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ARRI at 100: Proud Of The Past And Confident In The Future

ARRI at 100: Proud Of The Past And Confident In The Future

[caption id="attachment_274364" align="alignnone" width="600"]Robert Richter (L) and August Arnold[/caption]

MUNICH – As its centenary year gets underway, ARRI looks back at its rich history, assesses the values and principles that have helped it reach this milestone anniversary, and sets its sights firmly on the future. 2017 marks 100 years since August Arnold and Robert Richter rented a small former shoemaker’s store in Munich and set up shop as a film technology firm. The two young friends started with just one product: a copying machine they built on a lathe Richter had received as a Christmas present from his parents. Taking the first two letters of their surnames, they christened their new enterprise ARRI.

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Simon Franklyn

Mountain Productions Names Simon Franklyn Director of West Coast Operations

WILKES-BARRE, PA — Mountain Productions named Simon Franklyn, a veteran who has worked as a tour production rigger for top artists including Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac and The Who, as the company’s Director of West Coast Operations. Along with his touring experience, Franklyn has supported complex events including Lotte World in Seoul, the 1996 Olympic Games, an 80,000 square-foot scaffolding system for Universal Studios’ Jurassic Park, and work on the main stages at Desert Trip, Panorama and Coachella, among other projects.

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Chris Young Tour ‘Comes Over’ with Bandit Lites

[caption id="attachment_274355" align="alignnone" width="800"]Chris Young on tour with Bandit and a Chris Lisle designed show[/caption]

NASHVILLE – Country artist Chris Young’s “I’m Comin’ Over” tour, which started in 2016 and is continuing into 2017, features a lighting packaged provided by Bandit Lites. Video plays a big role, with a scalable lighting design from Chris Lisle that unleashes additional visual punch.

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Shooting Inside A Mini Cooper With RoscoLED Tape

[caption id="attachment_274352" align="alignnone" width="600"]Rosco LED tape used for filming[/caption]

TORONTO – Cinematographer Christopher Lew recently shot a spec ad for Mini Cooper. The ad called for an overnight, all exterior location shoot of different colored Mini Coopers driving through the Toronto city streets. Because it was shot at night and the Mini Cooper is an ultra-compact car – Chris needed an ultra-compact lighting kit. The RoscoLED Tape Pro Gaffer Kit was his solution. Below, Chris explains how he put the kit to work in the ad.

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Creative Stage Lighting Stocks James Thomas Truss

[caption id="attachment_274349" align="alignnone" width="225"]CSL now stocks Thomas Truss[/caption]

NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has announced it now has inventory of James Thomas Engineering truss. James Thomas Engineering, part of the Milos Group, is one of the leading manufacturers of aluminum trussing, rigging and ground support to North American and international clients since 1977. Its General Purpose, Supertruss and HD truss systems are known throughout the industry as benchmarks for professional outdoor concert, theatre and corporate venue productions.

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d3 Technologies Unveils 2x4pro Media Server

[caption id="attachment_274346" align="alignnone" width="800"]d3 2x4pro Media Server[/caption]

LONDON– d3 Technologies is proud to announce the introduction of its newest media server, the 2x4pro.  The new server, like the flagship 4x4pro, supports d3’s popular interchangeable VFC (Video Format Conversion) cards, enabling users to drive up to 8 outputs as DVI, 3G-SDI or two DP1.2 from a single d3 2x4pro, which future proof the system as the industry continues to rapidly evolve.

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Massive Productions Sprinkles Rogue Magic On Su Legria Dance Festival

[caption id="attachment_274343" align="alignnone" width="2048"]Chauvet lends a hand at Su Legria[/caption]

WILLEMSTAD, CURAÇAO – In Papiamentu, the words “Su Legria” loosely translate as “his or her happiness.” In that case, the one of the largest dance festivals on the Caribbean island of Curaçao is very aptly named. Held the first Friday every January, Su Legria brings locals and visitors together to free themselves from day-to-day concerns and enjoy electronic house music performed with a distinctive island flair by world class DJs.

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The company has taken delivery of 24 double-reeved, half-ton Chain Master motor hoists with 60-foot chains.

RZI Lighting Adds Chain Master Motor Hoists to Rental Inventory

NEW ORLEANS – RZI Lighting has taken delivery of 24 double-reeved, half-ton Chain Master motor hoists with 60-foot chains.  RZI Lighting is a leading stage lighting equipment supplier in the region providing sales, rentals and labor to the market. Chain Master hoists have become one of the world’s leading manufacturers of lifting equipment in the entertainment industry.  The extensive product line ranges from installation to complex scene changes and complete automation systems.

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Both the church and KSU are in Manhattan, Kansas

Church Near Kansas State University Draws Students with Contemporary Services, Elation Fixtures

MANHATTAN, KS – University Christian Church in Manhattan, Kansas, also home to Kansas State University, is a fast growing church with a large college attendance population. The ministry outgrew its existing multipurpose venue and brought in Elation dealer House Right of Lexington, Kentucky, to oversee a new theatrical and house lighting design for a new 1,000-seat space on their existing campus.

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Atlona Velocity

Atlona Velocity AV Technology Platform

Atlona is launching Velocity, its new AV system control platform for Atlona and third-party products in commercial AV environments, at ISE 2017 (Feb. 7-10, Amsterdam RAI, Stand 5-S92). The Velocity Control System promises very fast, agile AV system configuration and deployment, plus centralized management for multiple clients and site installations.

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