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Macroblock Symposium 2021 | Introducing Brand-New Drivers for Advanced Displays

 

Macroblock Symposium 2021 was held online on December 15. Through cooperation with Moonshine Animation, they used XR shooting techniques in the virtual production studio to create a new symposium style. This virtual studio created a variety of scenes according to the shooting purposes.  When using Camera Tracking, the scenes moved with the speakers to generate a highly immersive visual experience that blurred the boundaries between the virtual world and reality. It was a concrete demonstration of the in-demand virtual reality application in the LED display industry during the post-epidemic period. Here is the video replay of this Macroblock Symposium 2021:

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Turner Sports Delivers Innovative Hybrid NHL Studio in Record Time Powered by disguise

On the opening day of the 2021 NHL Season on its new home on TNT, Turner Sports unveiled its brand-new broadcast studio for the hockey league for the next three years, all powered by disguise. To welcome the start of the season, a quartet of disguise vx 2 media servers and five rx II render nodes will now drive over 270º of wraparound visual content in the new studio which was built in just under two months at the end of summer with the help of disguise Certified Solution Provider and Atlanta-based creative studio MEPTIK.Read More »Turner Sports Delivers Innovative Hybrid NHL Studio in Record Time Powered by disguise

The Rady Shell Invests in a Follow-Me Followspot System

San Diego Symphony’s The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, which opened in the summer of 2021, is located on the edge of San Diego Bay. The Rady Shell was looking for a reliable followspot system they could use during the symphony, concerts, and events. Jason Rothberg, Technical Director and Lighting Designer at The Rady Shell understood the unique challenges that his venue faced. Being an outdoor venue, Rothberg knew that a traditional followspot would not be an option. While the original design centered around a brand-specific moving light and tracking system, the exterior venue wanted a system that would meet IP65 standards for outdoor use.Read More »The Rady Shell Invests in a Follow-Me Followspot System

LUMA Projection Arts Festival Shines Anew After One Year Hiatus

September’s seventh annual LUMA Projection Arts Festival in Binghamton, NY wowed tens of thousands of attendees with six original digital art pieces. As with prior festivals, the canvasses for the displays were facades of historic downtown buildings. Using digital projectors (provided by Panasonic), the image warping and blending capabilities of Dataton WATCHOUT® media display software, and purpose-built media servers and production workstations from Show Sage, this year’s artists turned static building surfaces into dynamic stories told in light and sound.Read More »LUMA Projection Arts Festival Shines Anew After One Year Hiatus

Bernhard Endl Meets Ninja Warrior Austria Challenge with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M

AUSTRIA—For the two-million or so Austrians who tuned in every Monday to watch the country’s 2021 Ninja Warrior championships, keeping pace with the gifted young athletes as they raced across unstable bridges, swung along series of hanging rings, and hauled heavy weights up a “Salmon Ladder,” would have seemed like an impossible task. But, for Bernhard Endl, it was a matter of routine.Read More »Bernhard Endl Meets Ninja Warrior Austria Challenge with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M

ADJ Fixtures Used for Ghostbusters: Afterlife Cast/Crew Screening and Opening Weekend Celebrations

The latest Ghostbusters movie, released in the U.S. on Nov. 19, was filmed in the Calgary, Alberta area in 2019. Local production company Digital Media Integrations provided ADJ gear to brighten the opening weekend festivities in Calgary, which included a special screening of the movie for cast and crew just prior to the movie’s general release.

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Cirkusrevyen Gets Laughing with Robe

DENMARK—Cirkusrevyen (Circus Review) is hugely popular and the longest-running review performance in Denmark, with a six-month season kicking off every year since 1935 except for 1945 (due to fire) and 2020 (due to COVID). Staged in a purpose-built big top tent in Klampenborg, Dyrehavsbakken north of Copenhagen, they’re known and loved for its incisive and hilarious style of political satire. The 2021 season was lit for the first-time using Robe ESPRITE moving lights.Read More »Cirkusrevyen Gets Laughing with Robe

2022 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners Announced by USITT

USITT announced the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners who will be lauded at the 2022 USITT Conference, which is set to take place as an in-person event in Baltimore, MD from March 2-5, 2022. Honorees include Michael Hooker (Sound Design), Terri Purcell (Costume Design), Donyale Werle (Scenic Design), Dick Block (Education), and John McKernon (Lighting Design).

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Houben Souren and Elation Team Up on MECC Auditorium Renewals 

NETHERLANDS—AV rental and production company Houben Souren has installed Elation Fuze Profile™ and Colour 5 Profile™ luminaires in two auditoriums in the recently refurbished Maastricht Exhibition and Convention Center (MECC) in the Netherlands. As the audiovisual partner for the biggest convention center in the southern part of the country, Houben Souren enjoys special insight into the audiovisual needs of the venue and drew upon its close relationship with Elation’s European office to realize a successful installation. Read More »Houben Souren and Elation Team Up on MECC Auditorium Renewals