JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South African technical production company Blond Productions supplied Robe ROBIN MMX Spots and 600E Beam moving lights to a new games show, “Musiek Trivia,” recorded at ZSE Studios in Johannesburg. The music trivia-focused game show needed lighting to create a mood with drama and some ‘wow’ moments rather than provide flat, clinical lighting for TV.
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SHELTON, CT – Lex Products Corporation expands its EverGrip product line with the EverGrip 7-pin molded Socapex compatible motor control cable extensions. EverGrip cable assemblies feature a proprietary two-part molding process that encapsulates the interiors of the male and female connectors to prevent spinning and eliminate non-mating or mismatched connections. This construction also encases conductors to avoid short circuits and prevents pins and contacts from pushing back into housing, which helps to extend cable life. The EverGrip process bonds the cable to the connector to provide strain relief and maintain secure connections.
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AUCKLAND, NZ – LightFactory controls software version 2.10 is now available with with new features to make programming shows faster and more streamlined. This release is a free upgrade, available for download now, for existing version 2 users.
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LOS ANGELES – Scenex Lighting, a division of GLP, now offers LED tape with black backing, as an alternative to the more common white backing. The black LED is made for staging applications, set pieces and other instances where the LED tape needs to be kept as hidden as possible. It now provides an IP67 rating for greater environmental tolerance.
Read More »NEW YORK – Three draft control protocol standards are available for public review on the PLASA website until early October. They may be downloaded for free at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php.
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OMAHA, NE – After a summer off, the Dave Matthews Band is back on the road on their North American tour with 16 Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures in the rig. Longtime LD Fenton Williams specified the fixtures to replace the ACL-type fixtures used in the past. Lighting supplier is Theatrical Media Services Inc.
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LOS ANGELES – For the first time in approximately 20 years, the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) returned to the Japanese Garden on the grounds of the VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center campus with their summer production of As You Like It, directed by Royal Shakespeare Company artist Kenn Sabberton. The Center chose the location partly because Artistic Director Ben Donenberg remembered the beauty of the space when they performed there in the early 1990s, but also as a continuation of their work to make Shakespeare vital for everyone—in this case, veterans.
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NOTTINGHAM, UK – Detonate Indoor Festival 2012, held May 6, is an eight-arena, four-venue music festival which featured more than 50 artists and dozens of CHAUVET fixtures.
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NEW YORK – PLASA has a revision of an existing photometric standard in public review on its website through Oct. 8. ANSI E1.35 – 2007, Standard for Lens Quality Measurements for Pattern Projecting Luminaires Intended for Entertainment Use, is being revised to increase the accuracy of the measurement procedure while still keeping it simple.
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HOUSTON — Jeremy Choate, a lighting designer based here, who was known for distinctive designs for theatrical and dance performances, died Aug. 12 after being struck by a car while stopped at an intersection on his motorcycle. News reports said that the driver of the vehicle left the scene on foot before police arrived. Police have identified the driver as Shannon Garcia, 25, and were conducting a search for her whereabouts.
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LONDON – Avolites details its involvement in the Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Olympic Stadium in London. There were 2 Ai Infinity servers and 2 Sapphire Media consoles providing the control and back-up for the Immersive Team to map and control the 80,000 x 9 pixel mini screens in each seat, producing one of the world’s largest video screens.
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