Venues Ōtautahi manages five busy venues in Christchurch, New Zealand including the city’s premier sporting, convention, and entertainment hubs, among them Christchurch Town Hall of the Performing Arts which has recently invested in Robe ESPRITE moving lights.Read More »Venues Ōtautahi Invests in Robe
Metallica marked 40 years with mid-December concerts for fans at San Francisco’s Chase Center arena. LD Rob Koenig and Production Designer Dan Braun relied on Robe BMFL WashBeams and RoboSpot systems to light the in-the-round shows, which also featured 45 large multi-layered and overlapping video surfaces.
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Novatech Creative Event Technology supplies IP65 moving head for new winter attraction’s signature project. Immersive experience created by Moment Factory
AV production company Novatech Creative Event Technology was involved in a large winter event in Adelaide, Australia called Illuminate Adelaide and supplied Elation’s IP65 Proteus Hybrid™ moving head for a special lighting installation that left a memorable impact.Read More »Illuminate Adelaide Shines with Elation’s IP65 Proteus Hybrids
Joel Coen wanted to do Macbeth. But not just any Macbeth, a black and white version inspired both by comic books and German Expressionism. The stars on screen for The Tragedy of Macbeth are Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington—but the stars in the lighting rig were ETC and High End Systems fixtures. The lighting team that put them there and used them to great effect was led by Gaffer Michael Bauman and Lighting Programmer David Kane. Here is a video on the making of The Tragedy of Macbeth. You can go to 3:01 in the video to hear from Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel and Production Designer, Stefan Dechant on shooting the black and white film:
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Laserworld released the API for direct communication of applications with their standard laser mainboard ShowNET, which is core to many laser systems in the market now. ShowNET is an intelligent laser mainboard, that provides laser systems with a multitude of control features, like stand alone operation, DMX, Art-Net, ILDA Streaming, but also direct computer control via LAN.Read More »Laserworld Announces Availability of ShowNET Laser API
Essex, UK-based rock band Nothing But Thieves recently completed a UK headline tour, with experienced LD Sam Tozer (of Vision Factory) masterminding their stage look.… Read More »Nothing But Thieves Tour with Multiple Effects from GLP
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In 1926, The Architectural Forum hailed The Breakers as “one of the most magnificent, successful examples of a palatial winter resort.” Almost a century later,… Read More »Tony Milliet Dazzles With Chauvet Professional at The Breakers
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Before the opening of the Rulantica Water World in November 2019, the largest German theme park Europa-Park generated publicity by releasing a virtual 3D rendition of the massive attraction online. The platform was widely praised for its realism, but nothing could have prepared guests for the experience of visiting this impressive 32,600m² water world, which is located close to Europa-Park, on the edge of Germany’s Black Forest.Read More »Chauvet Professional and multi-media systeme Create Magic at the Rulantica Water World
Christie® 1DLP® laser projectors are engaging guests with stunning visuals in the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. The 1,364 square meter (14,681 square foot) pavilion, located in the Sustainability District, welcomes guests with art installations, an interactive light and sound experience, and a 360-degree theatre.Read More »Canada Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai Immerses Visitors in Dynamic Visuals with Help from Christie
For years now, Lightswitch has relied on Elation’s award-winning IP65 Proteus™ line to add dynamic flair to Enchanted: Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in Southern California. For the recently completed 2021 iteration, the visual design group upgraded to Proteus Maximus™ and Proteus Lucius™ luminaires to add power and reimagine portions of the popular winter nighttime experience.Read More »Proteus Helps Fulfill Lightswitch Design for Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens
Vū Technologies, provider of LED volumes for the film, video, and advertising industries, announced its Nashville, TN studio has opened for business. The new 16,000 square foot Vū Nashville studio is the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of corporately owned virtual production studios.Read More »Vū Technologies Expands its Virtual Studio Network to Nashville with an LED Soundstage
Pixotope is solidifying its position as a global Virtual Production (VP) industry leader with two new hires in their Asia Pacific leadership team. These posts… Read More »Pixotope Appoints Matthew Ma and Andrew Tan to Key APAC Posts
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