BERLIN – XL-Technologies was chosen by design agency Atelier Markgraph to supply two custom Pixled F-30 screens for the Mercedes Benz Gallery showroom in Berlin. The two screens are different sizes and flown at different angles in the showroom. Each has staggered edges and is comprised of adapted and sized Pixled modules.
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UMM AL-QUWAIN, UAE – The volcano attraction at Dreamland Aqua Park was designed by The Brain Concepts, which chose Medialon as the main show and media control system. The Brain Concepts' director, Jean-Paul Jeannet, served as show designer.
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NORTH MELBOURNE, Australia – The North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast, a function organized by the North Melbourne Football Club on the morning of the AFL (Australian Football League) Grand Final, is the traditional start to one of the most important dates on Australia's sporting calendar.
Read More »ATLANTA – Solaris named Trey Hensley sales manager. Hensley has 28 years of experience with lighting, video and audio, in concert touring, corporate events and show production. Hensley has spent the last eight years as a manufacturer's sales rep.
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Da-Lite's Arena Electrol, available in widths over 39 feet, is designed for large venues needing motorized projection screens. Features include a built-in balancing system and steel cable guides for smooth, even screen retraction and a flat viewing surface.
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Rose Brand's Eco-Liner fabric, which had been initially developed for recyclable graduation gowns, is now available for entertainment industry use. Eco-Liner fabric is made from Repreve yarn with 100 percent recycled content using pre-consumer polyester fiber waste and post-consumer plastics.
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Landru Design has released two new Vectorworks software plug-ins: VideoScreen 4 and SoftGoods. VideoScreen 4 is a suite of plug-in objects that enables users to insert 2D and 3D models of video devices such as projection screens, plasma televisions and CRT monitors, customizable screen images, into Vectorworks drawings.
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ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) has unveiled a line of motorized hoists and hoist-control systems for theatrical and architectural use called ETC Rigging. Its first offerings are the fixed-speed ETC Prodigy hoist systems and ETC QuickTouch controls.
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The Jarag, manufactured by Chromlech, is an integrated, programmable, lighting effects system that can be used to create arrays of light. The Jarag-5 is a matrix of 25 lamps with integrated electronics that provides dimming and sequencing. It is available with 75-watt PAR20 or PAR30 lamps and it draws 8A at 230V or 16A at 110V.
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The tour for Train has been rolling across America with lighting and video gear provided by LMG. Lighting designer Matt Mills and tour manager Thomas O'Keefe co-designed the rig, then handed it off to lighting director Shawn Seithel.
Read More »Every January, we all step up to the home plate of the New Year and get ready to take our swings at the wild pitches of life. Some of us dream of pointing to the center field fence like Babe Ruth and swatting one over. Me? I'm happy just to not strike out. I still remember the words of my little league coach, who used to tell me, "Just meet the ball. Just get on base."
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LD Tim Dunn used 282 Robe fixtures in his design for Miss World 2009, which was staged at the Gallagher Convention Centre. The show was televised and broadcast live to 80 of the 112 participating countries, including, for the first time, the U.S., India and China. Along with the 3,500 in the live audience, an estimated 1 billion people saw the show.
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