LOS ANGELES – Elation is reporting strong interest in its Platinum FLX hybrid moving head among rental companies and lighting designers in the U.S. and Europe, with strong sales for the award-winning multifunctional fixture since hitting the market last fall.
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LONDON – Self-adhesive switchable smart film from Pro Display’s Intelligent Glass division featured in the high-profile reveal of the new Rolls Royce Dawn Drophead Coupe. Creative agency JUSTSO covered the windows of Harrods London, one of the most exclusive advertising spaces in the world, with switchable smart film to create a very special launch experience.
Read More »LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. – Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys held a training event and open-house in its USA facility that was attended by more than 50 people connected to the world of rigging automation and its application in the live entertainment industry. The format included two days of technical and operator training on Kinesys products, presented by David Martin (Head of Training – Kinesys USA), which catered for a range of ability and experience levels. This was followed by two days of general ‘open-house’ product awareness sessions for potential clients, existing customers and associates.
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LAS VEGAS – Munich-based DoPchoice will be featuring its Snap Technology, Snapgrids, Snapbags and Butterfly grids at the 2016 NAB show in booth C11146. The products promise filmmakers with easy set-up and teardown.
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AAdyn Technology (AAdynTech) noted that four models in the company’s JAB and Punch fixture lines now have increases of at least 30 percent in output while holding the line on energy consumption. The enhanced fixtures include the JAB Daylight, JAB V2 Variable, JAB Hurricane, and Punch Plus, pictured here, which is nearly 50 percent brighter than before.
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GENK, Belgium – Painting With Light’s Luc Peumans used 16 Geyser RGB LED effect foggers from Chauvet DJ to add an ethereal vibe to the 2015 European Holiday on Ice production, Passion. The Geyser RGB uses 21 3-watt RGB LEDs to illuminate columns of water based fog that shoot from the machine.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – ETC’s Taiwanese dealer, Ming Li Engineering & Consultant Co., LTD., provided ColorSource and Source Four LED Series 2 luminaires and an Eos-family control system to light up two events organized by Taiwan’s Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM): he second Global Followers Assembly and the annual Great Compassion Water and Land Dharma Service.
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AUSTIN – On Jan. 20, Grammy award winning musician Christopher Cross recorded a PBS Pledge Special at ACL Live at The Moody Theater. The concert will be broadcast on PBS and was produced by KLRU-TV, Austin PBS. To augment the visuals on camera, veteran Lighting Director Walter Olden specified the use of four High End Systems DLHD fixtures.
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LONDON – Lighting Designer Jon Smith turned to an Elation Professional lighting package of ACL 360 Bars, Platinum Series moving heads and Cuepix blinders for Texas pop punk band Bowling for Soup’s “How About Another Round” UK Tour in February. The tour, basically an encore tour to the band’s farewell tour of two years ago, sold out at every stop with crowds of up to 3500 fans.
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SYDNEY – ULA Group represented Robe on the recent 2016 Entech Roadshow in Australia which visited five major cities – Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth reaching out to a wide cross section of industry professionals from all sectors.
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NASHVILLE – Even with the chill of winter still hanging in the February air, the Music City Center was abloom with more than 150 exhibitors of gardens, lantiques and guest speakers from the design world for the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville. The keynote speaker for the multi-day event was Academy Award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the horticultural happening with Chris Lisle Lighting Design.
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GUANGZHOU – PR Lighting noted that its products found lots of interest at the GET Show in Guangzhou. The company drew attention from the estimated 60,000 attendees with booth featuring a Canton Towers theme. The show featured hundreds of exhibitors spread across six halls.
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