Bill Klages

Good news! The press conference is very much alive and well.

The face-to-face interview is one of the most fundamental setups in television broadcasting.

There will come a time in your lighting career when you will be confronted by a need to determine the number of fixtures you will require to provide at a certain light level.

I would like to address what I consider to be an "original sin" of television lighting.

The report does anticipate that the spectrum of LED sources for motion picture lighting will improve, which has proven to be true.

The technical world associated with the entertainment lighting industry has become very complex and sophisticated.

Sketch-Up, a very popular 3D modeling program offered by Google, has been around for a few years.

Many present-day fixtures, perhaps a majority, come complete with their own self-contained dimming.

Your immediate reaction may be, "What do I need a light meter for? I have a $25,000 light meter—my camera!"

In the world of multiple-camera television, there comes a time when you will be thwarted in your attempt to make lighting history.

A great test of a lighting man’s skill comes with a seemingly simple task: the video recording of a live theatrical stage presentation.

We can use this isolation characteristic to our advantage when lighting for the camera… and to great satisfaction.

It started with Edison, a loop of carbon filament in a vacuum heated to a point that it glowed

We reach a saturation point where the output actually decreases as we increase the energy in the device.

NIST is involved in establishing accurate and stable standards for an enormous range of disciplines to aid U.S. commerce.

No one wants to be labeled as unenlightened or not up-to-date on the latest trend.

Any of the typical mounting positions located in the "house" downstage of the proscenium are located quite a distance away.

Prior to this, it was common practice to boost the voltage on the 500 watt to get more light output.

One of the main reasons that we are encouraged to accept LED fixtures is for power saving.

The measure of the success in the development of the HDTV has always been how close it is to the image quality of motion picture film.

Measuring incident light is the usual means of determining exposure because of its simplicity.

Recently, I was browsing through some lighting manufacturer’s data sheets for a group of “TV Softlights.”

Many video camera manufacturers, particularly those with large sensors intended for “film” acquisition, state that the dynamic range of their camera is 14 stops or 16,394:1, a very impressive ratio.