The opening and closing soccer tournament ceremonies for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, turned 11th November Stadium in Luanda, Angola into a visual representation of significant cultural and political events in Angola's recent history and its vision for the future. Robe moving lights played a key role.
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Video and still projection technology has become an increasingly integral part of the professional theatre world, and its presence has become inescapable. But when it comes to materials that have been pre-assembled prior to a performance, a big challenge has emerged: What happens if one or more of your leading role performers happens to be out and the understudy takes over? It can be a bit of a problem, and one that can be a headache for the video crew.
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Pro Light + Sound, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe's biggest and most prominent production industry-related trade show, has been gaining in prominence even while the economy has been in a funk. At this year's show there was a good buzz around the halls, suggesting that people were thinking about real business and not just kicking tires.
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Recently, I commissioned a renovation project for Northern High School in Durham, N.C. The district had chosen to accept the option to use LED fixtures for their cyc lighting. While the specification only required an RGB fixture, the system integrator provided the new Altman Spectra Cyc 100.
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Chaos Visual Productions is on the road with Alicia Keys' 2010 "Freedom" tour, which is promoting her 2009 album, The Element of Freedom, with tour stops in North America and Europe this spring.
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In comedy, timing is everything, and for Swiss entertainer Marco Rima's Die Patienten to succeed, the crew needed to accurately synchronize video projection on three independently-revolving walls. Technology from coolux helped keep the insanity onstage, where it belonged.
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LD Systems Uses I-Mag and Video to Conquer an Ocean of Dirt
For most people, the word "rodeo" does not conjure up the image of high impact concerts with cutting-edge technology, but the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is actually well known for the excellent concerts that cap off every night of the competition.
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By now, you've probably heard the term "pixel map," and you're likely aware that a common way to apply an image to an LED display is by using a media server to optimally position the image on the display. However, using a media server is not the only way to accomplish that. The MagicQ Pro from ChamSys offers a step forward in the area of pixel mapping control: an onboard pixel mapping engine.
Read More »The caterpillar lives a simple life crawling around tree branches and munching on leaves. When ready, the caterpillar enters a cocoon and then transforms into a beautiful butterfly. The natural wonder of metamorphosis completely changes the creature from one form to another.
Read More »The teacher opens the door; you enter by yourself. – Chinese proverb
It’s not often that you meet female road warriors – I mean real road warriors who have spent their entire careers in buses and arenas. So when Libby Gray ended up sitting across the dinner table from me in Kansas City during USITT, one of her first comments really caught me off guard.
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Lighting is a team sport. Designing the lighting for any event is a process that depends on a number of variables and answers to a lot of questions. The questions must be answered by venue employees, electricians, rental inventory managers and many more. Clients depend on us for a spectacular show. But designers depend on everyone else's support.
Read More »Is a 1kW generator always a 1kW generator? I can give you a generator and a load with a matching (or slightly lower) kilowattage and… Read More »Use kVA for Portable Generator Power Load Estimates, Not kW
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