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ETCP Offers Paper and Pencil Exams at LDI 2011

ETCP Offers Paper and Pencil Exams at LDI 2011

ORLANDO — All three ETCP examinations will be offered at the LDI show this year: the Entertainment Electrician exam (Oct. 28), the Arena Rigging exam (Oct. 29, am) and the Theatre Rigging exam (Oct. 29, pm). Those taking multiple exams will be eligible for discounts. All participants must apply by Sept. 29, 2011.

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Spider-Man image by Jacob Cohl

Redesigning Spider-Man

It’s redundant to proclaim Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark as the largest, costliest and most ambitious production in the history of Broadway. But when one breaks it down on a technical level and in terms of numbers, it becomes really impressive.

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Alexandra Burke, All Night Long

Alexandra Burke, All Night Long

LD Phil Wiffin Adjusts the Design to the Needs of the Artist’s First Tour

For the debut concert tour for 22-year-old British R&B and pop singer Alexandra Burke, All Night Long, a 32-date outing at 1,500-to-4,000-capacity venues in the U.K. and Ireland, LD Phil Wiffen made good progress toward completing the first draft at the lighting design — before discarded it.

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Cowboys and Aliens

Close Encounters with Automated Lighting

The premise of the new Universal Studios’ film Cowboys & Aliens is that aliens have arrived to take over the world, only they arrive in the Wild West circa 1873. Director Jon Favreau and cinematographer Matthew Libatique, ASC also bring to the Old West the very latest in automated lighting technology.

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The HireTAG arch system

Keeping the Numbers Straight with Navigator Systems

Keeping track of rental inventory and budgets is a daunting task. Keeping an accurate count of cable alone can make one’s head implode. Add fixtures, control, power distro and all the other products a rental house has to offer, and it can make you go nutty. Navigator Systems has used the power of the computer to handle inventory and create a tracking system for the entertainment industry. The company has been developing their HireTrack rental management package since 1995. Since then, they have also captured numerous awards for product excellence, and Navigator Systems HireTrack rental packages have been installed at over 500 sites in 16 countries and translated into five languages.

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