Lighting Design Blog by Mike Wood
Past Posts
Effects Trainer
Harmony in Highlands: The Making of The Burnt Part Boys
Reddit AMA
TST ETC First Monday 2025
Focus Tapes
LD Photography
Magic Sheets: Revisited
Lifting Com Audio
USA-829 Table Talk
Mac Quick Action – Create Folders
Live Stream: Eos Color Effects
Live Stream: Dance Recital Quickstart
Live Stream: Vor
Hang Tapes
Eos & Followspot Control
DIY Pixel Bars
Vor – Production Documentation
FileMaker #5.2
FileMaker #5.1
LD-At-Large Podcast
FileMaker #4.1
FileMaker #4.2
FileMaker #4.3
MIXBOOK Unboxing & Review
LiveDesign: 31 Days of Plots
FileMaker #3.1
FileMaker #3.2
FileMaker #3.3
2019 Economic Impact
Mike on the Casting Light Podcast
FileMaker #1.5
FileMaker #1.1
FileMaker #1.2
FileMaker #1.3
FileMaker #1.4
Top Priorities for Entertainment Workers in Subsequent COVID-19 Legislation
Vectorworks
Backstage Perspectives Interview
FAQs
Mike’s Vectorworks Workflow – Take 2
Webinar #6 – Team Workflow
Webinar #5 – Production Photography for LDs
Webinar #3: The Basics of Color
Webinar #4: Lighting in a Pinch
Live Demo: Paperwork Management Portal (FileMaker)
Mike’s Vectorworks Workflow
Webinar #2: Lighting Plots & Paperwork
Webinar #1: Stage Lighting: The Art, The Science, The Profession
FileMaker #2.6
FileMaker #2.5
FileMaker #2.4
Essential Workflow Tools
FileMaker #2.3
FileMaker #2.2
FileMaker #2.1
Stamp in the Tech Rehearsal Process
Instagram Questions: Vol 2
Instagram Questions: Vol 1
Analog Patch System
Magic Sheets
The Producers in the Park 2018