The new CHAUVET Professional REM series of LED video panels is the ultimate in camera-friendliness, both in terms of the images it displays, and in the way those images are picked up by cameras for broadcast, livestream, and virtual/augmented reality productions.
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There’s a rumor going around that Warner Brothers’ summer blockbuster, ‘Barbie,’ was made with no VFX. Phil Galler, President of Lux Machina, would beg to differ. “Yes, there are definitely lots of practical elements in the set,” he says, but notes that “there were upwards of 1,000 VFX shots in this movie.” Lux Machina, which worked directly with the VFX team, supplied about 40 of the robust media servers that the company has been developing—Lux Arca Servers—to feed content to the LED volume and support the film’s virtual production workflow.
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U2 surprised Las Vegas Fremont Street visitors on Saturday night with a pop-up concert performance including their new song “Atomic City”. According to Rolling Stone, the performance served as a music video shoot as well. This isn’t the first time U2 used Fremont Street for a video backdrop, back in 1987 they filmed “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” on the famous street. For this weekend’s impromptu concert, in front of the Plaza Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, the band performed on a flatbed truck stage which was provided by AG Productions Services with the audio handled by LMG Touring. U2 starts their residency, ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’, at the brand new Sphere on Sept. 29.
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Showing there is plenty of gas left in the tank, rockers Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard had one of the biggest grossing tours of 2022. The momentum carried into 2023 with the summer culminating in a string of U.S. stadium shows lit using Brutus and Rayzor 1960 fixtures from Elation’s market-leading IP-rated Proteus series. The bands were supported by none other than legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper.Read More »Proteus Powers Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard/Alice Cooper Summer Stadium Shows
In Concert Productions (ICP) has been on the forefront of technology and service for customers in Georgia and throughout the country for many years. While the company was built on providing expert sound production and audio services, ICP has quickly scaled into a full-service event production company, recognized as the go-to solution.Read More »ICP Doubles Down on Technology, Staffing in Georgia
Pathway Connectivity Solutions, a leader in developing DMX distribution and networking products, announced its collaboration with MEGA-LITE, a manufacturer of LED lighting, lighting controls, and software, to elevate control product security. MEGA Control Systems, a division of MEGA-LITE, has integrated the new Pathway Secure Streaming ACN (Pathway ssACN) lighting protocol into their comprehensive control product portfolio. This will include Lumen8, Enlighten Software, and the Mega Console platform. This integration fortifies security and aligns with the stringent requirements of California’s Title 1.81.26 of the California Civil Code.Read More »MEGA-LITE Chooses Secure Streaming ACN Lighting Protocol from Pathway Connectivity to Elevate Control Product Security
Gregg Maltby, a Las Vegas-based independent Lighting Designer, chose an array of Ayrton fixtures for Peter Frampton’s Never Say Never Tour. Versatile Ayrton LED fixtures such as the Diablo and Eurus profiles and the Zonda 9 FX washes comprise about half the rig. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »Ayrton Fixtures Accompany Peter Frampton’s ‘Never Say Never Tour’
Premier live event production company, White Tie Productions, purchased 120 Alfalite Litepix Series panels, making them the first live event company in the U.S. with Alfalite LED panels. It marks the second sale in the U.S. for the new FOR-A/Alfalite alliance. Headquartered in Phoenix with a second office in Orlando, White Tie will have 60 panels based in each location. The screens will be shipped to customers throughout the U.S. The walls will be showcased in White Tie’s Phoenix studios when they are not out on live productions.Read More »FOR-A Announces First Alfalite Sale to Live Event Production Company in the U.S.
This year’s Kingdance Festival and Dance4Liberation had a great deal in common. Both celebrated important national holidays, the King’s birthday, and the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation in the closing days of World War II. Both featured an electrifying lineup of EDM stars and other performers. And both took place on the same stage with the same lighting rig at the Wijthmenerplas lakeside park.Read More »John & Jane Creates Single Rig for Two Festivals One Week Apart with CHAUVET Professional
The Antwerpen Sportpaleis played host to a cornucopia projected lasers and lighting earlier this summer when promoters, Zillion presented their new immersive ‘Iluminati’ dance concept.
This brand-new design, conceived by Frank Verstraeten, who co-promoted the event with Yves Smolders, ran over two days—each with nine hours duration. A capacity 14,500 crowd immersed themselves in this unique purpose-built 3D ‘black box’ environment each night.Read More »New Iluminati 3D Design Concept Proves a Winner for GLP
Barco Latin America, a trailblazer in cutting-edge visual technology solutions, is delighted to introduce Mauro Andrade as the newly appointed sales manager for the Immersive Experiences division. With a wealth of experience and a track record of driving sales growth in the AV industry, Andrade is set to lead Barco’s charge in accelerating its presence across the dynamic Latin American market.Read More »Barco Advances its Presence in LATAM Region with New Sales Manager for Immersive Experiences
When Production Designer and Show Director Ryan Wiley needed a video-friendly fixture to bring dynamic aesthetics to the Peso Pluma Doble P tour, he selected 48 VL5LED Washes from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »Vari-Lite VL5LED’s Dynamic Colors give Punch to Peso Pluma ‘Doble P’ Tour