While 50 years is a milestone for ETC, they note that they’re just getting started. Founded by Fred Foster in 1975, ETC continues to grow, now serving more markets than ever. Hear from ETC employees as they talk about what it’s like to work for this US-based manufacturing company. Looking back on 50 years of products, service, and innovation, and ahead to 50 more.
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Production Designer Tom Meyer talks about creating the world of the HBO Original series, “Dune: Prophecy.” The series was filmed in Budapest on built sets. Meyer worked closely with Cinematographer Pierre Gill on episodes 1, 5 and 6. In PLSN’s January issue we spoke with Gill about his work on the immense sets and how lighting helped create the universe of the series.
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The Sydney Opera House is one of the most instantly recognizable buildings in the world. It’s an architectural marvel that plays host to some 2,000 shows and 11 million visitors each year. Now, at 51 years old, this UNESCO World Heritage-listed performing arts space is more sustainable than ever.
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ADJ booth lightshow from the 2024 LDI Show in Las Vegas. Lighting design by Steve Kosiba. Watch the lightshow and then read more as LD Steve Kosiba takes us behind the design by clicking below.
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Eight ADJ Entour Snow machines were used to fill downtown Paramount, CA with a flurry of synthetic snowflakes for the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting celebration. A holiday traditional which started over a quarter of a century ago, the City of Paramount’s annual tree lighting celebration has become one of the biggest events on the local community calendar. This year’s festivities attracted over 10,000 people.
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Check out one of the Pangolin, Kvant, and Unity Lasers booth shows at LDI in Las Vegas, featuring 44 lasers totaling over 1600W of laser power, designed by their Creative Director Lyra Letourneau. Their booth show and presentation featured their latest laser technology including the new Clubmax IP65 lasers, Atom lasers, and Elite PRO FB4 IP65 lasers.
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The filmmakers of ‘Megalopolis’ speak about their experience working on one of the most advanced Virtual Production Stages in the world, the Lux Stage at Trilith Studios, sharing the magic of the creation of the set for the virtual production scenes. How the production team brought the world of New Rome to life in a completely new way. This behind the screen video dives into scene 74, the hero scene from the film, and how the production team and crew worked to bring this scene to life on the screen. This video was shared by Lux Machina.
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From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance in Ancient Rome. Bringing the world to life on actual built sets, Production Designer Arthur Max, and Director of Photography, John Mathieson share a look at their work on the created location.
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BLINK® illuminated by ArtsWave, in Cincinnati, Ohio is the nation’s largest public light and art event. Now in its fourth iteration, BLINK has become more than a gift to the city. It attracts artists from around the globe and welcomes over 2 million people who walk the city’s blocks in wonder and amazement. It crosses a river and connects the region.
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TSO and Designer Bryan Hartley are pulling out all the stops on this year’s Winter tour; with incredible music, and cutting edge effects, the show is just getting started. Check out this sneak peek and we cannot wait to see TSO’s The Lost Christmas Eve Tour on the road.
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FRAMEWORX, the content creators for Childish Gambino’s ‘The New World Tour’ share this peek inside the work they did to realize some of the content that wowed audiences.
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Black Theatre United (BTU)’s Designers Initiative launched “Before the Curtain Rises: The Designers Series,” a mini-documentary video series featuring BTU Founders in conversation with many of today’s designers working on Broadway. Streaming on the BTU Youtube channel, the first episode featuring Mia Neal premiered Oct. 31, 2024.
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