Projection designers, video artists, as well as technicians are hard at work preparing for this year’s annual LUMA Projection Arts Festival in Binghamton, NY September 9th and 10th, 2022. Here is a look at some of the breathtaking projection mapping work that has been done at past festivals:
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This year, New York’s Lincoln Center introduced Summer for the City which consists of more than 300 events from May 14 to Aug. 14 and includes 10 outdoor venues and three indoors. PRG is contracted to support Summer for the City as lighting supplier as well as providing the video package and supervisory crew for the 12-week event. They are working closely with Lighting Designer Andrew Grant.Read More »Illuminating Lincoln Center’s ‘Summer for the City’
Bob Harmon, CEO and President of Eggshell Light Company of Honolulu, HI has had success using his stable of Proteus Hybrid™ luminaires to light shows at the Waikiki Shell ever since he acquired the multi-functional weatherproof lights in 2017. Still going strong after five years, Elation’s IP65 moving heads are reliably weathering another season at Honolulu’s renowned outdoor venue.Read More »Eggshell Light’s Proteus Hybrids™ Weather Another Season at Honolulu’s Waikiki Shell
Christie Lites, a global provider of stage lighting services and technical expertise, announces the opening of new strategic locations in Seattle and Nashville, USA. These new shops add valuable local industry expertise, plus a diverse and well serviced inventory, to Christie Lites’ existing network across the USA, Canada, and the UK.Read More »Christie Lites Augments Operations with new Seattle and Nashville Shops
“I’m ready to get back out and feel the nights come alive,” Jason Aldean said when announcing this summer’s 34-city Rock N’ Roll Cowboy tour. The country music superstar’s lighting designer, Keith Hoagland, knew just how he felt. After two years of contending with Covid lockdowns and restrictions, both were ready to spread their creative wings and fly.Read More »Luz Studio, Keith Hoagland Create Special Moments for Jason Aldean with Chauvet Professional
Ayrton supplied Producer and Lighting Designer Jens Hillenkötter with its latest luminaire, the laser-sourced, IP65 rated Cobra, for the celebrations of 75 years of Lower Saxony in Hannover, Germany. Postponed from 2021, Niedersachsen Day celebrated the 75th anniversary of Lower Saxony and culminated in the long-awaited evening spectacular at the iconic waterside location, Maschsee, the largest body of water in Lower Saxony.Read More »Ayrton Cobra Takes to the Water for 75 Years of Lower Saxony Celebrations
The 2022 Balaton Sound Festival took place during a midsummer heat wave in Hungary June 29-July 2. Despite the sizzling weather, LD Mark Kontra was able to captivate the crowds drawn to performers including Martin Garrix, Alesso, Marshmello and Sven Väth with more than 200 Robe fixtures from Budapest-based Colossal Ltd.
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City Theatrical is expanding its line of QolorFLEX® LED Tape and Accessories with a new QolorFLEX 5-in-1 HiQ High CRI LED Tape, which brings its best-selling QolorFLEX 5-in-1 and HiQ High CRI LED Tape for film and video technologies together in a single LED Tape.
QolorFLEX 5-in-1 HiQ High CRI LED Tape is an interior grade 5-in-1 24V LED Tape with a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 95 and is 25% brighter than other 5-in-1 LED tapes, making it an ideal high CRI LED tape for the camera needs of film and video projects, while providing lighting professionals with ultimate color control.Read More »City Theatrical Launches QolorFLEX 5-in-1 HiQ High CRI LED Tape
For ARRI’s contributions to the industry, the company will receive the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award at the 74th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Awards.
The Television Academy announced the recipients of the 74th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Awards. ARRI is pleased to be awarded the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award for its more than a century of designing and manufacturing camera and lighting systems as well as its development of systemic technological solutions and service networks for a worldwide complex of film, broadcast, and media industries. Read More »Television Academy Honors ARRI with an Engineering Emmy® for More than a Century of Creativity and Technology
There are “more storms on the horizon” at Chauvet Professional, and that’s good news for anyone interested in lighting shows and events. In keeping with its commitment to offering all-weather solutions, the company has announced a new generation of IP65 rated moving heads: the Maverick Storm 2 BeamWash, Maverick Storm 4 Profile, and Maverick Storm 2 Profile. Maverick Storm 2 BeamWash is the first available, and its intensely bright and extreme versatility makes it powerful enough to excel at even the largest stadium and amphitheater applications.Read More »Maverick Storm from Chauvet Professional Takes IP65 Moving Heads to the Next Level
In late 2021 Bandit Lites made a purchase of several hundred Ayrton Khamsin-S fixtures with no real work planned from them; however, the Ayrton name, the high quality of service from the team at ACT Entertainment and a great relationship with Ben Saltzman made this a low-risk opportunity. As it played out, every Khamsin, as they arrived, went straight on the road.Read More »Bandit Lites Sees Payoff from Big Investment in Ayrton Khamsins
Robert A. Lorelli, founder and president of the theater consulting firm, Robert Lorelli Associates, which merged into Theater Design in 2019, passed away on July 23, 2022 in Westhampton Beach, NY, surrounded by family and friends after a brief battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.Read More »In Memoriam: Robert A. Lorelli, Theater Consultant, 82