Among the nominees for the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards is NBC’s ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love’ for Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special recognizing Production Designer Tamlyn Wright and Art Director Travis Deck. Here is a clip showing some of their work for this special evening.
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Solotech, a global leader in audiovisual and entertainment technology, announces the appointment of Steven Pechie as Vice President, Global Managed Services of the Sales and Systems Integration Division. This strategic leadership role will contribute to the company’s continued growth and success in the managed services sector.Read More »Steven Pechie Appointed Vice President, Global Managed Services for Solotech
American rockers Fall Out Boy released their first new album in five years in March, So Much (for) Stardust, and then kicked off their So Much For (Tour) Dust tour in style on June 21, playing a 27-song set at a packed Wrigley Field. Lighting design is by Connor Sullivan of So Midwest, Inc., who is using Elation’s new Fuze Wash 500™ in his tour design, along with Prisma Wash 100™ lights from Magmatic effects. Lighting supply is by Upstaging.Read More »LD Connor Sullivan Reimagines Fall Out Boy with Elation and Magmatic
The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this past week, including the nominees for the Creative Arts Emmys, honoring artistic and technical achievements in television. The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to take place at the Peacock Theater over two consecutive nights on Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10.
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ROXX®, a manufacturer of lighting products, designed and developed in Germany, announces its exclusive partnership with Inner Circle Distribution (ICD), a distributor of lighting solutions. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for both companies and users in the lighting industry.Read More »Inner Circle Distribution Appointed as Exclusive Distributor of Roxx®
Prolights Air 5Fans wowed the audience of the Hep Yeni Kal music festival with the performance of Mabel Matiz, a songwriter and pop musician who… Read More »Prolights Air 5Fan Stole the Show at ‘Hep Yeni Kal’ Music Festival in Istanbul
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Pathway Connectivity Solutions, a leader in developing DMX distribution and networking products, announced the debut of the VIA24 Installation Ethernet Switch, the latest addition to the VIA™ series of entertainment Ethernet Switches. Pathway’s highest density VIA Ethernet Switch, VIA24 delivers exceptional performance and functionality to improve the capacity and capabilities of the user’s entertainment network.Read More »Pathway Connectivity Solutions Introduces the VIA24 Installation Ethernet Switch
The Shubert Foundation announced a record $37.9 million in unrestricted grants to 635 not-for-profit theatres, dance companies, academic theatre training programs, and related service agencies across the country. As the nation’s leading provider of unrestricted funding for the performing arts, grants benefit a broad spectrum of theatre and dance organizations—from large to small, from urban to rural. Long committed to a fully open-door policy, The Shubert Foundation further increased access to theatre and dance companies across the country by revising requirements for those organizations with the smallest budgets.Read More »The Shubert Foundation Gives Record $37.9 Million In Annual Awards To 635 Arts Organizations Nationwide
disguise’s new integration with SaaS platform Volinga.ai enables filmmakers and virtual production specialists to generate 3D environments in minutes. Users can now capture real-world 2D content with their phones, upload the footage to Volinga’s AI Platform, and, through disguise’s RenderStream™ bi-directional protocol, translate it into immersive virtual scenes that anyone on set can interact with.
It’s now faster and easier than ever to recreate environments shot on location using a virtual production volume. Users can simply upload their phone footage via the Volinga RenderStream™ plugin, and modify the weather, or atmosphere of a scene – without having to recreate it in 3D from scratch. Scenes can easily be run in real-time with little optimization needed, cutting down on lengthy pre-production work. Here’s an overview video from disguise on Volinga’s AI platform:
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Wuxi Studios, nicknamed ‘Chinawood Studios’, is owned and operated by the China Research Institute of Film Science & Technology. Established in 2013, it’s a nationally acclaimed digital film industrial park. A recent milestone for Wuxi Studios is the launch of a virtual production lab studio, with a new, cutting-edge virtual production facility in China. This ground-breaking addition showcases China’s largest LED volume, powered by Brompton Technology LED processing and ROE Visual LED products.
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Christie® announces the launch of Hedra™, a video wall processor that offers a secure, all-in-one control room solution. Hedra allows users to make quick and informed decisions with real-time access to data that can be controlled from virtually anywhere.Read More »Christie Launches Hedra, an All-in-One Video Wall Processor
Tyler Truss Systems, a leading manufacturer of truss structures and systems for the live event and entertainment industry, has acquired McGuire Scenic. McGuire Scenic provides a wide range of scenic fabricating and rental services, supporting similar live event and entertainment production companies. Both companies are based in central Indiana.Read More »Tyler Truss Acquires McGuire Scenic Expanding Event & Entertainment Offerings