Battling the Clones
Chris Lose shares some universal truths about cloning fixtures he has found from his past experiences of cloning gone wrong and cloning gone right.
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Why Hands-on Experience Matters
Chris Lose explains why he believes hands-on experience is invaluable for a designer, and he shares how his shop experience helped shape his approach.
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Designer Credit
Chris Lose discusses the sometimes murky realm of proper credits for productions. Who designed what? Are they the Lighting Director maintaining a design on tour? He discusses giving proper credit, where credit is due.
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All for the Audience
Chris Lose explains why he feels his real client is always the audience.
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Negotiating with Pirates
Designers Chris Lose and A.J. Pen look at how to negotiate a mutually beneficial contract on corporate gigs.
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Spotlight on Mental Health
This month, PLSN’s LD-at-Large Chris Lose teams up with Tamsin Embleton to put a focus on mental health in the touring industry
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Managing Expectations
This month, our LD @ Large, Chris Lose, shares advice on an important subject that affects many people in our industry—managing expectations. He offers some insight into keeping clients, bosses, producers, artists, etc. happy while also keeping things rooted to reality.
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When Hard Values Attack
With years of experience behind a console—and having cleaned up a lot of showfiles—Chris Lose discusses hard values and how they can play weird tricks with your programming.
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Location, Location, and Vocation
Chris Lose answers the question he most often gets from people, “Where do I need to live to find the most work?” He offers his personal advice on where to live based on his own experiences and perspective.
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The Age of the Tech Dinosaur
This month, PLSN’s LD-at-Large Chris Lose discusses how to avoid becoming a ‘Tech Dinosaur’ and stay one-step ahead of tech extinction by continuing to learn and evolve your skill set.
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Green Riders
Chris Lose looks at Green Riders for tours and how everyone has a part to play in going green on the bus, onstage and at the FOH.
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The All-New Laser Show
Chris Lose makes the case for the newest kid on the block: laser source lighting fixtures. With some expert advice and thoughtful advice, he suggests looking at navigating these new fixtures’ unique considerations.
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