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Behind the Scenes Offers Resources for Alcohol and Substance Misuse

Behind the Scenes Offers Resources for Alcohol and Substance Misuse

In a 2019 survey of entertainment industry workers, over 40% of respondents said they had experienced alcohol or substance misuse. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the anxiety, fear, uncertainty, stress, and isolation experienced by so many in our industry significantly increased those numbers. Many of us saw ourselves or colleagues, friends, or family members turn to substances as a way to cope with the disruption in our lives. Many found recovery difficult to sustain.Read More »Behind the Scenes Offers Resources for Alcohol and Substance Misuse

Knight Lighting Solutions Launches New Website

The architectural and entertainment lighting manufacturer Knight Lighting Solutions (KLS) has launched its new website highlighting its full range of compact and dependable luminaries. www.knightlightingsolutions.com lets designers, specifiers, and contractors easily find the ideal KLS lighting solution which will blend in with its surroundings while creating an engaging environment.Read More »Knight Lighting Solutions Launches New Website

Some Good News with Arts Funding

The Shubert Foundation recently announced a record $37.6 million in grants for not-for-profit theater and dance companies along with $2 million for two HBCU colleges. Another bright spot on the horizon: Ruth Arts, created on behalf of the late arts philanthropist Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, has plans for a wide array of grants totaling more than $17 million annually.

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Droneberger Showtechnik of Austria Invests in Ayrton

Droneberger technical director Lukas Jussen and lighting technician Marko Zidar

Droneberger Showtechnik GmbH of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, is the latest company in Austria to invest in Ayrton fixtures, adding more than 40 Ayrton Karif LT and Ayrton Perseo Beam to its lighting inventory. “With the relocation of the company to our new business premises in Gerberweg 44 in Klagenfurt, we are excited to have expanded our portfolio of Ayrton moving lights for the first time,” says Freidl Droneberger. “The first order is already successfully in use.”Read More »Droneberger Showtechnik of Austria Invests in Ayrton

Video of the Week: ‘Russian Doll’ Takes a Subway Ride Using LED Video

4Wall’s Virtual Production team was tasked to create a video panel wall that wrapped around a practical subway car to create a simulated effect of the subway rolling down the tracks for a pivotal scene in an episode of Netflix’s Russian Doll. They utilized Absen M2.9 LED video panels controlled via disguise media servers along with ARRI SkyPanels and Chroma-Q Chroma-Q Studio Force II LED battens to pull off the desired look.

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Nashville Celebrates Independence Day with Bandit Lites

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in downtown Nashville to celebrate the Fourth of July with a big concert event and fireworks show in the heart of Music City. Bandit Lites provided lighting for two stages: the main stage on Broadway featuring Old Dominion and 17 Nashville-based artists, and the Ascend Amphitheater where the Nashville Symphony Orchestra performed.

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4Wall Provides LED Video Technology for Netflix’s “Russian Doll” Episode

Season 2 of Netflix’s highly anticipated series Russian Doll was released in April. 4Wall’s Virtual Production team was tasked to create a video panel wall that wrapped around a practical subway car to create a simulated effect of the subway rolling down the tracks for a pivotal scene. They utilized Absen M2.9 LED video panels to pull off the desired look. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of production on Russian Doll:

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Obsidian Control Training, July 19-21 in Miami, FL

Obsidian Control Systems will be hosting three daily In-Person training sessions on the Onyx control platform featuring the NX4 console, ONYX software, NETRON Ether DMX devices, and Capture Visualization Software. Upcoming Obsidian training will also be taking place in New York City in August, Denver in September, and Dallas in October.

Here’s further information from Obsidian on the training:Read More »Obsidian Control Training, July 19-21 in Miami, FL

Dallas Smith and Friends Perform with Structural Lighting Looks from Chauvet Fixtures

The lighting rig that George Gorton designed for Dallas Smith’s Some Things Never Change Tour took on a life of its own over the course of the early summer, seeming to expand, contract and morph in new directions with every show. After a 19-month pandemic-caused hiatus, the Juno Award-winning multi-platinum country star took off to play some live music on May 24, and invited some friends to join him. Seven different acts have supported Smith on his 24-show, five-week tour of Canada. This diversity made it essential that Gorton devise a rig with an organic-like quality to grow and change.Read More »Dallas Smith and Friends Perform with Structural Lighting Looks from Chauvet Fixtures

disguise Acquires Creative Studio Meptik

Meptik created a virtual set including an endless golden hour for Thomas Rhett’s commercial for his radio show “Where We Started” on Apple Music. Photo by Ryan Green

disguise has acquired Atlanta, GA-based immersive entertainment specialists Meptik, to empower the global deployment of trailblazing immersive productions, studios and installations delivered by Meptik and powered by disguise.Read More »disguise Acquires Creative Studio Meptik