Summary: This week’s Podcast we dive into how to set up and create effects in your lighting! This basic framework will get you on your way whether you just started in lighting or you’ve done it for a while.<br> If you’re new here, I have a Quiz that will help me send you a customized Guide on getting started with Lighting: FREE Guide @ <a href="http://LearnStageLighting.com/quiz">LearnStageLighting.com/quiz</a>.<br> Lighting News! (1:40)<br> Last week we shared the announcement of M-Series’s upcoming re-naming. Part of the buyout deal is that there will be a new name.<br> Elation has just announced that they will begin creating their own consoles: <a href="http://www.obsidiancontrol.com/">Obsidian</a><br> The official Launch Date will be August 15th, 2018.<br> Main Segment (3:15)<br> Last week we finished the series of reviewing ways to change your lighting.<br> I = Intensity<br> F = Focus<br> C = Color<br> B = Beam<br> This week we are going to go over the Effects in Lighting which is a whole other set of Levers to work with for changing your lighting. With FX, you can show movement on your stage but you don’t have to have Moving Lights to accomplish this. You just need a console that the basic effects functionality.<br> You don’t have to have an expensive console to do this. There are a lot of more basic consoles that you can get the basic effects functionality such as ENTTECS DMXis, D-Pro, Show Express, etc.<br> Using and Creating Your First FX<br> At their core, lighting FX are similar in every console, because we’re all using the same light! While different consoles vary in the exact way they create FX, this basic framework will teach you how to translate ideas you have in your mind to actual lighting.<br> Step 1 – Parameter<br> First, you select your parameter. A piece of the light whether it’s Intensity, Focus, Color, or Beam. You have the console move that value.<br> Step 2 – Apply “Swing” or “Size”<br> Next, you apply the swing or size of that value. It’s the amount off the base point the effect travels.<br> Step 3 – Speed<br> Now, you want to set how fast do you want it to move. It may express this in percentage or BPM.<br> Step 4 – Shape<br> Setting a Shape, Mode, or Type. You’ll be setting how it gets from the Base Point to it’s Maximum.<br> Step 5 – Offset<br> At this point, all of the lights are doing the same thing. If you want to mix it up then you’ll want to set up the offset.<br> Then, the real magic happens when you combine multiple FX attributes together.<br> For more resources on how to use Effects in Your Lighting:<br> <a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/course/lesson-3-creating-and-using-your-first-fx/">Professional Lighting Console Basics – Your First FX (Learn Stage Lighting Labs)</a><br> <a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/courses/advanced-enttec-d-pro/">Advanced D-Pro – FX</a><a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/course/lesson-3-creating-and-using-your-first-fx/"> (Learn Stage Lighting Labs)</a><br> <a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/course/lesson-1-fx-deep-dive-in-m-pc-2/">Advanced M-Series: Going Deep with FX</a><a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/course/lesson-3-creating-and-using-your-first-fx/"> (Learn Stage Lighting Labs)</a><br> <a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/courses/puntastical/">Puntastical</a><a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/course/lesson-3-creating-and-using-your-first-fx/"> (Learn Stage Lighting Labs)</a><br> <a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/course/module-5-lesson-0-welcome/">From Zero to Lighting Hero – Module 5</a><a href="https://learnstagelightinglabs.com/course/lesson-3-creating-and-using-your-first-fx/"> (Learn Stage Lighting Labs)</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwn1zwpjyJE&t=0s&index=25&list=PLEyo6_xbT5EAFdr..."></a>
