EDINBURGH, Scotland — E/T/C London supplied a 90-meter-wide projection for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It’s the fifth year that the company has been involved in this event, the second year that the projection canvas has been increased from 60 to 90 meters wide, and this year’s show included the most extensive use of projected visuals yet, seen for nearly half the show’s duration.
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Tomcat USA’s Edge is a 30-inch-by-24-inch pre-rig truss that can be stowed in trucks four trusses wide and features stacking spigots, plus the option for rotating spigots for connection in multiple planes. Edge also eliminates the need for bulky corner blocks, and damaged ladders can be replaced without replacing the entire section of truss.
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STOKKE, Norway — DKM Forum, a Norwegian exhibition and marketing center for the Brunstad Christian Church, is using Medialon to control its 4D cinema, which combines 3D Films with effects such as moving seats, air movement and water effects. The 3D film and effects are synchronized by a Medialon Manager Pro license.
Read More »SPRINGFIELD, OH — In 1929 the nation was introduced to the first Ford station wagon, the Academy Awards and R&M Material Handling, Inc. It was then that R&M formed its hoist and crane manufacturing operation in Springfield, Ohio.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ben M Rodgers, production designer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the XIII Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) chose a Zero 88 ORB console for control.
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NEW YORK — Big Show Construction Management (BSCM) co-managed the construction and installation of 14 new interactive exhibits as part of a major renovation to the Sony Wonder Technology Lab in midtown Manhattan.
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NEW YORK — 09) – Vibrant Design’s Christopher Landy gave a contemporary, lower Manhattan loft look to the lighting design for MTV’s mid-day show, It’s On With Alexa Chung. The show mixes celebrity talk and music with online interaction with viewers.
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LAS VEGAS—The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors announces that Richard Belliveau will receive the Parnelli Visionary Innovator Award acknowledging his astonishing career in the live entertainment industry.
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BOSTON — Thomas Ladd has been named Pharos Product Manager, North America. Previously with Production Arts and ETC in New York, he has most recently been project manager for the Boston Illumination Group where he was involved with Pharos LPC’s launch in North America.
Read More »LONDON — Compulite has named Burple UK is its new exclusive distributor for the U.K. for its Vector and Dlite lighting consoles and related products.
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LONDON — The now-famous “Claw” designed for U2’s current 360° Tour by show architect Mark Fisher and long-time U2 collaborator, show designer/director Willie Williams, forms a 28-meter high canopy over one of the largest stages ever used in concert touring. The central spire, or pylon, was created by Brilliant Stages.
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MIAMI — As the 2009 NFL season approached, Jeff Griffith, Dolphins’ senior programming director, called on Florida-based Chauvet to supply lighting gear for the team’s video clips, which are shown during home games.
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