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Calvary Orlando Church Enlivens Worship Services with Live Presentation Solutions by Renewed Vision

Calvary Orlando Church

Calvary Orlando Church Enlivens Worship Services with Live Presentation Solutions by Renewed Vision

WINTER PARK, FL — Calvary Orlando—an Assembly of God Pentacostal Church in Winter Park, FL—has long been an active and engaging house of worship, with a lively main sanctuary that can comfortably seat 5,600 people. In an effort to further enhance the worship experience for congregants, Calvary Orlando has amplified its audio-visual strategy with live video, graphics, lyrics and other media assets powered by Renewed Vision.

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PLSN August 2017 New Products

August 2017 New Products

PLSN’s August 2017 New Products section features the following items:

  • ADJ 18P Hex
  • Blizzard Lighting G-Mix 200
  • Chauvet Professional F4IP Video Panel
  • Elation Fuze Wash 575
  • Futurelight DMH-200
  • Hammond Mfg. Pole Mounting Kits
  • High End Systems
  • Mega-Lite XL LED Strobe RGB
  • PR Lighting Butterfly II
  • Whirlwind ROK1 and ROK2
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Beowulf Boritt’s elaborate set for Act One was one of the biggest to make use of a turntable. Photo by Joan Marcus

Turning the Tables

Set Designers Discuss the Pros and Cons of Turntables

I remember the first time I saw a turntable in action was in a performance during the original run of Les Misérables in the spring of 1987. My teenage self had never experienced a Broadway show before, and it was all rather overwhelming, including the sequence where Jean Valjean races through a series of important events in his life that were represented through rotations on the show’s turntable. While I’ve always recalled that the sequence felt rushed (for the time), it was novel to me, it was state-of-the-art at the time, and it hinted at the direction that moving scenery would head towards in the future.

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Nominations Open for 2018 Indispensable Technology “IT” Awards

LAS VEGAS – For the eighth time, PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE readers will have the opportunity to nominate lighting, staging, video and audio technologies worthy of an Indispensable Technology “IT” Award. The awards competition recognizes technologies that have advanced the state of the art in each of those categories within the previous year. The recognition process starts with nominations from readers of each magazine. Top nominated products make it onto the Parnelli Awards ballot for a final vote.

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Altman Lighting Announces Miles Dudgeon as Their New Northeast Regional Sales Manager for North America

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YONKERS, NEW YORK – Altman Lighting is pleased to announce the appointment of Miles Dudgeon as their new Northeast Regional Sales Manager for North America.  Based in upstate New York, Dudgeon will manage the Altman Lighting sales efforts in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Foundland.

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ANSI Approves E1.50-1 Standard for Supporting Video Displays

NYC – On August 14 ANSI’s Board of Standards Review approved ANSI E1.50-1 — 2017, Requirements for the Structural Support of Temporary LED, Video & Display Systems. It was published by ESTA on the same day. ANSI E1.50-1 covers the support of temporary installations of large format modular display systems, LED, video and other self-illuminating display structures not otherwise addressed by existing standards. The scope of this standard includes planning and site preparedness, assembly and erection, suspension and safety of components, special access requirements, use, and dismantling of these systems.

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Drumspirit Gets Theatrical Looks With CHAUVET Professional

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KORTRIJK, BELGIUM – The Belgium-based percussive entertainment group Drumspirit has consistently pushed the boundaries of performance for 35 years with its unique blend of dance, theatre, comedy and music. Continuing with this tradition, the group has added a new more theatrical feeling to its current series of Hexahedron shows featuring Milk Inc. drummer Michael Schack and Netsky. Key to creating this new mood is an evocative Bart Rogge lightshow that features 12 Maverick MK2 Spot and 48 Rogue R2 Wash moving lights from CHAUVET Professional.

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Ayrton IntelliPix-XT Fixtures Support Heavy Entertainment for Robbie Williams

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EUROPE – Robbie Williams’ latest European tour takes in all points east and west of the continent throughout the summer, culminating in two shows in the Russian cities of St Petersburg and Moscow in early September.  Touring in support of Williams’ 11th studio album, The Heavy Entertainment Show, the production reflects the nature of both the artist and the album, mixing full-on schmaltz with in-your-face entertainment in an atmosphere that is cheeky, loud and proud to be brash. In a design set to dazzle in keeping with the effervescent star, lighting designer, Mark Cunniffe, opted to use 200 Ayrton IntelliPix-XT™ LED matrix fixtures to line the front edges of the star shaped stage.

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ILC Invests In High End Systems SolaFrame 2000s

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CHICAGO – Chicago based lighting production company Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) is pleased to announce that they recently invested in a large number of High End Systems SolaFrame 2000 automated luminaires for their production inventory. The SolaFrame 2000 is High End’s flagship framing LED fixture, and ILC looks forward to offering their clients this state-of-the-art product for local and regional productions.

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