojo
• geni

[planes1997]

was the lantern pink when you was there?

[jamesb1919]

@planes1997 - er yes it was! but now its gone a sort of deep blue colour, which looks a lot better!

[ginge2k1010]

james your awsome how long did it take you to program that show ?

[jamesb1919]

@ginge2k1010 Thanks very much! I remember I wrote out all the cues etc on paper in January, over about a week's period - (yes so much planning!) and then it took about another week or so to punch it all into Chamsys! (So it was all done over about a three week period - not non stop obviously!) Although there was a change of season while I was doing it...

[danthelightingman]

Hi, the video at the end was very good, did you program the lights in groups and them lay the cues on top of eachother or did program all the lights at the same time in each cue in one go?

Dan

[jamesb1919]

@danthelightingman Hi Dan - there were two main sets of cues in that show - one for the movement of all the lights, and one for the colour/gobo/dimming etc. They were played alongside each other. The idea was that because there were about 16 or so movement 'chases' and about 20 'colour' chases, the two sets would gradually become out of step with each other and would result in loads more possible combinations. But I suppose you'd have to sit there for ages to appreciate it!! James

[flyingfireguy]

No the problem is if you drink and LD you press the BO tomany time

[dandanep]

gear hanging clay paky alpha spot 1500 hpe

martic atomic 3k dmx

mole richardson molefays ( 8 light blinding thingys)

as for the led wash movers good chance they are made by glp. or technilux

ps your a smart guy but your rate at which you speak is a bit over whelming

[Min3cr4ftFre4ks]

All yours?

[planes1997]

@jamesb1919 i fully agree with you! its a huge improvement

[planes1997]

no that is epic! it makes the lantern looks like a top club! your awesome!

[djscottdog1]

your are a legend , you make your videos informative and funny

[ginge2k1010]

@jamesb1919 wow thats alot of work and did you use the pc version of magicQ to program this show ?