--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | SPOTLIGHT (19) description: SPOTLIGHT | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. 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Delighting its dedicated fanbase, the latest run of the sci-fi comedy features a striking collection of lighting effects, thanks to some impressive programming by Ziggy Jacobs-Wyburn on... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/behind-the-scenes-red-dwarf) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Globe-FestivalTheatre-web-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/san-diegos-old-globe-eucalyptus-groves-multiple-stages-source-fours) [SoCal](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/socal) ### [San Diego’s Old Globe: Eucalyptus groves, multiple stages, and Source Fours](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/san-diegos-old-globe-eucalyptus-groves-multiple-stages-source-fours) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 17-Oct-2017 Only in Southern California will a Spanish Mission bell tower share the skyline with an array of Source Four fixtures rigged on telephone poles. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/san-diegos-old-globe-eucalyptus-groves-multiple-stages-source-fours) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_4618-1-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/programming-pumpkins-for-a-halloween-extravaganza) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Programming pumpkins for a Halloween extravaganza](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/programming-pumpkins-for-a-halloween-extravaganza) By [Kate Foster](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/kate-foster) 10-Oct-2017 Fall is in the air in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, and the annual [Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze](https://www.hudsonvalley.org/events/blaze) event is underway…with thousands of pumpkins powered by a Gio console. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/programming-pumpkins-for-a-halloween-extravaganza) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/BrianLukas-web-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/09/brian-lukas-not-just-another-lighting-guy) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Brian Lukas – not just another lighting guy](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/09/brian-lukas-not-just-another-lighting-guy) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 27-Sep-2017 Downplaying a forty-year career that featured tours with Pink Floyd and a string of Spielberg movies, Brian Lukas calls himself “just a lighting guy.” [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/09/brian-lukas-not-just-another-lighting-guy) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Fireside1-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/09/video-live-programming-pros-talk-eos-at-the-cue-fireside-chat) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Video: Live-programming pros talk Eos at the CUE Fireside Chat](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/09/video-live-programming-pros-talk-eos-at-the-cue-fireside-chat) By [Kate Foster](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/kate-foster) 19-Sep-2017 A panel of top Eos programmers convened at ETC’s CUE conference for an evening of live-programming war stories, show file strategies and cat memes. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/09/video-live-programming-pros-talk-eos-at-the-cue-fireside-chat) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Patton_Oswalt-02-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/08/tom-beck-paints-in-close-up) [SoCal](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/socal) ### [Life after rock ‘n’ roll – Tom Beck paints in close-up](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/08/tom-beck-paints-in-close-up) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 24-Aug-2017 The entertainment industry abounds with “right place at the right time” anecdotes, and lighting designer Tom Beck is the first to admit that he caught a lucky break early in his career. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/08/tom-beck-paints-in-close-up) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/16_-Denise-Gough-Harper-and-Andrew-Garfield-Prior-in-AngelsInAmerica-Perestroika-photo-by-Helen-Maybanks-e1500394149882-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/08/behind-scenes-angels-in-america) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Behind-the-scenes: Angels in America](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/08/behind-scenes-angels-in-america) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 10-Aug-2017 Tony Kushner’s multi-award-winning play, *Angels in America* recently made a triumphant return to the National Theatre in London, marking 25 years since its UK debut. In this post, [Dan Murfin](https://www.dsmurfin.co.uk/), lighting control manager for the National, talks us through the unusual shared control system behind this... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/08/behind-scenes-angels-in-america) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/The-Decemberists-AnneMilitello-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/shaping-space-anne-militello-dimensions-career-light) [SoCal](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/socal) ### [Shaping the Space: Anne Militello on the dimensions of a career in light](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/shaping-space-anne-militello-dimensions-career-light) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 19-Jul-2017 Anne Militello [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/shaping-space-anne-militello-dimensions-career-light) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DelicateProductions-ideas1-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/06/a-delicate-balance) [SoCal](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/socal) ### [A Delicate Balance](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/06/a-delicate-balance) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 27-Jun-2017 When the British band Supertramp stopped touring in 1980, they left a legacy more enduring than sold-out arenas and platinum albums on the office wall.  [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/06/a-delicate-balance) [17](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/17) [18](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/18) [19](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/19) [20](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/20) [21](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight/page/21) - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [About](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [Authors](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [Links](https://blog.etcconnect.com/links) - [Contact us](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Privacy Policy & Legal Notices](https://www.etcconnect.com/Privacy-Policy-Terms-of-Use-and-Acceptable-Use.aspx) [CA Transparency Act & Transparency in Coverage](https://www.etcconnect.com/About/California-Supply-Chain-Transparency-Act.aspx) [Do Not Share My Personal Info](https://www.etcconnect.com/Do-Not-Share-My-Personal-Info/) [CA Privacy Rights](https://www.etcconnect.com/CA-Privacy-Rights/) ![ETC blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ETC-logo_footer-wh.png)   ![ETC 50 anniversary](https://www.etcconnect.com/uploadedimages/Main_Site/Images/50yr_160x80.png "ETC 50 anniversary") [![ETC social networks](https://www.etcconnect.com/uploadedFiles/Main_Site/Images/social_Footer.png "ETC social networks")](https://www.etcconnect.com/Get-connected.aspx)