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Brompton Technology to Showcase Virtual Production Innovation at SIGGRAPH 2023

Brompton Technology, the industry leader in LED video processing for virtual production and live events, will be demonstrating its latest solutions, including its new TrueLight® technology, at this year’s SIGGRAPH Conference in Los Angeles. Brompton will have a presence in the Z by HP booth (West Hall, Booth 215), where its Tessera SX40 LED video processors will be powering a virtual production volume demo alongside partners including NVIDIA, Fuse Technical Group, ROE Visual, and the Entertainment Technology Center at USC (ETC@USC).Read More »Brompton Technology to Showcase Virtual Production Innovation at SIGGRAPH 2023

Dude Perfect Lets Loose the ‘Panda-monium’ with Bandit Lites and 46 Entertainment

Viral Internet sensations Dude Perfect recently wrapped their high octane 24-city Panda-monium Tour with a lighting system designed by 46 Entertainment and provided by Bandit Lites. Former college roommates Tyler “Beard” Toney, Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett “Purple Hoser” Hilbert, and Cody “Tall Guy” Jones famous for their crazy stunts and trick-shot battles have amassed 59.6 million YouTube subscribers and 11.8 million Instagram followers.Read More »Dude Perfect Lets Loose the ‘Panda-monium’ with Bandit Lites and 46 Entertainment

Industry Leaders Step Up for 22nd Annual Parnelli Awards

With about six months to go, the 22nd Annual Parnelli Awards are on track to break several records – first and foremost, the number of companies stepping up to make the evening of the live event industry’s award show a success. “I’m humbled by not only the number of progressive companies sponsoring our industry award show this year, but who is stepping up,” says Parnelli Awards Co-Founder and Executive Producer Terry Lowe. “Not only is it wonderful to see so many who have supported continuously from the first shows like All Access Staging and Productions, Harman Professional, and Sound Image, but also great to welcome first-time sponsors joining us this year.” First time supporters of this year’s gala include Eagle Production Co., Eventric/Master Tour, and Spider Ranch Productions.Read More »Industry Leaders Step Up for 22nd Annual Parnelli Awards

Chameleon Rental Circles Artists with CHAUVET Professional at Lake Festival

The circle, that most mystical of shapes that philosophers have described as a “reflection of eternity,” served as an ideal design motif for the main stage at the recent Lake Festival in Serbia. Like the circle itself, which has no beginning or end, and embraces all, the three-day festival encompassed a diverse mix of artists from Europe and the USA with infinite ease.Read More »Chameleon Rental Circles Artists with CHAUVET Professional at Lake Festival

RZI Lighting Expands Large Inventory of Elation Gear

(L to R): Jackie Johnson, FX Works; Jon Felt, Bormann Marketing; Eric Loader, Elation Professional; Ray Ziegler, RZI Lighting

RZI Lighting of New Orleans has stocked Elation lighting gear for much of its 24 years in the stage lighting business and again has added Elation products to inventory. The additions – Proteus Maximus™, Proteus Smarty Hybrid™, KL Panel™, Fuze Profile™, Paladin™ and Prisma Wash 100™ – reflect the breadth and wide variety of stage lighting and installation projects that RZI work on.Read More »RZI Lighting Expands Large Inventory of Elation Gear

Rene Garcia and Chris Fernandez Accent Natural Beauty for Univision Show with CHAUVET Professional

Savvy swimmers at Condado Beach know to keep an eye out for red flags. When they’re flying, it’s best to stay out of the water, because the area’s rip tide, though calm much of the time, can pull the unwary bather out to sea. Currents may sometimes be unpredictable at this piece of heaven on earth, but one thing is always certain, the scenery will be breathtakingly gorgeous.  Lined by high-end hotels, clubs and restaurants and blessed with one of the world’s most beautiful beaches, Condado is where chic luxury meets Caribbean style.Read More »Rene Garcia and Chris Fernandez Accent Natural Beauty for Univision Show with CHAUVET Professional

disguise and Plató Nou Bridge Virtual Production Talent Gap in Barcelona

disguise and full-service virtual production studio Plató Nou, have partnered to bring the globally acclaimed Virtual Production Accelerator Program to Barcelona in their mission to meet the growing demand for advanced virtual production skill sets in the Spanish production hub.Read More »disguise and Plató Nou Bridge Virtual Production Talent Gap in Barcelona

Celebrating The Production of ‘Happy Belgium’

Jordi Vandekerkhof from production specialist More To Show worked closely with Frank Anthierens and Nathalie Rasschaert from event agency Alice Events and DDMC Event Design to deliver a world-class special live televised festival event to celebrate Belgian National Day 2023 for organizers, the FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister.Read More »Celebrating The Production of ‘Happy Belgium’

Painting with Light Delivers ‘Happy Belgium’ Finale Spectacular

Creative visual practice Painting with Light (PWL) was asked by the Agoria Sports and Entertainment Technology club – a networking hub for Belgian technology leaders – to show direct and design lighting for an epic mixed media visual spectacle – lighting, lasers & fireworks – which was the finale segment of the official 2023 Belgian National Day celebrations.Read More »Painting with Light Delivers ‘Happy Belgium’ Finale Spectacular

Ayrton Takes to the Stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company

‘Cymbeline’. Lighting design by Matt Daw. Photo by Ellie Kurttz © RSC

The Royal Shakespeare Company with its permanent home in Stratford-upon-Avon needs little introduction. Its main house, the 1,018-seat Royal Shakespeare Theatre underwent an enormous rebuild and refurbishment between 2007-2010, and its smaller Swan Theatre (469 capacity) has recently reopened in April 2023 after a year-long post-pandemic refurbishment. Both houses have had Ayrton fixtures installed for the first time, replacing aging lighting stock with Ayrton Diablo and Eurus fixtures specified by the RSC head of lighting, Kevin Sleep.Read More »Ayrton Takes to the Stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company