ITALY – LD Jo Campana used 20 Robe ROBIN Pointe moving lights to created an intimate atmosphere for Italian singer-songwriter, film director and author Luciano Ligabue’s “Mondovisione” tour. The gigs for this leg of the tour primarily visited smaller towns, and the whole vibe of the production was to present a ‘back-to-the-roots’ style of show where the singer could communicate in a close and personal way with his fans.
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A veteran LD for jam bands, Andy Cass is using a quartet of High End Systems DL.3s to illuminate String Cheese Incident on their latest tours. He explains that the DL.3s give him the flexibility to pursue artistic flights of fancy. “I wanted to keep the DL.3s to two fixtures per universe, which leaves me four layers. One layer was taken up by cameras, and another one was used for masking, because i was doing odd shapes like equilateral triangles. That had to be accomplished by using masking in a layer, so that left me two layers for content, which worked out fine with all the built-in effects,” he said. “Most of the looks in the show employ a primary layer, and then a secondary layer with some sort of chroma-keying or effecting to ‘artsy’ it up a bit, ensuring that it wouldn’t be just straight imagery.”
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COPENHAGEN – Several hundred pieces of GLP impression X4 LED moving lights were used at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. LD Kasper Lange said, “Right from the beginning I had been looking for a powerful RGBW LED wash for the audience light. I have been using GLP Impressions for the past four years and am particularly impressed at the output, zoom and stability of the X4 fixtures.”
Read More »CYPRESS, CA – FOR-A’s HVS-XT video production switcher series has proven a popular fit for a wide range of applications. The HVS-XT100 comes with a separate main unit and control panel, while the HVS-XT110 features a compact, integrated design. Both units include: mixed HD/SD input, frame synchronization, multi-viewer capability, re-sizing engine, 2.5D wipe effects, DVE and keyer with chroma key. Two freely assignable Keyers and DSKs channels also come standard. A built-in Web server allows users to adjust settings from a PC or a tablet.
Read More »MIDDLETON, WI – In every show on Broadway, ETC equipment plays a big part in accomplishing the awe-inspiring lighting creations, especially ETC’s lighting control systems, which can be found in nearly every Broadway house. ETC’s Eos control family was developed to be both designer- and programmer-friendly. “You don’t need to know everything in order to use an Eos-family console,” said Anne Valentino. “The user interface allows individuals to get important information quickly and lets users work from either an abstract visualizer or in a straightforward command sequence.”
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KNOXVILLE, TENN. – Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the Global Finals of Destination Imagination, where teams from around the world gathered to compete in challenges created to stretch their creativity and logical skills. Using 24 hexagonal truss structures to ensure every inch of the stage was covered, LD Giff Swart utilized Bandit’s GRNLite moving head wash for lighting that would ‘punch’ even in color washes. Two Vari-Lite 3000 Spots were used to project custom-made gobos 135’ clear across the arena, and Bandit tech Shawn Beaulieu added color in them, resulting in the crowd of 16,000 being able to see the intricate designs from that throw distance. Furthermore, GRN pars were used as truss toners, and crazy chase effects with saturated colors created for excitement.
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KINGSTON, Ontario, Canada — The Caravan Stage Company, based here, has been looking to Neutrik for all its connectivity requirements for audio and lighting aboard a custom-built, flat-keeled vessel that serves as both a unique floating performance venue and residence for the touring cast members and crew.
Read More »SYDNEY – Christie is featuring its lighting and projection mapping products at the annual designEX event in Sydney. Among the highlights is a demonstration of the Christie MicroTiles, renowned for their ability to maintain color depth, high contrast and high brightness in high ambient light settings. Also on display is the Christie Brio, designed for effortless meeting, sharing of information and work across multiple sites.
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LONDON – This year’s We Are FSTVL upped the ante on several fronts, expanding the event to two days, increasing the level of production and securing an action-packed line-up with main stage headliners Richie Hawtin and Fatboy Slim. Providing the visual spectacle for this EDM event, Colour Sound Experiment deployed five trucks of kit, 26 crew, around 500 square metres of their proprietary BT LED screen, over 350 moving lights and a shed-pile of strobes, blinders and atmospheric effects to the site, where all their elements were co-ordinated by Crew Chief Andy Melleney.
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LAS VEGAS — Specially designed for those tricky applications that fall somewhere in between permanent architectural installations and temporary entertainment lighting, Iluminarc has introduced the Colorist Series, a new series of IP65-rated fixtures with Quad-Color red, green, blue and amber LEDs. All Colorist models come standard with IP-rated DMX tails that can be permanently installed in a covered structure or used for chaining together fixtures at temporary outdoor events like festivals. They also offer flexibility in the area of control, featuring standalone operation via an easy-touch LED display, as well as multiple DMX personalities for programming versatility. The two linear units provide individual pixel control, allowing for color fades and wipes in addition to straight color washes.
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Challenged to create a fully flexible rig that looks fabulous in a wide variety of venues, is quick and easy to rig and de-rig and will fit into one truck, LD Luc Peumans from Painting With Light designed a rig that includes eight DMX controllable electric ribbon lifts fitted with lights. Divided into eight fabric columns flown at the back, the eight letters of C-L-O-U-S-E-A-U are spelt out along the bottom of the strips.
Read More »CYPRESS, Calif. – Christie has published The Book of Transformations – a “coffee table” style book that explores and celebrates how artists and technicians are using powerful projection display technologies to visually transform familiar structures and objects. The tablet version of The Book of Transformations includes images, embedded video and detailed narratives of how various structures and surfaces were mapped, recreated in software, and then given entirely new appearances using powerful projected light. The Book of Transformations also traces the history of the art form, provides an extensive primer on how projects are conceived and executed, and looks at the future of the technology and medium.
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