NEC Display Solutions of America launched a new Digital Cinema Projector, the NC1100L. It uses a laser-light source that can deliver 2K DCI-compliant cinema quality imagery. The projector also offers 3D capabilities and a 2-chip DMD reflection method. Operating the projector is simple with its user-friendly controls. The light source is expected to offer 20,000 hours of light.
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The Futurelight DMH-32 is a 32 watt, quad color, RGBW LED moving light in a compact size. At just 15.4 pounds and measuring 9.4″ x 7.8″ x 13.3″, the fixture packs in a color wheel, special prism that allows for not just split colors, but gradients as well. For beam projection effects, the fixture also includes a six gobo + open rotating wheel.
Read More »LONDON, UK — After 25 years in the business, in the year Artistic Licence celebrates its Silver Jubilee, the company is relocating to an exciting new studio space in London’s vibrant Kentish Town.
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SEOUL — Magician Steve Wheeler drew 20,000 with 20 Magic on Ice shows at Blue Square Theatre here over the course of 10 days. The production, dubbed a “phantasmagorical art, magic and conjuring show,” was lit by LD Emiliano Morgia, who included 24 Alpha Profile 1500 and 24 Alpha Spot HPE 700s along with Sharpy fixtures, all from Clay Paky.
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MIAMI — Video mapping, projection and LED screens used for the Billboard Latin Music Awards here earlier this year were handled by two Avolites Media Ai Infinity 8 Servers and one Ai T8 server. The event was broadcast to 30 million viewers. Avolites Media Developer Ciaran Abrams worked closely with US-based lighting design and media presentation company DMDS7UDIOS on the 2013 Awards, held April 25 at the 7,972-seat BankUnited Center.
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NEW YORK — The Public Theater presents free Shakespeare in the Park productions at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater every summer. This year it paired Comedy of Errors with a spring break-style musical version of Love’s Labour’s Lost. LD Jeff Croiter included Clay Paky Sharpy Wash fixtures in the rig.
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HONG KONG and MACAU, China — Robert Juliat’s Hong Kong distributor, Pacific Lighting (HK) Ltd, which had provided RJ Lancelot followspots to the CotaiArena at the The Venetian Macao, also recently provided a range of RJ 2.5kW profile fixtures and two Victor spots to Hong Kong’s Ko Shan Theatre Annex, along with two RJ Topaze followspots to the new Hong Kong Academy School, pictured here.
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FORT WORTH, TX — ProAudio.com, a dealer/distributor of more than 400 professional audio, video, lighting and broadcast equipment lines, named Tim LaPrade senior account manager. LaPrade joins ProAudio.com after a 17-year career at Sound Productions.
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