WILLIAMSPORT, MD – Special effects guru Kevin Harris uses Look Solutions’ foggers and hazers every chance he gets, especially on the USA Network hit series “Burn Notice” where he serves as special effects coordinator. Harris says they are small and easy to hide, whether it’s for a big explosion effect or for example, making an appliance appear to malfunction.
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SERIATE, Italy – Germany-based disributor Lightpower provided Clay Paky moving heads for the Frankfurt 2011 IAA international auto show. The BMW stand featured 930 moving lights and 700 spotlights, controlled by three full-size grandMA2s, all networked together with 8 MA network processing units (NPUs).
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DALLAS – LD Rich Locklin and lighting director Steve Fallon recently completed work on the latest Paul Simon tour. Tasked with creating a design that worked in harmony with the music instead of overpowering it, Locklin and Fallon teamed with Authorized Dealer TMS who supplied them with VARI*LITE luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Elizabeth Makkai joins the Showcall Team in its Washington, DC Office. Makkai will focus her activities on generating new business in Showcall’s corporate, association and sporting sectors. Additionally, she will round out Showcall’s operational and major project management efforts. Showcall Inc. provides turnkey production services on an international basis for events such as Papal Visits, Summits, White House Conferences, Fortune 100 companies, associations, and national entertainment.
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Mega-Lite’s DRAMA LED is a new hard-edge, professional profile fixture available in two models: RGBW (red, green, blue and white; pictured here) and W (white). Both fixtures have a single source LED, which makes for a uniform beam, free of multicolor shadowing. Both fixtures feature dimmer, strobe and macros, measure 22 by 22.75 by 14.25 inches and weigh 11 lbs. Both also have multiple lens options (19°, 26°, 36°, 50°) and feature DMX 512 operation via 3-pin XLR connectors (in and out). The RGBW version uses a 150W LED; the W version uses a 120W LED. Both work with 100V/220V AC power supply.
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The Tensioned Conference Electrol from Da-Lite is an electric screen that allows the projection screen and video conferencing camera to be completely concealed when not in use. The Tensioned Conference Electrol is available in sizes up to 10 ft. wide.
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LINCOLN, UK – Lincoln University has invested in 30 Chroma-Q Color Force RGBA LED fixtures for its two television studios at the campus’ Media Broadcast Production Centre, which have recently been upgraded to full multi-camera and HD specification facilities. The Chroma-Q Color Force fixtures and battens have replaced all the studio’s old soft lights and cyc lights, reducing about 43,000 watts of power consumption with 3,700 watts with the new LED lighting.
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VAN NUYS, CA – Litepanels’ Hilio high intensity LED lighting fixtures are now shipping. Daylight color balanced Hilio is a small-footprint LED fixture capable of emitting 5600°K illumination over a 20 ft. to 25 ft. (6.1 – 7.6m) distance without requiring a ballast. The new high output Hilio draws just 115W (while providing comparable illumination to a 575W HMI) and offers a bulb life of 50,000 hours while operating from 100-240VAC 50/60 Hz, or 24VDC battery.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Earl Girls Theatrical Equipment in Egg Harbor City, NJ, has become the first dealership to place an order for grandMA’s new MA onPC command wing, which paves the way for mobile use of the grandMA2 control system. Designed as a hardware complement to the free grandMA2 onPC software, the MA onPC command wing emulates the look and feel of the command section of a grandMA2 console as closely as possible. It provides a portable 2,048-parameter control solution that may be used in nearly any location.
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – The owners of the Ziquid Lounge in San Antonio wanted to create an international-style club that appealed to clientele on both sides of the border. Event Ignition chose American DJ and Elation lighting for the club’s interior and exterior, including the Nucleus LED, a tri-color LED with six scanning heads used as a centerpiece on the dance floor.
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