JOHANNESBURG – The tallest building in Africa – The Leonardo, a 234-metre mixed-use property development in Sandton, Johannesburg – was lit up for the South… Read More »Lighting the Tallest Building in Africa for Xbox launch
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From the PLSN Podcast archives, with Ross Chapple – Lighting Designer
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LAS VEGAS — Kenneth Paul Rengering, the founder/operator of Ken’s Events, an event production company serving the Las Vegas and Southwest U.S. regions, passed away… Read More »In Memoriam: Ken Rengering, 54
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SEOUL – Christie® is pleased to announce that Lotte World, a major entertainment and recreation complex located in South Korea’s capital, has chosen Christie’s… Read More »Lotte World is the world’s first theme park to deploy Christie Mystique for outdoor 3D projection mapping
Read More »With Vincent Steenhoek – Founder and Managing Director at EVOKE Studios
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PARIS – The Georges-Pompidou Cultural Centre in Vincennes near Paris will be the first venue in France to be equipped with an Arthur followspot,… Read More »Georges-Pompidou Centre for Culture and Sport receives the first Robert Juliat Arthur followspot in France
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NOTO, Italy – Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli performed in late October on the steps of Noto Cathedral in Sicily, a Unesco heritage site. LD Massimo Tomasino lit Bocelli along with the orchestra and choir of the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, directed by Alberto Bartalini with a rig that included fixtures from Italy-based lighting manufacturer Prolights.
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FAREHAM, U.K. – Nothing But Thieves recently played a rocking series of ‘Live from The Warehouse’ pay-per-view live stream concerts from lighting rental specialist Liteup’s warehouse in the U.K. LD Warren Hutchison and lighting director Tim Perrett used a Robe-centered rig for the performances, which were seen as far away as the U.S., Australia and Asia.
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UK – Stagehand in partnership with Crowdfunder, have today launched #ILoveLive, a prize draw campaign organised to raise funds for the production… Read More »Stagehand Launches #Ilovelive
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SYDNEY – For a recent two-day video shoot, country artist Keith Urban and production partner Human Person used the new live event studio that Big Picture launched earlier this year to serve the changing needs of musicians during the Covid-19 shutdowns. Urban’s performances were seen on late night broadcasts in the U.S. along with iHeartRadio Music Festival 2020 and Good Morning America.
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LONDON – disguise has recognized the need to take learning online. Users can now access the company’s full complement of training courses directly from a new online learning… Read More »disguise enables users to train anytime, anywhere with e-learning
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Crisp Max, a high-output snow machine in Magmatic’s Polar series, makes it easy to create scene-setting wintry settings. Users can adjust snowflake size along with short or long throw distances. The 1250W high-volume snow machine can project snow up to 12 meters (40 feet). An optional 120-degree pan motor is available that increases the coverage area.
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