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LDI: Part II

The Robe BFML This is one of the big fixtures at LDI I saw that I’m really looking forward to playing around with. Made by Robe, the BFML is the “Bright Multi-Functional Luminaire”, though various backronyms regarding the name exist. We won’t get into those. The unit is fairly sizable, probably a little smaller than a VL3K, with an Osram HTI 1500-watt lamp. By default the lamp is overrun to 1700 watts, which shortens its life to 500 hours, but that’s still 125 shows at an average run time of around 4 hours, which I think is realistic. (Leave it on for an hour to do your focus position updates, then a 2-3 hour show.) You can still throttle the… Read More »LDI: Part II

Poured Paint Resin Artwork is Cool

Bruce Riley is a painter in Chicago who paints via a pouring resin method, and the results are psychedelic and beautiful: Bruce from Jason Stanfield on Vimeo. If I could afford the materials and the space and the time, this looks like a very relaxing and fulfilling way to spend one’s time. And the results are incredible; I’ll definitely be adding some pictures of them to my portfolio of set design inspirations.