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Zero 88 in Cannes for MIPCOM

Zero 88 in Cannes for MIPCOM

Zero 88 in Cannes for MIPCOM

 

Zero 88 in Cannes for MIPCOM

CWMBRAN, UK – The Zero 88 ORB Lighting console from Cooper Controls was chosen by Lighting Designer Chris Withers for the Warner Brothers hospitality events at MIPCOM 2010. Held every October at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes and its surrounding areas. MIPCOM is the world event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content. It provides the people involved in the TV, film, digital and audiovisual content, production and distribution industry a market conference and networking forum to discover future trends and trade content rights on a global level.

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Martin European Road Show

Martin’s 2011 European Road Show Begins

 

Martin European Road Show

DENMARK – Martin EMEA is hosting local events across Europe on an “Engineered for the Eye” Road Show tour that brings Martin directly to customers for an up close look at dynamic lighting and visual solutions. The Martin Road Show van will soon be in Italy, hosting local events in Milan (May 10, 13) and Rome (May 19), before heading to France for a number of dates. Those events will be followed by a visit to the Lounge exhibition in Antwerp (May 31-June 1) and then additional stops in France, including the Stadia & Arena trade show in Marseille (June 15-17), before heading to the UK. In late summer and fall, the Martin Road Show will be visiting Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Scandinavia.

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Full Sail Wins Awards for Excellence in Distance Learning

ST. LOUIS, MO – The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented its 2011 International Distance Learning Awards to Full Sail University in conjunction with the 2011 National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. USDLA is a 501(c) 3 non-profit association, founded in 1987, as the nation’s leading distance learning organization.

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Elation Platinum Wash LED Zoom

Elation Introduces Platinum Wash LED Zoom

 

Elation Platinum Wash LED Zoom

Elation Lighting introduces it’s new Platinum Wash LED Zoom, an all in one compact, energy-efficient DMX moving head LED color wash with a built-in zoom. Featuring a 300-watt Quad Color LED system and built on Elation’s space-saving Platinum base, the Platinum Wash LED Zoom offers RGBW colors in a trimmed-down fixture.

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Training at Phoenix Artists Club

ORB Training at the Phoenix Artists Club

Training at Phoenix Artists Club

CWMBRAN, UK – Since partnering with the Phoenix Artists Club in February this year, Cooper Controls has been running regular and bespoke courses on its ORB Series theatrical lighting consoles at their central London training venue. Located in the heart of the West End, the Phoenix Artists Club is conveniently placed for lighting designers, lighting programmers and theatre technicians to get hands on with Zero 88’s lighting control range. ORB Specialist Richard Lambert explains “We’re very lucky to have such a brilliant training venue that’s right in the heart of Central London and to be able to show the ORB on this newly installed theatrical moving light rig”.

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CBN Studio in Virginia Beach, VA

CBN TV Studios Gets Upgrades

 

CNB Studio in Virginia Beach, VA

 

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – One of the longest-running programs in broadcast history, CBN’s The 700 Club, had been using an analog lighting system for much of its run — the last 30 of 45 on-air years. The show, which is accessible to 1.5 billion people around the world and airs weekdays, was due for a technical overhaul from lighting fixtures to control. Their new future-proofed system includes a hybrid lighting rig of ETC Selador LED luminaires and conventional fixtures controlled by an ETCNet3 network with an Eos system at the front. It was recently installed with the help of ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) and 4Wall Entertainment and without interrupting the live schedule.

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XL Events Supplies Screens for Royal Wedding

LONDON – XL Events installed two large LED screens in London’s Trafalgar Square, one of the main public viewing areas for the live TV broadcast for the wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton. XL Events worked with event producers Jack Morton Worldwide, which also arranged for four similar format/concept sites across London for the wedding. An estimated 1 million people lined the streets, and the broadcast was seen by close to 2 billion people.

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Alfred University’s New Miller Theatre Using Robert Juliat Topaze Followspots

 

ALFRED, NY – Alfred University’s new Miller Theatre has been equipped with a pair of Robert Juliat Topaze followspots. Barbizon Lighting NY was the integrator and supplier for the lighting, working with Beck Studios, the rigging company. The Miller Theatre is the latest addition to the Miller Performing Arts Center, which features the C.D. Smith III Flexible Theatre, a black-box space; The Rod Brown Acting Studio; dance and instrumental music rehearsal halls; a scene shop; and faculty offices.

 

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Impact Video Provides Displays For Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards

BURBANK, CA – Impact Video was called upon to provide the Nickelodeon TV Network with Large Screen Video Displays for the 2011 Kids Choice Awards. This year’s show was broadcast live on April 2, 2011 from the Galen Center at USC in downtown Los Angeles where talent from across the entertainment industry gathered to honor their youngest fans. The Kids were in control as their voting across all categories determined the evening’s winners.

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