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PixelArt Makes Television Debut

PixelArt Makes Television Debut

LOS ANGELES — PixelArt will be making its television debut on The Championship Gaming Series, a competitive computer game battle that will result in the UK champion challenging the reigning U.S. champion. Lighting Designer Will Charles specified the PixelArt chandelier after seeing the structure at PLASA. He explains: “The chandelier was the perfect centerpiece to the set. The PixelArts look great on camera and I will definitely be incorporating them into my future designs.”

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Van Halen Runs with Lasers

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Some may call 2007 the comeback year for a number of bands. This year alone, Pyrotek Special Effects and sister company Laser Design Productions have worked with the likes of Motley Crue, Meatloaf and Spice Girls to name a few. More recently, the tour that some anticipated would never occur has flourished. Just as fans were ready to forget, Van Halen has returned.

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Mercedes Benz Shines with MA Lighting at International Car Show

FRANKFURT, GERMANY — As the 62nd International Car Show (IAA) recently opened its doors in Frankfurt, a nine-month preparation and a two month setup ended for the planners of the DaimlerChrysler AG booth. The company furnished Frankfurt’s festival hall with LED technology as well as more than 500 moving lights and scores of PARs that illuminated 68 cars. Besides the Mercedes-Benz booth, there were also the booths of Smart and Maybach.  

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Trans World Meeting Illuminated by Jands Vista

NEW YORK — Production company Creative Stage Lighting used Jands Vista T2 and S3 consoles to provide show control for Trans World Entertainment Corporation’s recent annual sales meeting in New York. The live event was produced by LubieRocks Inc. and production managed by David Elliott. Lighting design was by John Broderick and George Studnicky IV, with programming by Nick Wisdom. Creative Stage Lighting provided all lighting and rigging equipment for the event. 

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Two New Lighting Standards Approved

On Oct. 10, 2007, the ANSI Board of Standards Review approved as American National Standards two new documents from ESTA's Technical Standards Program: E1.35, Standard for Lens Quality Measurements for Pattern Projecting Luminaires Intended for Entertainment Use, and E1.36, Model Procedure for Permitting the Use of Tungsten-Halogen Incandescent Lamps and Stage and Studio Luminaires in Vendor Exhibit

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UV and the lies behind it

So once again I have a band that has been talked into buying some UV painted drops for their stage set. And once again I find myself thinking about the con man who just made a pretty penny peddling garbage.

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More happens from the Bones tour (cool pics in this one)

 

Soooooo now that Denver/Telluride (I just got this cool pic from the Telluride Fest above, enjoy) is out of the way we headed out to good ole California for a few dates. We started in San Diego at a local college which turned out to be a really cool gig. The college radio station aired the show live and had a great stage to work with. When we loaded in there were several students who were instructed to help me setup and shadow what I was doing and how I set my rig up. Thus began my first teaching experience which was awesome considering the guy hasn’t got the chance to work with automated lighting yet. I guess a lot of those cats only get introduced to the traditional theater style with par, ellipsoidal, fresnel, source 4 lighting, etc. So I explain it to the best of my ability and get everything ready. 

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