Francisco Guerra Returns as CEO of Global Special Effects

LED lighting is the going trend for TV studios wanting to cut energy consumption. A year after its release, Robert Juliat’s Aledin LED zoom profile spot fixture is finding a home in television studios worldwide, but especially in Europe and Canada.

AMMAN, Jordan – The new Boxing Arena in King Hussein Youth City was inaugurated recently with a six-hour-long Cage Warriors event, televised on international sports TV channels. LD James Cameron Quigley designed the rig, using 24 XL Beam 300s from PR Lighting to punch up the fighters’ entrance with beam effects.

PERTH, Australia – When one gathers together the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) – including the head figure, Queen Elizabeth II – chances can’t be taken when it comes to saying ‘cheese.’ Lighting conditions for the official photo for the media must be ideal. Clifton Productions supplied 12 Robe ROBIN 600LEDWash fixtures to ensure the situation was picture perfect.

LONDON – LD Rob Sinclair’s design for Adele’s international tour this year featured a distinctive back wall of 96 cone-shaped lampshades using 60-watt incandescent household bulbs to illuminate them. The rest of the show featured moving lights that didn’t move, and lots of white light, to allow Adele’s voice to be the star. Jands Vista v2 software controlled the show.

MOSCOW — Organizers of a big anniversary celebration for the city of Moscow, which marked 864 years, used a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom system, which also distributed the timecode synchronizing a large-format projection with pyro effects. The 4D projection-mapped show, produced by David Atkins Enterprises, was beamed onto the exterior walls of Moscow University.