LONDON – For the second year in a row, entertainment lighting specialist White Light was chosen to supply lighting equipment and production services for the Prince’s Trust Invest in Futures gala dinner, held on Feb. 6 in Central London. The event welcomed about 200 guests including HRH The Prince of Wales, Joanna Lumley OBE, Rob Brydon, Jerry Hall and Tom Hardy to the Savoy Hotel for a dinner reception and performance from Bryan Ferry.
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LONDON – Avolites Media Ai Media Servers formed the video delivery system for the elaborate £10million UK arena tour of Peter Pan: The Never Ending Story. Patrick Bellens of The Creative Factory used the media servers to bring a series of intricately designed videoscapes to life. The setup also helped the crew adjust and reposition virtual projectors from venue to venue without the need to re-render content.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic – LD Martin Kubanka lit a 22-minute game-opening preshow spectacle for the East vs West KHL All Stars hockey game at the Ondrej Nepela Arena (a.k.a. Slovnaft Arena) here with a lighting rig that included 100 Robe Robin Pointe fixtures. The preshow lighting design complemented video highlighting Slovakian folklore and history while also celebrating the first time that Bratislava has hosted a KHL All Stars event.
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Mantracourt’s BroadWeigh wireless load monitoring system is now available with a dedicated flight case, for 4, 8, 12 or 16 wireless load cell shackle systems. The lockable flight case is designed to protect and secure the gear during transit.
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LONDON – The UK and Ireland touring production of Wicked recently re-tooled its scenic and technical elements to keep the touring troupe’s production values as high as the West End version but its shipping volume low. To do that, the design team opted to eliminate the cables that fed moving scenic elements and replace them with wireless DMX products from RC4 Wireless, including RC4 LumenDim4 4-channel low voltage dimmers, RC4 LumenData receivers (both of which use LumenRadio CRMX rf technology) and SuperNova software from Lumen Radio. The production scenic lighting electrician on Wicked, Mike Ward, credited the setup as “totally stable from day one.”
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AARHUS, Denmark — Up-and-coming young lighting designers are invited to submit their best work to the Design The Ultimate Show contest for a chance to attend the Prolight+Sound convention in Frankfurt, Germany. The contest is sponsored by Harman’s Martin lighting business division.
Read More »LONDON – XL Video supplied a large high definition LED screen, media server control, projection relays and screen management for the 2014 National Television Awards, hosted by Dermot O’Leary at London’s O2 Arena.
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ASUNCIÓN, PARAGUAY – Robe lighting fixtures are helping Iglesia Centro Familiar de Adoración here reach thousands with a lighting installation that brings the church’s productions to a new level of impact.
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HYDE PARK, NY – The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, has reopened after a three-year refurbishing of the building which FDR gave to the nation through the National Archives. It not only includes his extensive presidential papers but also Roosevelt’s collections of ship models, rare books, coins and diplomatic gifts receivedfrom other governments. AV systems integration by Electrosonic, working under exhibit fabricator Explus, supports the museum’s narrative and helps visitors interpret a large array of exhibits.
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The new DSF290 Truss Mount provides a quick tool-less set up and tear down.
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LINCOLNWOOD, IL – RGB Lights named Glenn West, pictured left, and Jason Echols, pictured right, as sales account executives. West was the Logistics Manager for Images in Illumination before becoming the owner and creative designer for Accenting Images, a lighting company focused on visual effects. Prior to RGB Lights, Echols worked on behalf of the Stanton Group and RMI Investment Ltd.
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LOS ANGELES – Deciding it was time for football to pay music back for entertaining crowds at the Super Bowl every year, The Grammy Half Time Show Pepsi commercial featured football greats such as Terry Bradshaw, Mike Ditka, Deion Sanders and Shannon Sharpe. Visions Lighting was the provider of all lighting, video and staging for the 2:36 minute ad.
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