VICTORIA, Australia — Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA)’s new Caulfield Campus features an iconic entranceway that includes Silverscreen, a 20-meter-high sculpture made from galvanized steel by contemporary artist Callum Morton. The design by Bluebottle includes the use of 80 Anolis ArcSource LED fixtures, chosen in part for their energy efficiency as an environmentally-friendly solution.
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POITIERS, France – For Moonlight, the new pre-show for The Little Prince 4D attraction at the Futuroscope theme park, a luminous tube leads visitors through a snail shell-shaped area with visual and animatronic representations of sea creatures. Technology from Alcorn McBride — LightCue Pro, V4 Pro, Video Binloop and Alcorn’s Touch Interface software — play a key role in creating the experience for visitors to the attraction.
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MADRID — Martin Professional A/S and its distributor in Spain, Ecler, announced plans for a new distribution arrangement starting Sept. 10 where Martin will serve some customers directly and Ecler will supply Martin gear to other users of the company’s products. Martin also announced that it had hired three of Ecler’s managers – Eduard Baró, Fernando Moya and Eduard Muñoz – to handle its local operations in Spain.
Read More »DALLAS – Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon are restructuring their management ranks to include three new regional commercial leader positions. Julie Smith, based in Dallas, has been named general commercial manager for Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon North America. The two other regional commercial leaders include Graham Eales, commercial general manager for Australia/New Zealand, and Selwyn Jonker, commercial manager for the Asia-Pacific Region.
Read More »NEW YORK, NY – Orders close Sept. 8 for 2011 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards. After that date, a limited number of card packs and electronic cards will be available online, as well as for sale at the LDI show in Orlando, FL. Personalized cards will no longer be available.
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LAS VEGAS – PLSN readers – and that means YOU – have nominated the top individuals and companies involved in lighting, staging, video, sound and production support for the two dozen categories of awards that will be presented Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando. The ballot also includes the regional winners of the Hometown Hero competition, each of whom are automatic nominees for national Hometown Hero honors. Now PLSN readers – and that means YOU – all have the opportunity to vote!
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LOS ANGELES — The annual MTV Video Music Awards, telecast from the Nokia Theatre Aug. 28, featured a performance by Kanye West and Jay-Z of “Otis” that was punctuated by Pyrotek Special Effects. A record-setting 12.4 million viewers saw the show.
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FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Not everyone gets the opportunity to light a world spiritual figure. Aaron Brown, Lighting Designer/Director at TES Productions in Tulsa, OK, recently had that rare honor — lighting two lectures at the University of Arkansas by the Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama. Revered by many worldwide and referred to by his followers as “His Holiness,” the Dalai Lama is no conventional “talent,” and this was no ordinary lecture hall — but the University of Arkansas’ Bud Walton Arena – a basketball arena.
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LONDON — XL Video is continuing the worldwide supply of production video equipment and crew to Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire for the final U.K. and European festival leg of their tour in support of their third album, The Suburbs.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — For Paul McCartney’s latest tour, LD Roy Bennett updated the rig with new gear including an array of Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures controlled by a grandMA console.
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