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Realizing an Otherworldly Location

For the Nickelodeon ‘Kids’ Choice Awards” digital performance segment with rapper/Nickelodeon star Young Dylan, LA’s Lulu Studio 18  worked with Silent House Principal Tamlyn Wright, who was Creative Producer, Production Design for the segment. They created the otherworldly, kid-friendly virtual environment using virtual production techniques. “The timeline was a little different than a regular design and scenic build. You have to settle on things quite quickly; wrap up your design earlier on, as there are visual artists involved to create what you’ve designed. Lulu’s Unreal technical artist, and the art direction team at Nickelodeon, uploaded all the Cinema 4D asset files, which was fantastic to start as a base. But once those came into Unreal Engine, there were days of retexturing, rescaling, relighting all of these objects, which were assets from the Nickelodeon style guide.” Wright continues, “It was a wonderful answer to the creative challenge of a performance in a space that was unbuildable and supposed to be happening in this weightless atmosphere. It was a really fun place to explore as a designer and it all folded together brilliantly.”

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In Memoriam: Ken “Junior” Burns, Upstaging Crew Chief, 48

Kenneth Joseph Burns Jr. of Sycamore IL passed away on April 25, 2023 at the age of 48, at Loyola University Medical Center. He was born on August 8, 1974, in Edison, NJ. Ken, or as everyone in the industry called him, Junior, worked at Upstaging, Inc. for 32 years. He traveled the world as crew chief for Upstaging supporting many well-known artists and events. He was known for his professionalism, dedication, leadership, kindness, and ever-present smile. His calm demeanor allowed him to become a mentor to many new Upstaging crew members over the years.Read More »In Memoriam: Ken “Junior” Burns, Upstaging Crew Chief, 48

A Glimpse of Prolight + Sound 2023

After four days full of innovative presentations, exciting conferences and emotional encounters, Prolight + Sound 2023 closes with a noticeable increase in visitor numbers. More than 27,500 professionals from 113 countries, and 457 exhibitors from 34 countries demonstrated the industry’s innovative strength in an impressive way. There were also numerous conversations, presentations,  approaches and solutions shared for current topics such as the implementation of sustainable events or the increasing demand for skilled and junior staff. Here are three videos with a glimpse of the show.

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Actors’ Equity Association Membership Ratifies New Unified Touring Agreement with The Broadway League

Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors working in live theatre, and The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, officially have a new contract governing touring productions, following ratification by vote of Equity membership. The new Touring Agreement will be in effect through September 7, 2026.Read More »Actors’ Equity Association Membership Ratifies New Unified Touring Agreement with The Broadway League

Interview With ‘Baby J’ DP Cameron Barnett

‘John Mulaney: Baby J’. John Mulaney at the Boston Symphony Hall. Photo: Marcus Russell Price/Netflix © 2023

John Mulaney: Baby J and the new Fujinon Duvo Lens

Director of Photography Cameron Barnett is a pioneer in cinematic multi-camera shooting. Using the some of the first ever ARRI Alexas, he helped capture one of the first Super 35 sensor live broadcasts on the 2010 Victoria Secret Fashion Show. He then continued to strive for all Super 35mm capture and was successful in recording Kevin Hart’s 2015 performance at the Lincoln Field in Philadelphia in front of an audience of 55,000 people. It’s only been eight years since then, but things have come a long way. John Mulaney’s Baby J comedy special debuted this week on Netflix, for which Cameron got his hands on one of only five of the game changing Fujinon Duvo 25-1000 PL box lenses.Read More »Interview With ‘Baby J’ DP Cameron Barnett

Lisa Dawn Cave to Receive The 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that they will present the 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to Production Supervisor and Production Stage Manager, Lisa Dawn CaveThe Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were established in 1990 and are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories.Read More »Lisa Dawn Cave to Receive The 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre