Avoid Pre-Viz Disorientation
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
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Five Dead After Indiana State Fair’s Main Stage Collapses
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.
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Lasers Part of Sensory Overload on Katy Perry Tour
LOS ANGELES — Katy Perry’s California Dreams tour is anything but minimalist, with dancing gingerbread men, whipped cream, and machines blowing cotton candy scent into the audience. The crew with Laser Design Productions worked with director Baz Halpin to amp up the sensory overload even further.
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Martin EC-10 LED Panels
Martin Professional’s EC-10 LED panels feature 10mm pixel pitch and can be mixed and matched with Martin’s EC-20 LED panels. Both products are fully compatible in terms color, setup, curving, control and processing and accessories, allowing for seamless, mixed resolution visuals in one system.
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Helsinki Music Centre Equipped with Gear from Philips Entertainment Lighting
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.
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Par Fore Productions Finds Studio RevEAL Fixtures Green Screen Friendly
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.
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Prolyte H40R Truss
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.
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Stone Temple Pilots’ Stone Pony Show Gets Assist from Pulse Stage Lighting
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Pulse Stage Lighting, a provider of lighting, audio, video and staging, provided a forward-thinking rigging solution to help solve a key lighting issue with Stone Temple Pilots’ July 26 show at the Stone Pony’s outdoor summer stage.
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Italian TV’s “Chain Reaction” Game Show Lit with Robe Gear
ROME — Over 90 Robe moving lights, including the new Robin 600 LEDWash serve as the core lighting fixtures for RAI TV’s Reazione A Catena (Chain Reaction), an Italian game show series where contestants compete in a search for hidden words. Veteran LD Massimo Castrichella, who has been using Robe gear for seven years, specified the fixtures.
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Scott Vontobel, GDS Director of USA Operations, Steps Down
BRISTOL, U.K. — GDS (Global Design Solutions) announced that, by mutual consent, Scott Vontobel is to step down as director of USA Operations. Vontobel, who has been helping GDS set up its U.S. office and sales network since Feb. 2009, said he felt he was unable to give all that is required to the position and decided to move on.
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CalArts Uses Mystery Donation of $50,000 to Buy Clay Paky Gear from Solaris
VALENCIA, CA — A donor who wished to remain anonymous provided $50,000 so that theatrical lighting students at the California Institute of the Arts would have some moving lights to go along with the lighting control console they recently obtained.
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ETCP Offers Paper and Pencil Exams at LDI 2011
ORLANDO — All three ETCP examinations will be offered at the LDI show this year: the Entertainment Electrician exam (Oct. 28), the Arena Rigging exam (Oct. 29, am) and the Theatre Rigging exam (Oct. 29, pm). Those taking multiple exams will be eligible for discounts. All participants must apply by Sept. 29, 2011.
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