David “Gig” Butzler was recently honored at Bandit Lites’ Annual General Meeting in Nashville for 30 years with the company. Over the course of Butzler’s career trajectory, he has expanded from working as a pipe fitter in St. Louis and doing lighting as a side hustle, to serving as the lighting designer for the best-selling solo artist of all time, Garth Brooks.
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Rusty Sheorn has joined Atlanta-based Magnum as a senior production manager. Sheorn comes to Magnum with an extensive career in production management that has taken… Read More »Rusty Sheorn Joins Magnum as Senior Production Manager
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Kat Haan and Richard Perez have joined Kinetic Lighting in Glendale, CA in two new roles established to meet growing demand: Sales Support and Rental… Read More »Kinetic Lighting Adds New Roles to Meet Demand
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The NovaStar VMP software (Vision Management Platform) is a new generation of configuration software to be released by NovaStar. Adhering to the design concept of “keep the complexity to ourselves and bring the simplicity to everyone,” VMP software eliminates the most difficult configuration process of receiving card files directly in the implementation of LED system construction process. The connection process of the display screen is more intuitive and simpler through real-time interactive mapping of the hardware LED panel. The final display represents to the customer is mainly about the adjustment of the full screen display effect, and all display adjustment function modules have the effect of one key restore, improve the tolerance of mis-operation. This software is designed around NovaStar’s new 5G COEX system.Read More »NovaStar VMP Software (Vision Management Platform)
Recently, the Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) held another of its informative online S*P*A*Minars, this one called Proper Prop Presenting that covered Portfolio Reviews and Tips. They brought together three prop professionals to review two early career prop portfolios and gave suggestions and guidance to the artisans. Following that they shared some general pointers and tips as well as answered questions about resumes and portfolios from the attendees. Here is a video replay of that S*P*A*Minar:
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The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) has announce the winners of the 2022 Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Awards. The YDMT Awards bring recognition and support to young designers, managers, and technicians at the beginning of their careers. These awards are made possible by generous gifts to USITT from its sponsors. The YDMT Award winners will be honored at USITT22 in Baltimore, March 2-5.
Everyone at Stage Directions in PLSN join the Institute in adding our congratulations to the 2022 YDMT Award winners. Read More »USITT Announces its 2022 Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Award Winners
Atomic Professional Audio, Inc. in North Clarendon, VT has invested in Ayrton Perseo-S fixtures and put them to work on a New Year’s Eve event… Read More »Atomic Professional Audio Invests in Ayrton Perseo-S Fixtures
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Lighting and rigging company, RZI Lighting, has added a significant number of Stagemaker products to its rental inventory. Acquisitions include a large quantity of Stagemaker award-winning SR10 D8+ compliant chain hoist as well as Motion Labs Hoist controllers.Read More »RZI Lighting Adds Stagemaker Hoists to its Inventory
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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