LOS ANGLES, CA – All Access Staging & Productions consortium of companies announces the addition of Brian Sullivan, formerly of B & R Scenery. Sullivan joins the All Access team as a consultant and engineer. Additionally, All Access has acquired the equipment previously operated by B & R Scenery, including a wide selection of electro-mechanical lifts and effects.
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The Martin MAC 401 Dual CT Zoom™ is a white light source wash luminaire with zoom. It is also available as a module that fits… Read More »Martin MAC 401 Dual CT Zoom
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I.Weiss introduces a new item in its Via-Line of motorized rigging products – the Viawinch, a midway solution between a manual hand crank and a… Read More »I. Weiss Introduces Viawinch
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MEXICO CITY – Jerry Colmenero, Strong's independent representative for Latin America, has established Teletec as Strong Entertainment Lighting's distributor for Mexico. "Teletec has continuously proven itself as a strong player in the theatrical and television studio lighting market and with their ShowCo division they have also expanded into touring production supply, for Strong this is ultimately the best choice." Says Jerry Colmenero.
Read More »Let me tell you about my friend Justin Lang. Like a lot of us, I knew Justin’s work before I knew him. A few years ago, he started a blog called iSquint and he gained a huge following by following the live event industry. But he did it surreptitiously without telling anyone who he was. I kid him that he did this on purpose so that his reputation actually would precede him. It’s been said about a lot of people but in Justin’s case, it’s really true.
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Howard Ungerleider's designs for Rush's Time Machine tour called for more special effects than the band's previous Snakes & Arrows tour. Pyrotek Special Effects' John… Read More »Blast from the Past
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Imagine being the video and scenic designer for a one-man show – more specifically, a comedian's irreverent take on the history of the world – and that person is Colin Quinn. His director is Jerry Seinfeld, and the show is a special history lesson that lasts only 75 minutes. But you only have a couple of weeks of prep time before getting into a Broadway venue. Sounds a bit challenging, doesn't it?
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Creating OMG with Lighting and Video
If you meet and talk to Peter Morse for five minutes, you might never know what a rich history he has in the entertainment industry. He’s very modest and down to earth, and he doesn’t often drop names or bring up his many accomplishments.
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What if – just if – a lighting designer who has done plenty of club installs actually became a lounge proprietor himself?
Crazy? Crazy enough to work.
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Celine Dion has said: “If God would have a singing voice, he would sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli.” Dubbed “the world’s most beloved Italian tenor,” Andrea Bocelli has performed for political figures, the Pope, and in packed stadiums. He’s collaborated with opera’s top names and pop stars as well as Muppet puppets.
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For 40 years, London-based White Light has been supplying lighting equipment to the entertainment industry. Although manufacturing is not their primary focus, they have been building the VSFX image projector for some time. But they turned to City Theatrical to work with them in a joint venture to improve the product. According to City Theatrical president, Gary Fails, the VSFX had some "design challenges that White Light wanted to overcome."
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Many shows today involve combining multiple layers of video content, either on a single display screen or across multiple screens of various resolutions. When you're working with a media server, there are some tricks that you can take advantage of to set up the scale, aspect ratio, and X & Y position palettes to reduce the need to resize your content ahead of time. Here is a little known feature available in the Mbox EXtreme v3 that can make programming easier.
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