Turning Massive Pyro Visions into Reality
ImageSFX’s Doug Adams describes the core vision requested by Scott Holthaus, Production/Lighting Designer for Disturbed’s ‘Take Back Your Life’ tour as “a constantly moving truss of flames” using the company’s FireSnakes. While many would dismiss the whole idea as crazy, Adams and others on the ImageSFX team spent close to two months working on an overlapping pyro and truss system that would provide the desired looks—summed up by Disturbed’s Draiman as ‘sick’—while also ensuring that the flames wouldn’t melt the lighting fixtures or set the venue on fire.
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Obsidian Control Systems has fulfilled the need for IP65 rated data distribution products in the entertainment industry and was rewarded for that effort at the recent PLASA tradeshow in London. The 
A frame not only contains a subject; at times, it can also serve as a window into bold new visions and unlimited opportunities. Such was the case earlier this week at the ChamSys PLASA London stand. Built around the theme of “Frame Your Control, Bringing Immersion Into Frame,” the company’s exhibit engaged enthusiastic crowds of attendees with innovative products and ideas designed to help them take their creative visions to new heights.
GLP German Light Products has appointed the Warsaw-based company AV Light as its exclusive sales partner in Poland. A corresponding agreement was signed last spring. The cooperation aims at increasing the availability of GLP products and gives Polish customers sustainable access to technologies and products that were previously not available locally.
Chroma-Q®, a brand of premium performance LED lighting solutions manufactured in North America, introduces their all-new 2inspireTM family. The 2inspire family delivers truly flexible lighting into any space quickly and efficiently. It is a compact, silent, bright fixture available in three sizes, with each installation luminaire delivering both studio-grade tuneable white light and pure theatrical quality colors.
