The Gospel of Time
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BlackBox from CAST Software Announces New Partners
TORONTO, Canada – BlackBox from CAST Software has added three new partners filling the categories of media server, stereoscopic camera and network technology: Coolux, Magna BSP Ltd. and SAND Network Systems.
Read More »Two London Venues Opt For City Theatrical SHoW DMX
LONDON – The Royal National Theatre and the English National Opera have both added new SHoW DMX wireless DMX systems to their permanent lighting inventories.
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Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show Uses Hippotizer VideoMapper
MIAMI – For The Who's performance at the The Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show, the 3,055 Barco MiStrips incorporated into the custom video deck displayed arrows and other linear graphics that defied the non-linear arrangement of the MiStrips themselves. The design team used a beta version of VideoMapper, a software component to be included in an upcoming version of Green Hippo's Hippotizer HD media server software.
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Elation LEDs Used for KABC-TV Pre-Oscar Broadcast
HOLLYWOOD, CA – For Los Angeles' KABC-TV's live pre-Oscar broadcast, On The Red Carpet, LD Richard Brown with Architectural Media Design used six of Elation Professional's ELAR 108 RGBW LED Par cans for hosts Michelle Tuzee and Marc Brown and their guests.
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SNP Provides Video Support for New Glyndebourne Opera
SUSSEX, U.K. – Video solutions specialist SNP Productions supplied two Catalyst V4 PRO media servers and a complete projection package to Glyndebourne Opera for their production of Knight Crew.
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Slovakian Eurovision Contest Lit with Robe
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – For a series of live TV shows staged to select the Slovak Republic's 2010 Eurovision song contest finalist, LD Martin Kubanka once again specified Robe moving light fixtures supplied by lighting rental company Q-99.
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Rachelle Robson Named CSR for Ultratec Special Effects
LONDON, Ontario, Canada – Ultratec Special Effects has named Rachelle Robson customer service representative for the Special Effects Order Desk at the company's London, Ontario facility. Robson's responsibilities will include processing orders, confirming orders, providing product and shipping quotes, providing tracking numbers and other CSR tasks.
Read More »Prague Quadrennial 2011 Taking Shape
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Organizers for the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ 2011) set for June 16 – 26, 2011, a showcase for trends in a variety of scenography disciplines from more than 60 countries, announced new locations, international jury selections, and an introduction of the series of symposia.
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“Phantom” Sequel’s Cast Party Lit by White Light
LONDON – A cast and crew party for Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, was lit by White Light, which supplied the lighting rig to the show itself. The new musical is at London's Adelphi Theatre. The cast and crew party was held at Old Billingsgate Market and featured a Coney Island theme.
Read More »Fantasee Lighting Techfest Set for April 23-24
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI – Fantasee Lighting will host its Techfest 2010 on April 23-24. The fifth annual lighting, rigging and special effects tradeshow for the entertainment industry takes place at the Fantasee Lighting warehouse in Van Buren Township.
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Barco Gear Used for AEO LED Display in Times Square
NEW YORK – Barco LED and LCD products were used for American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)'s new flagship store in Times Square. AEO turned to the Barnycz Group, a Baltimore-based design firm, which worked with Barco on the exterior display involving a 12-faceted assemblage of LED panels, almost 15,000 square feet in size, that includes a 25-story LED tower.
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