International News

LONDON – Renegade’s Nick Gray created a 50-meter video sculpture for the entrance of the 2012 100% Design exhibition at Earls Court. The work, which resembled an intricate DNA wire-frame structure in architecture and appearance, was fed with video content from a media server, and drew attendees into a completely immersive experience. “I wanted to create a real sense of physical anticipation as people traversed the tunnel, which was completely black apart from the video streams flowing and tumbling around it. The idea was that people undertook a journey as they passed down the tunnel, experiencing emotion, excitement and proper physical sensations,” Gray says.

Gräfenhainichen, Germany – Robe moving lights were used at the 2012 Melt Festival, an indie electronica-meets-rock festival in Europe. Lighting equipment for the Main and Gemini stages was supplied by Berlin-based TSE AG. The production design called for a flexible rig that could cater to the artists performing over the three days, many of whom brought their own lighting designers and specials packages and also hooked in to the house rigs.

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Just blocks from Taipei 101 (the tallest office building in the world), in Taiwan’s most cosmopolitan district, Xinyi, is the newly renovated Novel Hall for Performing Arts. The venue recently reopened Sept. 23 after a renovation that included upgraded stage lighting control by ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) in the form of an ETC Element console, as well as ETC Sensor+ dimming and power control.

AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional has released a video on YouTube which explains how the company has solved the problem of uneven colors across LEDs. In the video, Product Manager Jonathan Meineke explains how Martin achieves color consistency at the factory using LED color calibration.

LONDON – XL Video supplied Stealth LED screens as part of a specials package for electro artist / producer Deadmau5’s highly visual performance at the 2012 iTunes festival at London’s Roundhouse. Custom content fed the Stealth and the five iTunes ‘house’ production LED screens, along with the Roundhouse’s permanent in-house tickertape style ring of LED around the balcony.