As pixel mapping is becoming more and more commonplace in the lighting world, and LEDs are being incorporated into 3D configurations to create scenic objects like chandeliers and cubes, the challenge of programming them increases. Instead of looking at the pixels in a 2D flat “plan” view, now we’re beginning to think about looking at pixels from all sides and angles.
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Video switchers are not sexy. At least the smaller frames. Let’s face it, in terms of sheer eye candy, small event video switchers take a back seat to their audio and lighting cousins.
It’s a general rule that the larger the console, the more bells and whistles and consequently more blinky lights and buttons. The smaller fare is basic because they tend to be more utility than glam. There’s only so much you can fit in a frame anyway.
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I recently got a chance to test the Martin MAC Encore Performance fixtures from Harman, which are available in two versions — the WRM, or “warm” version, and CLD, or “cold” version. (As of last month’s LDI, Martin added the MAC Encore Wash, also in warm and cool versions, but here, I’ll just focus on the two versions of the MAC Encore Performance.) After playing with the Performance, I concluded that it is perfect for working with cameras.
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Automated lighting consoles have many great programming and playback features that provide many useful functions. One of the more clever functions has to do with expanding playback capabilities. Instead of being limited by the number of physical buttons and faders on a console, most make use of pages (or banks) to increase the playbacks immensely. The page functionality can be used for much more, such as organizing songs or scenes, adjusting playback styles, expanding capabilities and more. It is important for lighting programmers to understand the paging functionality of their console.
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Within the Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor, MD, LD Chris Werner and his Los Angeles-based design team installed a holiday light show for the venue’s “Christmas On The Potomac event. The team created a centerpiece using a 55-foot tall tree enhanced with 19 double-sided video stars, each measuring 12 feet.
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Tooting your own horn in public can be very successful, as long as you toot properly. I have had to toot my own horn to get where I am today. Learning how to walk the line between blasting a trumpet from the rooftop and noodling on a kazoo can be tricky. The world of self-promotion can be a real entanglement for the corporate artist type.
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ARGENTINA – Tecnica Vidal is the largest rental and production company in the west of Argentina, and one of the top five in the country. Founded by Miguel Vidal in the 1980s … it is located in Rivadavia the center north of Mendoza province, internationally renowned for its wine production. The company has 20 full time employees at the moment and supplies the full range of technical production services, encompassing lighting, audio, video, staging, rigging and power, a ‘single-source’ solution business model that has proved very successful.
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA – For two days in November, the gently rolling landscape of Sandringham Farm was transformed into a village of worshippers from throughout Africa and around the world. They came to this beautiful spot outside Cape Town to listen, as Christian bands from the UK, US, South Africa and other countries performed, as well as to raise their own voices in singing gospel music.
KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada – In partnership with Dejero this holiday season, Christie helped the City of Kitchener and the Grand Philharmonic Choir to bring a live broadcast performance of Handel’s Messiah from the Centre Square to Kitchener City Hall. Handel’s music was accompanied by projected images of hand-crafted illuminations from the Saint John’s Bible. Christie Boxer 4K projectors were deployed to project the pages and artwork of the Bible onto a 33-by-18-foot (WxH) screen to complement the choir’s performance of Handel’s Messiah.
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NEW YORK, NY- ‘Home for the Holidays’ is a unique concert event on Broadway, bringing together winning vocalists from American Idol, The Voice and America’s Got Talent, hosted by the star of The Bachelorette, and features a special appearance by Broadway and film star Danny Aiello. Lighting Designer Jason Kantrowitz once again turned to 4Wall Entertainment for the gear needed to light this jazzy star-studded holiday concert infused with nationally recognized talent.
