The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a massive undertaking that requires the highest level of support, with meticulous attention to detail and technical expertise, from the production vendors trusted to get the show on the field. PLSN looks at this intense project from the vendors’ points of view.
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Production Design International, Inc. is celebrating 30 years in business. Lighting and Laser Designer Howard Ungerleider and Pyrotechnician Brian Beggs tell us how PDI has continued to do cutting-edge work and offer industry leading innovation for three decades.
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The AFC Asian Cup Opening Ceremony, held at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, the largest stadium in the Middle East, was as Lighting Designer Roland Greil commented, “like the Super Bowl on steroids!” The elaborate production of field covering scenery and towering LED took 700 stagehands to clear for the tournament to begin.
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PLSN chats with Sharon Huizinga, Program Director of The Academy of Live Technology at Rock Lititz about the need for the school and the program itself.
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PLSN chats with MusiCares about some of their mental health initiatives and the support they offer everyone working in the music industry, including those in production.
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‘Aladdin’ Celebrates 10th Anniversary; Growing Union Movement Off-Broadway; William Gorlin the 2024 Backstage Legends and Masters Award Honoree; and SMA Adds Two Board Members
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Here are the USITT Distinguished Achievement Awards honorees. They will be celebrated at the USITT24 conference in Seattle, on March 21, 2024.
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Michael Eddy speaks with Sharon Lee, the founder and CEO of High Road, Incorporated, about how she got into trucking for the touring industry and a bit about her approach to running a well-respected business.
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Our new columnist, Rachael Bronstein, an accredited financial counselor, looks at some of the things to consider, keep track of, and avoid as production professionals.
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Debi Moen gives us the scoop on who is working on what, including on Judas Priest, AC/DC, touring Disney Princesses, and a couple of awards galas.
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Chris Lose explains why he believes hands-on experience is invaluable for a designer, and he shares how his shop experience helped shape his approach.
Read More »Chris Lose, PLSN’s LD-at-Large, worked as a moving light tech, dimmer tech, and crew chief before finally moving to the front end of the snake. He credits the years he spent tinkering on moving lights in the shop for giving him the insights to be a more effective, streamlined programmer. As he notes in PLSN’s March issue, “the most efficient way that programmers can support their team is by helping them to avoid busywork. I have seen several programmers send technicians up into the rig to sort out a fixture only to realize that they hadn’t even attempted a soft reset before ringing the alarm bells. Often, a reset or two is all that a fixture needs to straighten up.”
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