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The Judds at the Venetian

Recently, Blueshift Design contracted to provide lighting and set design for The Judds: Girl’s Night Out residency at the Venetian in Las Vegas. This is one of my favorite shows that I’ve ever done to date, not only because the Venetian is a very beautiful theatrical space with a large and well-maintained rig of moving lights, but I had weeks ahead of time to sit down and painstakingly program the songs, allowing lots of time to really dig into the music and interpret it from a lighting standpoint into a show that not only showcases The Judds in the best light, but helps bring the space to life. This show was really about timing, thoughtful use of visual “blank space”,… Read More »The Judds at the Venetian

Lighting Versus Video!

The Blueshift Design Blog has lain dormant for a month or two, due to excessive business designing two shows (including our first Las Vegas residency!) gearing up for LDI, and work on a new podcast. Stay tuned! Way back in the day, video screens were really heavy, really dim, and prone to really horrible color shifts as the various elements of the projectors converged incorrectly. Today’s LED screens are much lighter, orders of magnitude brighter, and now compete with even the most powerful strobes for the brightest element on the stage. In any discussion regarding using lighting and video elements alongside each other, it will be important to first clearly define the terms in play. With the proliferation of LED… Read More »Lighting Versus Video!