INDIANAPOLIS – IATSE Local 30 is administering a fund for the family of Nathan Byrd, the spotlight operator who died after falling with the rigging in the Aug. 13 stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair. Byrd, a single parent, is survived by two teens, age 13 and 15. The fund will assist with funeral expenses and other basic needs.
Read More »
AUSTIN, TX — Barco’s High End Systems (HES) has named Chris McMeen regional sales manager, Eastern U.S. and Canada. Prior to HES, McMeen was VP… Read More »High End Systems Names Chris McMeen Regional Sales Manager
Read More »
One of the biggest problems when visualizing is making the transition from the virtual stage to the real rig. Many things may or may not… Read More »Avoid Pre-Viz Disorientation
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — A strong, isolated blast of wind that came in advance of a line of thunderstorms knocked down the main stage at the Indiana State Fair at 8:49 pm Aug. 13. The collapse killed four people on site. A fifth victim, Nathan Byrd, 51, died later that night. A spotlight operator who fell with the rigging, Byrd had been among the 45 people hospitalized, many with serious injuries. Although other crew members were seen falling with the rigging, no additional deaths were reported.
Read More »
HELSINKI, Finland — The €180 million Helsinki Music Centre has been equipped with an array of lighting fixtures supplied and installed by Philips Entertainment’s Finnish distributor, Hedcom. Key goals included the assurance that all lighting fixtures operated silently and efficiently with minimum heat output.
Read More »
SULLY, Iowa — TV and film production companies are often faced with a challenge when using Green Screen technology: to clearly demarcate the subject in the foreground from the green screen backdrop. For Neal Williams at Par Fore Productions, Prism Projection’s Studio RevEAL fixture served as a solution.
Read More »
Prolyte Group’s H40R Truss, to be shown at PLASA 2011 (Stand 1G40) is designed to meet customer requests for smaller truss with higher loading capacities. The new H40R also borrows advances designed into Prolyte’s H30V, H40V and S36R truss products, applying them to rectangular standard H40 truss.
Read More »