LONDON — Projection specialists ETC UK supplied Christie video projection and an OnlyView multi-screen control system onto a 24-meter curved screen for the BT Digital Music Awards, a Ballistic Events project staged at London’s Roundhouse.The event honored the best in the fast-moving world of music-related digital innovation and communications.
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Pulsar Light of Cambridge has announced the agreement with Group One of Farmingdale, New York, as Pulsar's exclusive distributor for the United States of America.
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FRANKFURT, GERMANY — As the 62nd International Car Show (IAA) recently opened its doors in Frankfurt, a nine-month preparation and a two month setup ended for the planners of the DaimlerChrysler AG booth. The company furnished Frankfurt’s festival hall with LED technology as well as more than 500 moving lights and scores of PARs that illuminated 68 cars. Besides the Mercedes-Benz booth, there were also the booths of Smart and Maybach.
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NEW YORK — Production company Creative Stage Lighting used Jands Vista T2 and S3 consoles to provide show control for Trans World Entertainment Corporation’s recent annual sales meeting in New York. The live event was produced by LubieRocks Inc. and production managed by David Elliott. Lighting design was by John Broderick and George Studnicky IV, with programming by Nick Wisdom. Creative Stage Lighting provided all lighting and rigging equipment for the event.
Read More »On Oct. 10, 2007, the ANSI Board of Standards Review approved as American National Standards two new documents from ESTA's Technical Standards Program: E1.35, Standard for Lens Quality Measurements for Pattern Projecting Luminaires Intended for Entertainment Use, and E1.36, Model Procedure for Permitting the Use of Tungsten-Halogen Incandescent Lamps and Stage and Studio Luminaires in Vendor Exhibit
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Robe’s new ColorWash 2500E AT moving light fixture is the sister of the ColorSpot 2500E. It is designed for use in large lighting rigs and for venues and installations of all types needing a punchy moving moving light effect. It is also designed for outdoor applications including washing large surface areas (like walls and buildings), and as a searchlight effect.
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Lighting Designer Abigail Rosen Holmes: “I was very pleased to be asked to work with Martina again. She’s very involved in the design and very clear about what she likes, and really knows what is going to feel right for her and the music. Martina’s great production team and crew, Trevor included, were just fantastic to work with. They make touring a show like this look a lot easier than it is!”
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Who: Dennis Mirabella, marketing manager arts & entertainment business unit
What: Manufacturer and converter of pressure-sensitive tapes
Where: Edison, New Jersey
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What the heck is genlock … (and where can I buy one)?
I actually overheard that very question at a recent training session and thought that I might be able to shed some light on the mystery. For us propeller-heads in the video world, we’ve grown up with the knowledge of “genlock,” so it’s not a foreign concept to us. But for those in the lighting and projection realm who are now dealing with video equipment on an ever-increasing basis, the mysterious genlock connector might need some clarification.
Read More » If you’ve been reading my blog, The Complex, you may have caught that I’ve recently relocated to the city that never sleeps, New York. (And if you haven’t been reading my blog, along with the other great stuff on PLSN.com… get to it!)
The day that we got to our new apartment in Manhattan, I told my wife that one of the things I was going to make a point of seeing was the “Tribute in Light.” I did, and this month I’m going to reflect a little on one example of technology intertwining with humanity.
But first, a little background…
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The Sea Changer Wash is a dichroic color changer with a Fresnel lens built by Ocean Optics out of Dunedin, Fla. The company has devised an in-strument that is designed to attach to the lamp housing of an ETC Source Four ERS series of conventional lighting fixtures. In other words, it’s a cool color changer that converts a leko to a Fresnel. Ocean Optics already had a Sea Changer dichroic color changer that uses the Source Four lens, but due to high demand, it recently released the “wash” version of the product.
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How does a production designer light and stage the most human form of a natural phenomenon?
“They are like little mini tornados on stage,” laughs Production Designer Alex Skowron. “They just spin all over.”
“They” are Fall Out Boy (FOB), the hot young band that just finished its successful Infinity on High tour. It’s led by sarcastically slanted bass-ist/songwriter and potential tabloid-fodder Pete Wentz. (Between his club fights and rotation of high-profile girlfriends, he’s precariously close to becoming this country’s answer to Pete Doherty). Wentz, a talented showman with a whacked imagination, pushed to create a show that would become a visual orgy of the senses, filled with moving video screens, pyrotechnics and pranks. Keeping up with the band and supporting their energetic show takes some of the most creative minds in the business.
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