In Memoriam: David North, 50
MIDDLETON, WI – ETC noted that David North, who has overseen the company’s rigging division as general manager since Nov. 2013, died Feb. 25 after a battle with brain cancer. He was 50.
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Blizzard ProPar I7
Blizzard’s ProPar I7 fixture uses seven 15W RGBW 4-in-1 LEDs with a zoomable 4-60° beam angle and infinite bidirectional rotating lens plate. .
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Bexel Clarity 800 Camera for Live Production
Bexel Global Broadcast Solutions, a worldwide provider of broadcast services based in Burbank, CA, has unveiled the Bexel Clarity 800 camera, a miniature, high-frame-rate (HFR) point-of view camera for live production.
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CSD Group Transforms Former Kmart Into Worship Space with Chauvet Professional Gear
PLAINVIEW, TX — CSD owner Doug Hood and his design team used a combination of moving spots, beams and washes to transform a defunct Kmart store into an inviting house of worship. Texas-based Harvest Christian Fellowship bought the location in 2013 and held their Grand Opening on Dec. 4, 2016.
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A.C.T Lighting Redesigns Customer Support Hub on Website
LOS ANGELES – A.C.T Lighting, Inc. has redesigned the customer Support Hub on the company’s website, creating a single, centralized resource for all online support needs.
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South African Media and Arts School Chooses Elation Lighting for New Studio
[caption id="attachment_275010" align="alignnone" width="800"]South African school gets a boost from Elation[/caption]
JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg is the country’s hub for film, television and music. and that focus on the creative industries spells opportunity for those interested in fields like production, and multimedia technology. City Varsity school of media and creative arts plays an important role in the education of young talent in the region and access to professional equipment is essential. So when the school recently launched a new multi-cam studio at their Braamfontein Johannesburg campus they chose to outfit it with Elation Professional broadcast-optimized lighting.
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Robe Launches pixelPATT Fixture
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CZECH REPUBLIC – Robe has launched the pixelPATT … a brand new uber cool LED fixture to extend and complement its popular PATT range of retro styled fixtures … which bring elegance and finesse to any visual environment. Twenty pixelPATT fixtures were seen for the first time in public last night at the 2017 Total Production International (TPi) Awards in London – one of the highest profile awards events for the entertainment technology and production world.
MDG ATMe Haze Generators Go Along for The Ride
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UK – Two of the very latest MDG haze generators, the ATMe, recently joined up-and-coming British rock band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, playing arenas during a three-week tour of the UK in support of the band’s second studio album, The Ride. Newcastle-based Nitelites supplied the full lighting, audio and staging to the tour and hired the MDG ATMe haze generators from Impact Productions, which purchased two of the models specifically for the tour.
L’espace Vision Builds Mega Multidock Ingest System Using Blackmagic Multidocks
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FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design today announced that Tokyo based L’espace Vision has created the Mega MultiDock, an ingest system built around 20 Blackmagic MultiDocks. The system is able to import media from up to 80 SSDs simultaneously and is primarily used for ingesting footage from its live concert recording service, which uses multiple Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio Pro SSD recorders.
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Oscars Recovered from Staging Mishap Prior to Envelope Mixup
LOS ANGELES — Oscar ballot counters PricewaterhouseCoopers issued a public apology for the envelope mix-up that foiled their “fail safe” system during the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 26, when presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway received the wrong envelope and announced La La Land as Best Picture. (Moonlight actually won.) Prior to the envelope glitch, during rehearsals at about 11:30 a.m., one of the skyscraper staging elements toppled over, reportedly crushing a camera. Fortunately no one was injured, and the ceremony was able to proceed as originally planned.
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Milos Releases Third Video in Series on Stage Roof Construction
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ROUDNICE nad LABEM, Czech Republic — Area Four Industries, parent company to Milos, released video number three in a four part series on stage roof construction. In the third video, R&D director Marc Hendriks talks about ballast and how it relates to temporary demountable structures. Marc provides information about why ballast is needed, how to minimize it and some practical examples on how to connect it properly to your structure. By the end of the video, you will have a better idea of how to use ballast more effectively and increase the safety of your temporary structures.
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Available Light Promotes Derek Barnwell and Rachel Gibney
RALEIGH, NC and NEW YORK – Available Light promoted Derek Barnwell, who is based in in Raleigh, NC to Principal. Available Light also promoted Rachel Gibney, who is based in New York, to senior associate.
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