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Idols South Africa Series Lit with Robe Gear

Idols South Africa Series Lit with Robe Gear

Idols South Africa Series Lit with Robe Gear

JOHANNESBURG — For the 2013 Idols South Africa TV talent competition, Dream Sets provided Robe fixtures for series producers Sic Entertainment. LD Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier specified the gear for the rig, which included Robe’s ColorWash 2500E AT, LEDWash 800, ColorBeam 700E AT and LEDBeam 100 fixtures, among other gear.

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The Royal Australian Navy building, Sydney, Australia

Chauvet Professional Gear Chosen for Australia’s International Fleet Review

SYDNEY — Fat Sound was tasked with lighting structures for the International Fleet Review, a big celebration involving lighting, pyro and a large variety of watercraft. Fat Sound director Ray Eberle used Chauvet Professional’s COLORado 4 IP fixtures to illuminate the exterior of the Royal Australian Navy building and also the various events inside the facility.

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Absen A3T LED Display

Absen A3T LED Display

Absen’s A3T is a high-contrast 3.9mm pixel pitch HD LED panel ideal for indoor and rental applications. It features a1200-nit brightness and a refresh rate exceeding 1200 Hz, promising HD images and videos that are crystal-clear and free from black or bright lines.

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A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting by Steven Louis Shelley

PLSN Booth Book Signing Event Set for Nov. 23, 1pm

LAS VEGAS — Steven Louis Shelley, author of A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, will be on hand at PLSN’s booth #236 at LDI on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. to sign copies of his hot-off-the-press third edition. The book, published by Focal Press, has emerged as a standard industry point of reference since the first edition came out in 1999. For more details, be sure to check the Book of the Week entry in this week’s PLSN newsletter.

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Parnelli Awards 2013

Online Ticket Deadline for Parnelli Awards is Nov. 20 at Noon PST

LAS VEGAS — The last chance to order tickets for the 2013 Parnelli Awards on parnelliawards.com is this Wednesday, Nov. 20 at noon PST. After that, any remaining tickets will be sold at the door of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis. This year’s honorees include George Travis, Mo Morrison, Eric Pearce and Mark Engebretson, and the event, set to begin at 8 p.m. after a 7 p.m. cocktail reception, is to be hosted by Micky Dolenz.

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Wexford Festival Opera 2013 production of La Navarraise by Massenet. Photo by Clive Barda.

Wexford Festival Opera 2013 Lit with Chroma-Q Color Force LEDs

WEXFORD, Ireland — Chief electrician Didier Barreau and LD Paul Keogan specified the Color Force fixtures for the main stage at the Wexford Festival Opera 2013. The festival featured productions of Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze by Rota and La Navarraise by Massenet Keogan credited the LED fixtures for their output and color mixing qualities. Barreau also spoke favorably of their output along with their compact size and ease of deployment.

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