It Can Pay to be Flexible on Fees
People are always asking me what to charge for a gig. I have my certain rates for various jobs and prefer when I can obtain… Read More »It Can Pay to be Flexible on Fees
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ARRI ALEXA’S 10th Software Update Released: SUP 10.0
ARRI customers are rushing to download the 10th free software update for ALEXA, which was released this week following an open beta that began in August. The many features in Software Update Packet (SUP) 10.0 have been chosen based on feedback from numerous set visits and a continual dialog with cinematographers, assistants, DITs, rental and post houses, and ARRI partners.
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Mick Jones Returns to CT London
LONDON — Creative Technology’s London operation announce the expansion of its account management team with the return of Mick Jones. Jones, a 27-year AV industry veteran, started his career at Mediatech AV in the late 1980s and most recently worked for Chaos Visual Productions. He worked previously for CT in the late 1990s.
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Massive iHeartRadio Music Festival Rig Centers on Robe Fixtures
LAS VEGAS – For the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival, staged in the MGM Grand here Sept. 19-20, LD Tom Kenny specified more than 500 Robe moving lights, provided by VER. The event, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, featured performances by Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Usher, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Bastille and others.
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The New York Festival of Light to Debut in Brooklyn Nov. 6-8, 2014
BROOKLYN, NY – For three nights, Brooklyn’s DUMBO district will light up with the inaugural New York Festival of Light, a new annual outdoor lighting event featuring a laser show presented by 2014 Parnelli Visionary award winner Howard Ungerleider. The free, open-to-the-public event is set to take place Nov. 6-8, and Elation Professional is one of the new event’s sponsors.
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People’s Climate March Uses Big Screens from Upstage Video
NEW YORK, NY – An estimated crowd of more than 400,000 converged in New York City for the People’s Climate March, just a few days before the United Nations’ Climate Summit. Upstage Video partnered with event organizers to be the sole provider of Mobile LED screens and live camera production for the massive march.
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Sound Tribe Sector 9 Touring with Clay Paky B-Eye K10s
MORRISON, CO — Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre here with a lighting rig from Thornton, CO-based Brown Note Productions that included 22 Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K10 LED-based moving lights controlled by a grandMA2 with NPU. The band’s LD, Saxton Waller, is also including the fixtures, sourced via A.C.T Lighting, in STS9’s fall touring rig.
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Courteeners U.K. Festival Gigs Lit with Robe Fixtures
READING and LEEDS, U.K. — U.K.-based indie rockers The Courteeners headlined the NME and Radio One stages for this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals. Their LD, Dan Hill, specified a rig of Robe moving lights for the band, performing in support of their new studio album, Concrete Love. Siyan provided the gear for both events.
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Apollo Design Technology Updates Little Focus Wrench Line
Apollo Design Technology recently added two new sizes – 3 and 6 inch versions – of its Little Focus focusing wrenches. The company also reengineered its Little Focus 5 wrench. The new products were developed in response to user feedback.
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Texas Church Upgrades with Showline SL PAR 150 ZOOM Luminaires
MANSFIELD, TX – For Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, Gemini Light Sound & Video installed 74 Showline SL PAR 150 ZOOM Luminaires from Philips Entertainment to suit the tastes of congregants looking for traditional and contemporary worship experiences.
Read More »Nocturnal Wonderland Stage Lights Up with Nexus Fixtures
SAN BERNARDINO, CA — The Sunken Garden Stage at the Nocturnal Wonderland (formerly “Nocturnal Festival”) here featured a lighting design including a “wall of light” by LD Steve Lieberman. He specified 136 Nexus 4×4 panels from Chauvet Professional to create the effect. Visions Lighting provided the fixtures..
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High End Systems SolaSpot Pro 1500
High End Systems announced that its SolaSpot Pro 1500, the latest in the SolaSpot range, will be available in December 2014. The company says its SolaSpot Pro 1500 is designed to output 20,000 lumens using a 400W LED engine.
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