Clay Paky is one of the most respected and well-established moving light companies on the planet, and they have a solid line of products going back well into the 1980s. The company seems to have a knack for releasing products that become hits — like the Sharpy, the Mythos and the B-Eye. Today we’re going to look not at the latest LED offering, but at a good old-fashioned large-format arc lamp fixture: the Scenius.
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It is easy to occasionally lose perspective in this industry. We get focused on our own areas, on the tech that we use every day, and forget that there are other areas that have their own set of unique challenges. In this Road Test, we take a step back and look at a control solution not intended for the largest touring rock shows, but for smaller venues like auditoriums, ballrooms, board rooms — any place that needs reliable yet easy-to-use lighting control that also offers sophisticated control and playback.
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I’m a firm believer that just about any light fixture is worth something to a show. I like old conventional fixtures, especially weird stuff that nobody else is using. I find big old 2K Lekos useful. I will still find uses for old moving lights that nobody else wants. Basically, I can often find a treasure chest of lighting fixtures that never get used — on a vendor’s shelf.
Read More »One of the key jobs of any automated lighting programmer or operator is to create and maintain the position of the moving lights. By utilizing console features such as palettes/presets these pre-stored positions are the basis of every look. Hopefully you know and understand the importance of palettes/presets already and know they should always be used in place of hard values for positions. Actually creating or updating these positions is an essential skill for any console programmer or operator.
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Venting his frustrations, LD (and frequent flyer) Joe Paradise jotted down notes as he navigated the world’s airports. Four years later, his notes built up into a book. His paperback, The Courteous Flyer: The basics of good manners while traveling by air, is now selling on Amazon.
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The horror… The horror.
A New Year presents itself as an opportunity to hold out the torch of understanding and tolerance with those you may have had “misunderstandings” with in the past.
Exes…Former Employers…Promoter production reps.
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TORONTO – When the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs step onto the Air Canada Centre ice for each home game, they are greeted by a celebration of their rich history with a stunning on-ice projection mapping display. Installed by Solotech, the 12 Christie Roadster WU20K-J projectors are stacked in six sets of two around the arena and help celebrate a team with 13 Stanley Cup titles and its ‘Leaf Nation’ fan base.
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ATLANTA – LD Steve Lieberman updated the look within Atlanta’s Tongue and Groove nightclub, giving the club’s semi-circular DJ booth a sense of energy and movement using ÉPIX panels from Chauvet Professional. In all, there are now 181 12” square ÉPIX Tile 2.0 panels animating the booth.
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LOS ANGELES – Elation is reporting strong interest in its Platinum FLX hybrid moving head among rental companies and lighting designers in the U.S. and Europe, with strong sales for the award-winning multifunctional fixture since hitting the market last fall.
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LONDON – Self-adhesive switchable smart film from Pro Display’s Intelligent Glass division featured in the high-profile reveal of the new Rolls Royce Dawn Drophead Coupe. Creative agency JUSTSO covered the windows of Harrods London, one of the most exclusive advertising spaces in the world, with switchable smart film to create a very special launch experience.
Read More »LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. – Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys held a training event and open-house in its USA facility that was attended by more than 50 people connected to the world of rigging automation and its application in the live entertainment industry. The format included two days of technical and operator training on Kinesys products, presented by David Martin (Head of Training – Kinesys USA), which catered for a range of ability and experience levels. This was followed by two days of general ‘open-house’ product awareness sessions for potential clients, existing customers and associates.
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LAS VEGAS – Munich-based DoPchoice will be featuring its Snap Technology, Snapgrids, Snapbags and Butterfly grids at the 2016 NAB show in booth C11146. The products promise filmmakers with easy set-up and teardown.
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