TAIPEI, Taiwan- For a three-month showcase starting Dec. 7, 2016 in Taipei City, Avatar: Discover Pandora touring exhibition is based around the science and technology of the creatures and environments of James Cameron’s hit film. Zanim8tion provided the playback and programming using AV Stumpfl®’s Wings Vioso software suite. The project was fully supported by distribution partner, VIOSO.
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WOODBURY, NY, — For outside broadcast (OB) and mobile production companies, the ultimate quality of their projects starts with the cameras they use. With a goal of cost-effectively producing first-class results for a diverse international clientele, television service provider FlipTV Mobile is using six SK-HD1300 cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to provide pristine video acquisition with exceptional price/performance value.
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WINDHOEK, Namibia – Robe BMFLs, LEDBeam 1000s, Pointes and other moving lights provided by leading Namibian technical production specialist dB Audio illuminated the Namibia Breweries Ltd (NBL) site in Namibian capital Windhoek for the launch of the country’s first biomass boiler. The boiler was inaugurated by Namibian Vice President Dr Nickey Iyambo in a high profile ceremony for which dB Audio provided full technical production for Sindana Communications who delivered the project to end client, NBL owners Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group.
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WORLD – “Behind the Scenes brings help and hope to individuals in our industry in times of great need. Individuals, organizations, and businesses in the industry continue to help us help our own by donating funds to the charity, but in addition to those generous contributions they are looking for something else. Something that won’t cost you a cent.
ST LOUIS, MO – USITT considers architecture an important discipline in the world of performing arts and live entertainment, design, and technology. USITT 2017 is offering 13 architecture sessions, all approved for up to 20 AIA credit hours. Five of those sessions also provide health, safety, and welfare credits. The conference will run March 8-11 at America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis.
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PixelFLEX’s FLEXLite NXG panels have front-serviceable video panels and right-angle corner capabilities. The panels also feature 2.6-6.25mm pixel pitch options and a high refresh rate. The front-serviceable panel feature gives users quick and easy access to perform any onsite adjustments. The right-angle capabilities let users seamlessly create any cubes or corner screens that might be needed. FLEXLite NXG panels are 500mm x 500mm and use a die-cast aluminum frame. Available in an IP65 version (6.25mm), FLEXLite NXG tiles are calibrated to ensure consistent color and brightness, and the front-serviceable panels allow for quick and simple on-site adjustments.
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BALTIMORE, MD – LD John Farr used 16 Ovation E-910FC ellipsoidals and 24 WELL Fit uplighting fixtures from Chauvet Professional to light a recent 50th wedding anniversary celebration in a home outside Baltimore that featured former Tonight Show host Jay Leno.
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SEOUL, Korea and STAMFORD, CT — Samsung Electronics and will acquire Harman International Industries for $112 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8 billion. The deal, announced Nov. 14, changes ownership for Harman-owned brands including Martin Professional lighting products and pro audio brands including AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL, Soundcraft and Studer.
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WAYNE, NJ – As part of the company’s overall initiative to increase awareness of its Cine-Style zooms among Cinematographers, Camera Operators and Camera Assistant, the Optical Devices Division of Fujifilm, Fujinon, has embarked on a series of hands-on, educational seminars. The most recent took place in New York at Abel Cine on Nov. 1, and the next one is set for Sony DMPC in Los Angeles on Dec. 1.
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WESTERLO, Belgium For Albert 1, a new musical produced by Simon de Merode and staged around and on a series of pontoons floating on the moat of the Westerlo Castle in Belgium, LD Michel Jacobs lit the 150 by 100 meter performance space with Robe moving lights including 20 Robe BMFL Blades as the main fixtures. The sold-out show was seen by 1,850 people a night over two weeks.
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LONDON – The production behind British comedian Ross Noble’s latest stand-up tour ‘Brain Dump’ has turned to a tourable lighting control system for the first time. The team has invested in an Avolites Titan Mobile console to power the eccentrically brilliant set, made of giant inflatable light bulbs each with an LED light source at its core. Production manager Shaun Weager, who has worked with Noble since 2012, came up with the 16-ft high dream-like design in response to a creative brief Noble ingeniously constructed using his daughter’s Play-Doh
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