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Technical Information

Technical Standards Program
ESTA Standards Watch

From OSHA:

Grounding Requirements for Portable Generators

USEFUL CALCULATORS
Crossover Guide to Globes
Crossover Guide to Diffusion
Conversion Guide for Color Correction Filters
Over Under Voltage Calculator


TECHNICAL INFORMATION
DMX 512
Everything you ever wanted to know about DMX 512 and more. Learn how to build your own stuff.

Bill Williams Lighting Design for Architecture and the Arts

Designers Lighting Forum
Presented by Designers Lighting Forum and The Illuminating Engineering Society


MEMBER LINKS
Totally Unauthorized
Member Peggy Archer's (nom de guerre) blog about working as a lighting technician. Also read a Los Angeles Times article about her.

Blood, Sweat, and Tedium
Member Michael Taylor's blog about working as a lighting technician.

The Best Boy Diaries
A non-fiction novel by Member Jeff DeLucia about life behind the scenes.

Weekly Crew Payroll Sheet
Courtesy of Bobby Powell.

Brink/Diamond At-A-Glance Sheet
This form is shown as an example for you to adapt to your own jobs


MISCELLANEOUS LINKS
Robert's Rules of Order
When you learn the basic rules of order, you won't be afraid to raise your hand at the meetings.

411 Movie Production Directories: Los Angeles New York High Def