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Stagemaker SR Series Hoists

Stagemaker SR Series Hoists

Stagemaker SR Series Hoists

Lifting stage elements, truss, speakers… our industry requires some serious lifting power it order to make our rigs work.  Stagemaker hoists have a lineage that dates back decades, to when Verlinde of France launched the first inverted electric powered hoist, the Litachain L104, in 1975. Verlinde then launched the Litachain L5 and L10 range in 1990. In 1998, after the venerable French company (est. 1858) was acquired by Konecranes Plc in 1993, the Stagemaker SM series of hoists came to market.

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Media Servers for Lighting Programmers, by Vickie Claiborne

Media Servers for Lighting Programmers

Have you ever been so excited about something related to work that it was all you could think about?  In this business, I hope that happens a lot because we do some pretty amazing stuff.  When I first learned that our very own columnist, Vickie Claiborne, was planning to write a book, I got chills! First it was the fact that one of our own was publishing another book.  Doesn’t that speak highly of the columnists that we have on staff?  Second was the subject of the book — Media Servers and how to program them — a groundbreaking and important topic.

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Santa Monica Pier’s Breathtaking View Accentuated by Pulsar

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Chosen for their ability to stand up to the seaside environment, 75 Pulsar ChromaPoints and two Pulsar ChromaZone PSU/controllers were installed in Santa Monica’s Tongva Park. “The ChromaPoints were the right choice because their IP weatherproof rating is ideal for this salty outdoor setting. In addition to being durable, the ChromaPoint LEDs feature an exceptionally smooth color mix and excellent dimming curve,” comments Vicci Stewart.

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The Four P’s of Programming

Automated lighting programming encompasses a vast amount of processes and routines, but actually the entire practice can be broken down into four segments.  Each of these segments is very complex on its own, and all four are required for any lighting programming project.  Programmers do not have to master each of these areas, but they certainly need to have a good understanding and be proficient in each.  All automated lighting programming projects require work in the following areas: Patching, Preparation, Parameters, and Playback.

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Close to 600 moving fixtures lit LP Field for 'Nashville.'

Bringing Nashville to Light; A Wide Shot on TV Studio Design

The ABC-TV’s hit series Nashville interlaces the grit and glamor of rising country stars with the politics of record labels and romance. The story line is fictional, but behind the scenes, the touring industry’s experts are supporting the fictional music stars in a true-to-life way. LD Steve Fallon started lighting the performances for the second season, which finished airing in May.

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Illustration by Andy Au

Women Lighting Designers

A few months ago I got an email from Kim Martin, an LD I met when she toured with Ringo, some 20 years ago. I had not seen her since she was the LD for Natalie Merchant in the 1990s. She inquired why I never seem to write about female lighting designers. I honestly don’t know why, as I have met and learned quite a bit from them my whole life. Looking back, I can’t believe how many great women designers share my job in the concert biz. And they all taught me something about lighting. They didn’t make it because they are women; they made it because they have talent.

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Madison Square Garden Turns Blue For Stanley Cup Series

NEW YORK, NY – Barbizon New York and lighting designers Al Crawford and Zak Al-Alami of Arc3 Design provided a design that would illuminate the exterior of Madison Square Garden, from 31st and 33rd Streets, 8th Avenue, and from the roof of the Chase Hallway on 7th Avenue. The design called for covering the more than 90 exterior lighting fixtures with the Rangers blue hue, and to add some punch and energy.

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Projection Studio Helps Put Vodafone Firsts On The Map. Pictured here, London National Theatre.

Projection Studio Helps Project Vodafone First Events at Sites Across Europe

LONDON – The Projection Studio worked as a consultant for live communications agency Wasserman to activate a large format video projection campaign for the Vodafone Firsts initiative (www.firsts.com) that took place at sites across Europe, including Budapest Sapientia College, Bucharest National Theatre, Berlin Kulturbrauerei, Cairo CityStars Building, Rome Palazzo Farnese and The National Theatre in London.

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