On the other side of the pastel green planet...

Check this out, two posts in one day. Anyhow, I like the idea of improving myself in my career.  By this I mean, I don't climb the corporate ladder just to be above everyone else or purely for more money, but I like to challenge myself and not stagnate.  Even if there is not an opportunity at the moment, I try to go to trade shows to learn from industry representatives and read trade magazines to see what other people are using and give me an idea of whom I should speak with when I get to the shows.  So a little while back, I was given the opportunity to maybe make a career advancement.  In some ways it is scary.  I have a family with young children and so if I make a change that takes me to a new city, it's a big change, no matter the job.  A little over three years ago, I made that choice, uprooted my family from our home of many years, and moved to a city that I'd never really considered living in.  The job is amazing.  I make almost twice ...

No, I don't have a headache, I just had to dredge up some old knowledge today.  Today, we are working on a 3D movie - reshooting some scenes and new footage for some others.  This of course is in a custom built theater, with a permanent show (thus pretty set lighting package), and we haven't changed much of the equipment since it was installed.  On top of that, the equipment that was installed wasn't all top of the line at the time either.  For instance, two of the lighting consoles were the last two made by the manufacturer before they discontinued it for their new line of consoles.  The other consoles were in their prime at the same time Windows XP was rolling out.  Anyhow, cameras see the world differently than the human eye.  In order to make the end product look normal to our eyes, quite a bit has to be changed on the front end, usually making it brighter.  This is especially the case on this particular show as the lighting designer tended ...