ATLANTA – Active Production and Design recently named Levi Bulkley senior production consultant. Bulkley’s background experience includes entertainment production, corporate meetings, social events, special events and fashion events. He also has experience working on behalf of charity and fundraising events, and has supported organizations ranging from ISES, NACE and MPI, among others.
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SYRACUSE, NY — J.R. Clancy, based here, named Matthew M. Mullen as its new domestic sales manager, effective Nov. 4, 2013. Prior to J.R. Clancy, Mullen served as VP at Beck Studios, where he was responsible for 40% of their annual sales and supervised the installation of big renovation projects including the Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, and Alfred University in upstate New York. He has close to 30 years experience in the rigging field and is an ETCP-certified rigger.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — Nevada OSHA has finished its investigation into the death of Sarah Guillot-Guyard, the Cirque du Soleil performer who fell 94 feet during the climactic scene of Ka on June 29 and later died. OSHA determined that accident happened when the wire rope she was suspended from broke. According to the report, the wire rope “was severed due to the rapid ascent of the performer, ultimately causing the rope to be freed from the sheave/pulley and scraping against a shear point.”
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LONDON, UK — The BA (Hons) Lighting Design program at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in Outer London and German Light Products (GLP) are collaborating on enhancing training for the next generation of lighting designers and technicians.
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Altman Lighting has launched a new LED fixture to add to their Phoenix Series of Ellipsoidal’s, the Phoenix LED. The ellipsoidal features a 250 watt LED source. It comes in a number of options, a 3000k white, RGBW and a 4500k white version. The fixture offers a number of lens tube options, a 5°, 10°, 19°, 26°, 36° and 50° with your choice of a 19°, 26°, 36° or 50° lens barrel included with the fixture as standard along with c-clamp, safety cable and color frame.
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“Programming a film is different, because we are always looking at intensity levels on everything: the band, the set, the audience. We still had the… Read More »Metallica Concert Scenes for 3D Film Included New Programming Challenges
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LAS VEGAS — If you haven’t yet cast your vote for the 2013 Parnelli Awards, you have a few more days, but the final witching hour, noon PST on Oct. 31, is approaching fast. Also going fast: tickets for the Nov. 23 ceremony at the Las Vegas Mirage featuring host Micky Dolenz and Parnelli honorees George Travis, Eric Pearce, Mark Engebretson and Mo Morrison.
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The KNX Truss Dolly from Entertainment Structural Products (ESP) makes it easier to load, transport, stack and store your truss. The integrated “Chord Claw” makes a quick connection to the first truss giving you a stable platform to load. The 5″ casters glide effortlessly on smooth surfaces and the over/under truss-chord cutouts allow you to leave the KNX Truss Dollies attached when your truss bricks are stacked for transport or storage. They’re super-strong, easy on the hands, and they’re available in all common sizes.
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