On the back of a successful exhibition at Euro Cine Expo 2024, Astera was proud to receive the Best of Show award conferred by film-tv-video.de. The award was given for Astera’s new addition to its lighting portfolio: the LunaBulb, launched at the beginning of June.
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The Royal Conservatory of Antwerp recently undertook the transition from conventional to LED lighting with a cutting-edge lighting system upgrade that features Elation KL and FUZE series luminaires. The new lighting system was supplied by Ampco Flashlight.
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The award-winning Opera Baltycka (Baltic Opera) in Gdansk, on Poland’s stunning north coast, has invested in new Robe lighting fixtures with the purchase of 18 TX1 PosiProfiles and four PAINTES which have been installed into its current building.
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AOTO, provider of LED display solutions, has transformed the visual experience at Hero NYC, an immersive experience venue located in Manhattan’s iconic Rockefeller Center. This collaboration utilizes AOTO’s state-of-the-art CV Series LED displays to captivate and immerse audiences, creating an unforgettable sensory experience.
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A variety of ADJ luminaires – including the new IP65 rated Jolt Panel FXIP and Focus Spot 7Z moving head spot – were utilized by PLDS Showtechniek, a local production company, for the official King’s Day celebration in Emmen, the Netherlands. The main stage featured musical performances and an appearance by King Willem-Alexander.
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ARRI Rental announces the expansion of its service offerings in Vienna, Austria, with the opening of a new facility supplying lighting and grip equipment as well as logistics to productions of all types and sizes. Camera equipment will continue to be offered through the existing ARRI Rental Vienna office.
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Setting a supportive tone for Tourist LeMC on this tour was an engaging, intimate lighting design by Maarten de Man of MDM Productions that featured CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Splendit.
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NW Group is New Zealand’s largest live event technology and full production – lighting, audio, and video – specialist in New Zealand, where it’s represented by the Oceania and Spyglass brands with bases in Auckland and Wellington on the North Island. The company has recently invested in 24 new Robe Spiider LED wash beams which are added to their 56 x Robe BMFLs (32 Spots and 24 Blades), delivered via distributor, Jands New Zealand.
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Singer/songwriter Gary Clark, Jr. is out on the North American leg of his 2024 world tour with Claypaky Sharpy X-Frames and Midi-B FX fixtures. Co-Lighting Designers John Adamo and Robert Fuller selected the fixtures, which have been supplied by Bandit Lites, Inc., the tour’s full-service lighting and effects provider.
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In recent months, turnkey production design studio and rental company Maktive has invested heavily in GLP’s new impression X5 IP platform—sensing both the potential for deployment in the arduous weather conditions of the outdoor season and that the common chipset will guarantee uniform, homogenous color.
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Imperial Pyro & Special Effects, a leading company specializing in fireworks, proximate displays, sporting events, and custom production announces the appointment of Matt DeLong as COO. DeLong brings more than 25 years of experience to Imperial, and has a distinguished track record in Special Effects, Pyro and working within Themed Environments.
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The ancient Greek philosopher Hierocles was fond of using concentric circles to represent something he called oikeiosis, the essence of our identity as humans, with the inner circle symbolizing the individual, and each succeeding curve representing a broader and broader universe. It was also called forth this spring in Alain Corthout’s stunning production design for Black Eyed Peas show at La Défense Arena.
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