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Videos of the Week | Oscar Design & Technical Acceptance Speeches

Videos of the Week | Oscar Design & Technical Acceptance Speeches

We at PLSN send our congratulations to all of the winners of the Oscars at the 2022 Academy Awards. Here are the videos of the acceptance speeches for Greig Fraser, ASC, winner for Cinematography for Dune; Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos, winners for Production Design for Dune. Jenny Beavan, winner for Costume Design for Cruella; and Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh for Makeup and Hairstyling for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. We congratulate all of the nominees and winners.

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Moving Lights for Movie-Making

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth drew plaudits—and Oscar noms—for Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel and Production Designer Stefan Dechant. The high-contrast, black-and-white film’s visuals were inspired by graphic novels and German Expressionism. Some test-shooting quickly revealed that, instead of traditional film lighting using Fresnels and flags, moving lights would be the way to go.

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Peter Sellars Delivers International World Theatre Day Message 2022

“The theater of epic vision, purpose, recovery, repair, and care needs new rituals. We don’t need to be entertained. We need to gather. We need to share space, and we need to cultivate shared space. We need protected spaces of deep listening and equality.” –Peter Sellars, International Message Author

“There is a beauty about us… those of us who have committed ourselves to this… this global family who uses theatre to unearth the best and worst of ourselves; the tragedy of our deepest fears and the comedy of our truest joy. “ –Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp, U.S. Message Co-Authors

“Theater allows us to see each other, to hear each other….and by listening and witnessing each other, we can finally see ourselves.” –Jasmin Cardenas, U.S. Emergent Artist Author

The Global Theater Initiative (GTI), a partnership between Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (The Lab) at Georgetown University, invites all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 61st annual World Theatre Day on March 27, 2022. Each year, a renowned theatre artist of world stature is invited by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) Worldwide to craft an international message to mark the global occasion. This year the International message has been written by U.S. director Peter Sellars. The U.S. World Theatre Day message has been given by Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp, co-founders and core members of UNIVERSES, here’s a video of their address:

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The Bridge: PRGs New Multi-Purpose Rehearsal Space and Studio in the Heart of the UK

The Bridge is an exciting and unique addition to the PRG UK network, opening a hub for productions of all sizes in the heart of the country. The space has been designed to be completely flexible and has the power to support whatever your production needs. Located just next door to the PRG UK headquarters in Longbridge, the space richly benefits from a direct link to PRGs wealth of equipment and expertise onsite. From truck splits and prep to full studio productions and pre-production rehearsals, The Bridge can deliver.Read More »The Bridge: PRGs New Multi-Purpose Rehearsal Space and Studio in the Heart of the UK

GLP impression X5 Makes Global Debut on New American Song Contest

The sun sculpture that employs the GLP impression X5s. Photo by Tyler Ericson

The global launch of GLP’s highly anticipated impression X5 wash light is occupying one of the most unique stages in American TV history this spring, with the launch of the eight-part American Song Contest (ASC), airing on NBC.Read More »GLP impression X5 Makes Global Debut on New American Song Contest

Ayrton Perseo Fixtures Shine on Adele One Night Only, at LA’s Griffith Observatory

It may never rain in southern California, but it pays to be prepared because when it does, man, it pours. Full Flood Inc. Lighting Designer Noah Mitz and Lighting Director Bryan Klunder opted to use 40 IP65-rated Ayrton Perseo fixtures for Adele’s surprise CBS special, Adele One Night Only, at the landmark Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles last November. The two-hour show no sooner finished than the skies opened up in a dramatic and torrential storm that found crews scrambling to cover non-IP-rated gear.Read More »Ayrton Perseo Fixtures Shine on Adele One Night Only, at LA’s Griffith Observatory

Insights into the Future | Absen Spring Event 2022

On March 24th, 2022 Absen held it’s Spring Event 2022, entitled Insights into the Future. Absen’s online spring event, showed the latest innovative LED product, virtual production LED solution, LED home theater solution, and shared the development trends for Pro AV. Here is a video replay of this Absen Spring Event in case you missed it or would like to rewatch it:

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Pytch Creates Upbeat Setting for Groundbreaking Sign 2 Win Game Show with Chauvet Professional

Happily, as has so often been the case in society, inclusiveness and understanding seem to grow stronger with the passage of time. Such evolution can be seen in the story of British Sign Language (BSL). Arising in the 18th century, this language of handshape, orientation, movement, and non-manual features, (facial expressions) was frowned upon for centuries by an educational establishment that refused to teach it in school, believing that the deaf should learn to read lips instead.Read More »Pytch Creates Upbeat Setting for Groundbreaking Sign 2 Win Game Show with Chauvet Professional