NEW YORK – The expanded and renovated Museum of the Moving Image reopens Jan. 15 with 17 Barco RLM series projectors used in prominent locations. These include a 50-foot-long seamless projection wall in the lobby, the new Video Screening Amphitheater, a new 68-seat screening room and an inaugural exhibition, Real Virtuality.
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LONDON – Les Dennis presented a new series of the BBC children's TV show, Fee Fi Fo Yum, where the object of the game is to avoid being eaten by Brian the Giant. Made in BBC Television Centre TC 3, the whimsical dinner table set, animated by computer-generated creatures and lots of slime, was lit with Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300s and Alpha Spot HPE 700s.
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MILWAUKEE, WI – Lighting Programmer Seth Robinson used Martin's M1 console to control the concert and television lighting for Farm Aid, featuring Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews. Stan Crocker was the LD for the event, with Bandit Lites supplying gear.
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LONDON – LD Andy Hurst opted to use GLP 120 RZ impression zooms for Faithless' European arena tour at the end of last year. Hurst also incorporated 100 standard impressions into his rig for 30 Seconds to Mars' shows, led by Jared Leto.
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NEW YORK – Scharff Weisberg teamed with projection designer Zachary Borovay to integrate video into two more Broadway productions, Lombardi and Elf, continuing a nearly 10-year relationship including collaborations on other Broadway productions such as Xanadu, To Be Or Not To Be and Peepshow in Las Vegas.
Read More »BLACKBURN, U.K. – Within the last two months, UK lighting rental company HSL reports that it has invested some $3.9 million in products acquired to service its current work.
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BURLINGTON, VT – Mike Potashnick, a production and stage manager for numerous concerts and festivals in the Northeast, died Jan. 10, 2011 at age 52 after a short illness. He had been an integral part of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, the Lake Champlain Maritime Festival, the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Terrapin Presents, Inc., and other events and organizations.
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GoboMan has recently acquired a new laser cutting system for manufacturing custom gobos. The laser cutting system enables the production of accurate laser cut custom gobos with a shorter turnaround. The company's U.S.-based operation is using the new laser system, which is safe to operate and has low power consumption – benefits that can be duplicated in other manufacturing locations, according to the company, which invites dealer queries sent to customerservice [at] goboman.com.
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High Resolution Systems introduced four sizes and prices for its Universal Device Controller (UDC), a software-based platform that allows control of devices using IP (TCP/UDP) or serial (232/422/485) protocols. The options offer a scaleable path to the full-featured UDC.
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Synthe FX has updated Luminair for iPad to version 1.1, adding support for external MIDI control, the OSC protocol and the ability to send DMX over Wi-Fi via sACN E1.31. With external MIDI input, Luminair users can now turn any MIDI controller into a DMX lighting console.
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Analog Way's new Smart Edge is a high-resolution seamless switcher with dual output edge blending. It offers 10 universal analog inputs including two fitted with DVI and two fitted with HD-SDI, 100% digital processing, and it outputs digital and analog signals in SDI, DVI and VGA (RGBHV).
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The new GefenPRO 3G SDI fiber optics extender from Gefen offers a long-range method of extending any 3G SDI source. The transmitter/receiver system is packaged in a small dongle format designed for rugged construction with a small footprint. Sender and receiver units are connected to the 3G SDI source and the remote destination up to 12.4 miles (20 kilometers) away.
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