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HSL Cuts to ‘The Chase’

The Chase

HSL Cuts to ‘The Chase’

BLACKBURN, UK – HSL is supplying specialist LED lightsources to the ITV quiz show, “The Chase, recorded in Studio Two at The London Studios (TLS) on the South Bank. TV LD Tom Kinane’s creative objectives for lighting are enhancing the drama as the competition unfolds and the potential prize money builds, ensuring the contestants are well lit, and keeping it visually interesting for viewers.

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Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Prelite Studios Teams with Paul Turner for Radio City Spectacular

SAN FRANCISCO – The 2011 Radio City Christmas Spectacular was transitioning from arenas to traditional theatrical performances with its engagements in Boston and Durham, NC. To reprogram the lighting, LD Paul Turner partnered with Prelite Studios’ Rodd  McLaughlin in a rehearsal space for 10 days to previsualize the new look with a new rig and new lighting console.

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Randy Lemke

InfoComm’s Randal Lemke to Step Down

FAIRFAX, VA – Randal (Randy) A. Lemke, Ph.D., executive director and CEO of InfoComm International since 2000, announced his planned retirement at the end of 2012, capping off 16 years of service to the commercial AV association.  “It has been an honor to serve the needs of such an exciting and innovative industry these past years,” Dr. Lemke stated, “and it’s with mixed feelings that I leave the wonderful team of professionals and close friends I have made here at InfoComm.”

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3OH!3

3OH!3 Rocks with Chauvet

ORANGE, CA – Chauvet took the stage with electro-pop rock’s 3OH!3 at Chapman University with 24 MVP 18 video wall panels and 50 COLORado 1-Tri Tour static wash lights backed by four SparkliteLED drapes. Kris Plourde of Southern California production company N-Effect supplied and programmed the gear.

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HES Open House

HES Hosts Jan. 26-27 Orlando Open House

AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems is hosting an open house in Orlando, FL Jan. 26-27 to demonstrate new products including intellaspot, Technospot, trackspot Bolt, DL.3 and Road Hog Full Boar consoles. There will also be time for customers to get some hands-on experience.

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London Eye

Stage Electrics Ring in New Year with Cooper Controls

LONDON – Stage Electrics again supplied lighting to The Mayor of London’s New Year 2012 celebrations, produced by creative events experts Jack Morton Worldwide.  As in previous years, this show featured VARI-LITE VL3500 Wash FX fixtures in each of the capsules on the London Eye, together with Syncrolite and Clay Paky Alpha Beam fixtures. But this year, Stage Electrics proposed using Zero Wire CRMX from Cooper Controls to enable wirless control of each of the 32 pods fitted to the London Eye. It was the solution LD Durham Marenghi needed.

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Forcast in Expansion with Action Monaco Acquisition

Forcast, a South of France-based broadcast, video and AV rental services company, has acquired Action Monaco from the Avesco Group. With the merger, Forcast becomes one of the largest AV rental/broadcast and video facilities service operation in France outside of Paris. With Action’s main office in Monaco and Forcast’s three facilities along the Cote D’Azur, all easily accessible to main intercontinental highways, the companies can combine both equipment and resources to cost-effectively service projects from Barcelona to Milan as well as farther afield in Europe.

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Ice Sculpture Festival

Philips Selecon Emits High Light, Low Heat for Ice Festival

ZWOLLE, Netherlands – The first Ice Sculpture Festival in Zwolle, Holland features more than 40 ice sculptors who created sea animals, ocean monsters and other characters in ice for the nautical themed event. Naturally, lighting needed to be low heat-emitting, and the Philips fixtures fit the bill. LD Jasper Schimmel used a number of Philips Selecton Pacific and PL3 LED Luminaires from Rolight to create a dramatic lightscape. The festival runs to Jan. 29.

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Look Solutions on the set

Tom Kittle Chooses Look Solutions Foggers for TV, Film

WILLIAMSPORT, MD – Special effects foreman Tom Kittle, of Ocala, FL, turns to Look Solutions for fog effects in film and TV projects. From Mel Gibson’s film ‘The Patriot,’ to the recent series “The Vampire Diaries,” Kittle says Vipers and TINY foggers have been a part of every show he’s been working on, as he can place them easily anywhere he needs to in the set.

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Caesars Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies on the Ice

Clay Paky Shines on Ice Skating TV Special

BERGAMO, Italy – Clay Paky fixtures lit up the ice for a roster of figure skating champions in “Caesars Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of the Ice,” taped in Atlantic City, NJ. Production and lighting designer Christien Method of design one used Sharpys and Alpha Spot HPE 1500s to glam up the ice, controlled with two full-size grandMA 2 desks networked together. The show aired Jan. 1 on NBC TV.

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Christie’s ‘Solutions That Rock’ Set for Orange County

CYPRESS, CA  – Christie’s ‘Solutions That Rock’ is a free event introducing display solutions to AV professionals. Its next stop is Jan. 18-19, 10 am-7 pm  at Sound Matrix Studios in Orange County, CA. The event is also an informal opportunity for dealers, integrators, distributors and end users to learn how Christie’s solutions deliver captivating visual experiences. Following Orange County, its next stop is in San Mateo, CA during Feb. 1-2.

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