Blackmagic Design’s new Blackmagic Studio Camera, featured at NAB 2014, is specifically designed for live production and available in 1080 HD and Ultra HD models starting from $1,995. Features include a large viewfinder, talkback, tally, optical fiber and a rugged metal design. The Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K will be available in June for $2,995.
Read More »LAS VEGAS — The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) reported that total registered attendance for the 2014 NAB Show was 98,015, an uptick of more than four percent from 2013. Exhibit space was also up more than seven percent from the previous year, with the event comprising 1,746 exhibiting companies spanning 945,000 net square feet of exhibit space.
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NEW YORK – The Tonight Show got a new Manhattan address as well a new man behind the desk earlier this year. To prepare for the show’s cross-county move to New York, LD Fred Bock created a new look in NBC’s upgraded Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center. WorldStage supported Bock’s design with an extensive studio and band lighting package, and also handled the sale and rental lighting packages for the new Late Night with Seth Meyers in NBC’s Studio 8G.
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GERMANY – In the four decades since its founding, Circus Roncalli has always been committed to maintaining the classical circus tradition. And as the circus has grown over the years, so too has it lighting needs. Currently, several Clay Paky lights, including 36 A.leda K10s, 28 Alpha Spot HPE 700s and six Alpha Wash 700s, were installed along with other equipment. “The A.leda K10’s brightness is unmatched. Despite its compact size, it is a really efficient wash light. It is also impressive thanks to its excellent colour rendition. Furthermore, these lights are surprisingly lightweight and are perfectly suited to places of this kind,” said Managing Director Jens Wiegandt.
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After a six year renovation, Munich’s Deutsches Theater now combines Old World splendor with state-of-the-art technology. An important part of that technology is the new lighting system combining ClayPaky lights and grandMA2 controller.
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NEW YORK — DJ and dubstep producer Excision is touring the U.S. and Canada this year with a visual assist from Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20- LED-based moving lights, a cadre of Sharpys and grandMA2 lighting and laser control. A.C.T Lighting distributes both Clay Paky fixtures and MA Lighting in North America.
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NASHVILLE — Dream Theater, which kicked off the North American leg of their “Along for the Ride” tour with a March 20 show in Toronto, is using 20mm FLEXCurtain LED displays from PixelFLEX to add to the show’s visual impact. (The band’s April 5 show at The Chicago Theatre is pictured here.) PixelFLEX notes that Dream Theater’s trek is also the company’s first big splash on the international touring scene. Photos of the band’s gigs in Europe are posted below.
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