ROME — It may be one of the greatest examples of ancient Roman engineering, but the Colosseum in Rome is nearly 2,000 years old, and the venue never really had much of a hard-wired lighting control system to speak of, even when it was new.
Read More »NEW YORK — BSR E1.20 – 200x, a revision of the existing ANSI E1.20 – 2006, Entertainment Technology — Remote Device Management over USITT DMX512, is available for public review on the ESTA Web site through Oct. 19, 2009.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. —LD Stephen Page of DBN Lighting lit the 50-meter-tall façade of the riverfront Port of Liverpool building for LuminoCity, a 30-minute multimedia show that included video projections, pyrotechnics, live performance and sound.
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GLASTONBURY, U.K. — This year’s Glastonbury festival showcased an ample assortment of PixelRange products, from Blur’s headlining performance on the main stage to the more eclectic stages across the large festival site.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — E/T/C London supplied a 90-meter-wide projection for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It’s the fifth year that the company has been involved in this event, the second year that the projection canvas has been increased from 60 to 90 meters wide, and this year’s show included the most extensive use of projected visuals yet, seen for nearly half the show’s duration.
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Tomcat USA’s Edge is a 30-inch-by-24-inch pre-rig truss that can be stowed in trucks four trusses wide and features stacking spigots, plus the option for rotating spigots for connection in multiple planes. Edge also eliminates the need for bulky corner blocks, and damaged ladders can be replaced without replacing the entire section of truss.
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STOKKE, Norway — DKM Forum, a Norwegian exhibition and marketing center for the Brunstad Christian Church, is using Medialon to control its 4D cinema, which combines 3D Films with effects such as moving seats, air movement and water effects. The 3D film and effects are synchronized by a Medialon Manager Pro license.
Read More »SPRINGFIELD, OH — In 1929 the nation was introduced to the first Ford station wagon, the Academy Awards and R&M Material Handling, Inc. It was then that R&M formed its hoist and crane manufacturing operation in Springfield, Ohio.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ben M Rodgers, production designer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the XIII Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) chose a Zero 88 ORB console for control.
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NEW YORK — Big Show Construction Management (BSCM) co-managed the construction and installation of 14 new interactive exhibits as part of a major renovation to the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in midtown Manhattan.
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NEW YORK — 09) – Vibrant Design’s Christopher Landy gave a contemporary, lower Manhattan loft look to the lighting design for MTV’s mid-day show, It’s On With Alexa Chung. The show mixes celebrity talk and music with online interaction with viewers.
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LAS VEGAS—The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors announces that Richard Belliveau will receive the Parnelli Visionary Innovator Award acknowledging his astonishing career in the live entertainment industry.
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