Cinematographer Matthew Libatique, a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Achievement in Cinematography; spoke with PLSN about working on “Don’t Worry Darling.” Embracing a heightened realism, Libatique used color, fortuitous timing, and the nature of the Palm Springs, CA location shoot to great effect.
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Chicago-based Production Designer Michael Apostolos again joined forces with Jennifer Hudson to design the set for her new talk/variety show. For his first TV set, Apostolos created a warm and welcoming environment for Hudson and her viewers.
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Khruangbin’s Space Walk tour performance at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre was a mesmerizing show with a memorable production and lighting design by Dominic Smith, that added a mystical feel to the band’s vibes.
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Located at Eagle Rock Studios in Norcross, GA, Reveal XR Atlanta, a virtual production studio, has been launched with the backing of three companies—virtual production company Reveal XR, production company Music Matters Productions, and immersive content studio TRICK 3D. Three leading Atlanta digital technology innovators and entrepreneurs—Chad Shockley, Founder/CEO of Reveal XR; Aaron Soriero, Founder/CEO of Music Matters Productions; and Chad Eikhoff, Studio Founder of TRICK 3D, have joined forces to provide enterprise-focused virtual production capabilities to meet growing extended reality (XR) production demand in and around Georgia. Their goal is to provide a seamless solution for utilizing the most efficient production technologies.Read More »Reveal XR Atlanta Virtual Production Studio
PRG Supports Cincinnati’s Projection Mapping and Light Show Installations
BLINK®, Illuminated by ArtsWave, is the nation’s largest light, art, and projection mapping experience. On October 13 – 16, BLINK was back with their first event since 2019, using much of Cincinnati, OH and Covington, KY as a canvas. Run by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), BLINK was a four-day, 30 city block, outdoor art experience that unites projection mapping and light-based installations with street art. During the event, video and lighting installations turned the city’s landmark buildings into ‘a techno cityscape of the future’, bringing existing artworks and architecture to life via lighting and projection mapping.Read More »BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave
SIX the Musical is a pop-Tudor mashup, fusing historical and contemporary references to tell the story of the six wives of Henry VIII. Costume designer Gabriella Slade and costume supervisor Justin Allin take us behind the scenes, revealing the secrets of Catherine of Aragon’s striking glitzy gold costume in this video from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Legendary lighting designers Jules Fisher and Jennifer Tipton were each honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design, bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards during the 58th annual awards ceremony on Oct. 24. “In honoring Jules Fisher and Jennifer Tipton,” said Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chair of the awards committee, “we celebrate two pioneers who have given us so many important dramatic memories—and have lit the way for those who follow.”
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Astera Titan Tubes provided a great solution for the lighting of a rolling ‘small stage’ scenic truck which was central to the action for the 2022 Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival’s acclaimed production of Alessandro nell’Indie (Alexander in India) by Leonardo Vinci, directed by Max Emmanuel Cancic and lit by David Debrinay from Paris and Lyon, France, based design studio, LJOMA. Three unique performances were staged at the beautiful Margravial Opera House (Markgräfliches Opernhaus), a UNESCO World Heritage site.Read More »Astera Titans for Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival
The voting for the Parnelli Hometown Hero – Lighting Company of the Year Award is now open. PLSN readers get to vote for the six top regional lighting companies in North America—one for each of five U.S. regions, and a sixth for all of Canada. These votes will narrow the field from 36 to six regional winners, who will then appear on the Parnelli Awards ballot for a second round of voting. The winner will receive the Parnelli Award for Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year at the awards ceremony in Anaheim, CA.Read More »Hometown Hero Voting Begins!
Nominations are now being accepted for the next Parnelli Awards ceremony, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on Friday, April 14, 2023, during the NAMM Show. Anyone can now nominate live event professionals and companies who exemplify the best of the best in our industry for a Parnelli Award, the most prestigious award in our industry. The deadline for Parnelli nominations is Dec. 16, 2022, 5 p.m. PST.
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Big concert tours were back in a big way this past summer and The Weeknd’s ambitious “After Hours til Dawn” outing is perhaps the best example. Lighting designer Jason Baeri is using over 450 Elation Proteus Hybrid™ and Proteus Excalibur™ moving head luminaires as workhorse fixtures on the tour, an elaborate, visually striking show that has been selling out major stadiums across North America since July. The first leg of the all-stadium tour kicked off on July 14 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and concludes on November 27 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The tour is also scheduled to visit South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.
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Robe was the moving light of choice for the 2022 Saaremaa Opera Festival staged in a purpose-built tented arena erected beside the charismatic Kuressaare Castle in the south of Saaremaa Island, Estonia, which was the dramatic location for five days of popular opera and other performances, all presented this year by the Silesian Opera (Opera Śląska) from Bytom, Poland.Read More »Robe for Saaremaa Opera Festival 2022