LOS ANGELES — Elation Professional presented its annual Elation Education Experience Award (E3) to Thomas Pendergrass of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. at the LDI Expo in Orlando, Fla. Elation Professional created E3 in 2006 to encourage young lighting designers to pursue careers in the House of Worship (HOW) market.
Read More »BURBANK, CA — ARRI named Ryan Fletcher Technical Marketing Engineer, a new position. Fletcher’s main responsibilities include customer liaison and technical support for ARRI’s LED systems and products for industrial lighting applications.
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LONDON — XL video UK supplied a PixLED screen, cameras, PPU and crew to the 2009 Cliff Richard & The Shadows UK and European tour. LD Derek Jones designed video and lighting for the tour.
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SYRACUSE, Italy — LD Mariano de Tassis credited Clay Paky fixtures for helping him fulfill Claudio Baglioni’s ideas for lighting his 2009 tour, which included stops in historic venues. “The original idea for the lighting design came directly from the artist and was then developed jointly by myself and Fabrizio “Bicio” Marchi, production and designer manager,” said de Tassis.
Read More »KANSAS CITY, MO — So many colors — but none of them simply white. That was the dilemma facing XS Lighting, which had sought out LED alternatives to power-guzzling conventional gear since the mid-1990s.
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BOSTON — JCALPRO provided all of the setup and rigging labor for the production aspects of Wheel of Fortune’s 15 Boston themed episodes, which aired in November on WBZ-TV. JCALPRO also provided rigging support equipment, such as aerial lifts and hardware, and had operators covering various positions during taping, including projection, lighting board control, audio and props.
Read More »NEW YORK — With performances from rock ‘n’ roll’s royalty, the recent 25th Anniversary event for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a pivotal event. But according to LD Kevin Lawson, it also had the makings of being an “onsite scheduling nightmare.”
Read More »NEW YORK—Two recent theatre productions have adopted FocusTrack, the production lighting documentation system. The Donmar Warehouse production of Hamlet used FocusTrack on its transfer from London to Broadway, and Lincoln Center’s touring production of South Pacific is using FocusTrack on the road.
Read More »NEW YORK, NY — ESTA announced the election results for the 2010 PERA Council, which serves the needs of the equipment rental market for motion picture, television and commercial production. The Council continues the work of PERA for camera, accessories, grip and lighting rental companies and manufacturers.
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FORT WAYNE, IN — Apollo Design Technology has been named the exclusive U.S. distributor for Italian manufacturer Spotlight Srl’s Mini line of architectural lighting fixtures. The products were introduced at LDI and will be available to Apollo’s network of authorized dealers beginning in December.
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BERLIN — For the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Riedel Communications delivered a comprehensive video, audio and communications distribution network for the multiple stages and video walls used at the event and the various departments.
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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Paulo Pederneiras, lighting designer and artistic director for the Brazilian dance troupe Grupo Corpo, was looking to saturate the stage in changing colors. He and his tech staff found what they had been seeking in ETC’s Selador Series Paletta LED fixtures.
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