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TV Promo for French Soccer Team Uses d3 Projection Mapping as Quick Alternative to Post-Production Visuals

Delobelle worked with graphics and motion design company, Naked, on the promo.

TV Promo for French Soccer Team Uses d3 Projection Mapping as Quick Alternative to Post-Production Visuals

PARIS – With only two days between the shoot and first TV air date for a 53-second promo featuring members of the French national soccer team as they headed for the UEFA’s month-long 2016 Euro 2016 soccer competition, director Patrick Delobelle needed a speedy alternative to post-production visual effects. He used a d3 2x2plus media server provided by Paris-based Stello Productions for the projection-mapping solution. The Union of European Football Associations’ (UEFA) Euro 2016 tournament runs from June 10-July 10, 2016.

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Miami’s E11even Nightclub

iDesign Productions Installs Elation Lighting at Miami’s E11even Nightclub

MIAMI – E11even Nightclub in downtown Miami attracts an impressive number of top DJs and other dance music artists, especially around Winter Music Conference time. The profusion of EDM, hip hop and house music talent has been even more marked since the two-story club expanded by opening a rooftop dance and chill area that recently received a lighting upgrade from iDesign Productions that included Elation Professional lighting fixtures.

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Cine Gear Announces 2016 Technical Award-Winners

Cine Gear Announces 2016 Technical Award-Winners

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Cine Gear announces the recipients of the 2016 New Technologies Awards as judged by a team of impartial experts at the 2016 Expo event. The judging panel reviewed and evaluated nearly 100 entries to determine this year’s honorees. The 2016 Cine Gear Expo Technical Awards were presented to the best debuting products unveiled between June 8, 2015 and May 1, 2016. Winners were selected on site by a panel of industry experts with an eye toward the latest in technology. All exhibiting manufacturers were invited to enter products

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ADJ Encore Profile 1000 WW and Encore Profile 1000 Color

ADJ Encore Profile 1000 WW/Color

ADJ’s new ellipsoidal fixtures, the Encore Profile 1000 WW and Encore Profile 1000 Color, feature powerful COB LEDs, built-in manual zoom and focus, framing shutters and GOBO slots. These flexible lighting units are well suited for use for the stages of theatres, churches, concert venues, conferences and special events.

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'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter' at Universal Studios in Hollywood

4Wall Works its Magic on Harry Potter

The recent opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Hollywood is the latest in a series of high-profile projects by the Systems division of 4Wall Lighting. Despite a track record that includes installations at the Venetian, Palazzo and Cosmopolitan hotels, Las Vegas CityCenter and CBN TV studios, the company is still better known for rentals and used equipment sales.

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Event Safety Alliance

Thinking Through the Unthinkable: ESA Protocols Emerge for Active Shooter Situations

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Although the 2011 collapse of the Indiana State Fair’s stage structure in high winds served as a catalyst for the emergence of the Event Safety Alliance, the group has never limited its safety mission to hazards arising from nature. In the aftermath of the June 12, 2016 mass murder at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where Omar Mateen killed 49 and wounded 53 before being killed himself by police, ESA has issued protocols for active shooter situations in public venues.

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Euroshow lit Valery Meladze with Martin Atomic 3000 LED fixtures, MAC Viper Profiles, MAC 2000 Wash XBs and MAC Auras

Popular Russian Singer Valery Meladze Lit with Martin Fixtures

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Ledovy Dvorets arena recently held the concert by popular Russian musician, Valery Meladze. The show, “Half a Hundred,” coincided with the singer’s 50th birthday and depicted his creative development throughout the years. The lighting design of the concert was completely developed and implemented by the team at St. Petersburg-based Euroshow, one of Russia’s largest lighting rental companies. The lighting featured a wide selection of Martin fixtures, including Atomic 3000 LED, six MAC Viper Profiles, numerous MAC 2000 Wash XBs, 18 MAC Auras and more.

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Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B

Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B

Chauvet Professional’s Rogue R1 FX-B, the company’s latest addition to its line of Rogue fixtures, features five individually controlled pixel mappable 15-watt RGBW LEDs. The company also promises strikingly fast movements and infinitely variable pan and tilt options for a wide variety of high impact looks.

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WKTV Using Hitachi HDTV Cameras

WKTV Using Hitachi HDTV Cameras

UTICA, NY — When Heartland Media station WKTV set out to enhance the viewer experience by upgrading its live news productions to HD, they turned to Hitachi DK-Z50 multi-purpose, HDTV box cameras to provide exceptional-quality video acquisition. Supplied by Hitachi reseller Com Tech, the cameras have delivered solid reliability while elevating the visual fidelity of WKTV’s newscasts. Five Hitachi DK-Z50 cameras are deployed throughout the news studio, under the control of a Ross Overdrive automated production system.

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The production company supports events including the Seaside Sounds Beach Music Festival in Darwin, Australia

Dreamedia Events in Northern Australia Stocks Up on Clay Paky Gear

DARWIN, Australia – Darwin’s Dreamedia Events now has a Clay Paky package that includes eight Sharpys, eight A.leda B-EYE K20s and eight Mythos fixtures. Managing director Chris O’Brien comments that he was first drawn to Clay Paky because the brand had a reputation for robustness and reliability. “Up here in the Northern Territory all technology is up against the elements,” he said. “You really have to thoroughly research for fixtures that will survive in 100% humidity, be able to function under extreme dust, be easy to clean and are light in weight.”

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Clay Paky Scenius Profile

Voit Lites Acquires First Clay Paky Scenius Profiles in the U.S.

BURBANK, CA – Volt Lites has taken delivery of the first Clay Paky Scenius Profiles in the U.S., according to A.C.T Lighting, Inc., the distributor of Clay Paky fixtures in North America.  Voit Lites, which opened in 2010, added 24 of the luminaires to its inventory. The company already has a complement of Clay Paky Sharpy and Mythos fixtures. Clay Paky’s Scenius Profile fixture debuted at Prolight + Sound earlier this year, joining Clay Paky’s Scenius Spot fixtures, which had debuted in 2015.

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MGC Lighting management team. From left, Leoncio Ramírez Monzon, Spain sales manager; James Greig, managing director; David Jackson, director; and Steve Claydon, U.K. sales manager.

MGC Lighting Group Turns 40

IPSWICH, U.K. – MGC Lighting Group are celebrating a 40-year milestone this year. The company was incorporated by Mr Wallace Greig on June 21, 1976 as McCormack Greig Company, initially as a worldwide distributor for GE Lighting. The company was renamed in 1980 to MGC Lamps Ltd and has recently rebranded as MGC Lighting Group. Initially MGC distributed Stage/Studio lamps, however it now covers many area of specialist lighting including Healthcare, Purification, Airfield and Stage/Studio. Pictured here, from left, are Leoncio Ramírez Monzón, Spain sales manager; James Greig, managing director; David Jackson, director; and Steve Claydon, U.K. sales manager.

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