Also at the show is the new TCP-IP CueSystem a Networked cue light system which launched at ProLight + Sound earlier in the year. In an industry first, with the ever-increasing trend towards completely networked show control and lighting systems, the TCP-IP CueSystem bridges the gap for stage management environments.
The TCP-IP CueSystem uses the established ergonomic control platform with standard GDS outstations. Output nodes are then used
New from DTS is the XR3000 Spot moving light fixture which utilises the Philips 1200W fast-fit lamp and features full continuous pan/rotation among many other features. Also new from DTS is the FOS 100, a modular LED batten with 15 addressable lightsources, which can be racked up in multiples and used to display low resolution video content and graphics to great effect.
Another launch from DTS is the Delta 10 LED RGB wash unit. This comes in three variants : (a) with a selection of lenses, (b) with variable zoom lens control via DMX and (c) a moving fixture featuring DTS's patented FAR full pan and tilt rotation and remote zoom. All
"We are very happy to have KSL Studio on board," says sales director Lionel Garraud. "Eastern Europe is a very exciting market at the moment and we need someone of the calibre of KSL to handle the growing demand for our products in Slovenia."
The appointment was finalised with some in-house training for the KSL Studio sales team at the Robert Juliat headquarters in Fresnoy-en-Thelle.
RJ product manager, Ludwig Lepage, provided two intensive days of training on all Robert Juliat products, including theatre and architectural spotlights, profile spots, followspots and the RJ dimmer range. Ludovic Machin and Sylvie Durosoy then concluded with comprehensive training in Robert Juliat's after-sales support.
The KSL Studio team of Dejan Zura, Bostj
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) hired messaging architects at Dallas-based CorporateMagic to plan and execute a week-long series of events that would leave an indelible impression on the thousands gathered at Fort A.P. Hill, and across the globe.
"We didn't just want our 100th anniversary Jamboree to be bigger and better than the ones that preceded it," said Robert Mazzuca, chief scout executive of the BSA. "That would be easy. We wanted to remind boys and their parents around the wor
The free events took place on and around the Pierhead area of downtown Liverpool, and were part of a lively programme of public shows and installations staged throughout the summer for the enjoyment of all
Staged in Salthouse Quay and directed by Mark Murphy, A Wave at Picasso was inspired by the Picasso: Peace and Freedom' exhibition. The 'Wave' was an eclectic and imaginative combination of canoeists, co-ordinated swimmers and dancing boats, together with fire performers, pyrotechnics, sound and projections, all choreographed into a daring mixed media performance, merged with other special effects to bring the dock alive in a blaze of colour and
Up to eight Awards for Innovation are available each year, as well as a special Environmental Award for a product which the judges feel contributes to the industry's quest for energy efficiency and sustainability.
This year, for the first time, all nominees will have the opportunity to present their products live to a panel of expert judges, during the Sunday of the show, on a specially-built stage on the Innovation Gallery itself, inside Earls Court 2.
The presentations and subsequent Q&A opportunities will be filmed and the winning presentations repeated on the PLASA Show's central LED screen during the Tuesday and Wednesday of the show, as well as
The annual awards are held at the InfoComm tradeshow and represent achievements in AV excellence in some of the most unique and challenging environments. One judge commented on the winning Freeman event: "It is difficult for a lighting submission to grab attention when it's up against so many great total staging projects with video. But lighting is one area that can own a show if it is done properly and this event exemplifies the power of light over the audience."
Freeman provided full lighting, audio, video and scenic elements for the winning conference. The multi-day even
The Citypainter 18000LED is a bright LED based fixture powerful enough to illuminate large architectural facades or canvas on big stage areas, says the company. The Citypainter 18000 LED utilises the extremes of LED technology and its rugged design allows installation in any environment. With an output of over 18000 Lumen and maximum projecting distance of 300m, this fixture is designed forr entertainment or architainment applications of any scale.
Features include RGBWA colour mixing. The Citypainter uses IP-67, independently controlled LED modules and quick-lock for easy mounting.
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By combining the image quality and precision of conventional high resolution screens with the creativity and low weight of mesh type screens, the EC-20 provides new design possibilities for all manner of indoor and outdoor staging, as well as permanent installations.
The EC-20 offers several advantages over other types of LED panels. It features a 20 mm pixel pitch and delivers an impressive 4,000 nits of brightness. Designed for rapid setup and teardown in combination with maximum flexibility, colour and brightness is calibrated for each individual pixel for maximum image quality.
Using high efficiency Nichia LEDs, the EC-20 offers visual performance at the highest level. Pinpoint 48-bit colour p
For the past 10 years Jim has been in business outsourcing, distribution, manufacturing and channel sales where he was responsible for national sales for two separate companies in the consumer electronics, satellite, and wireless internet industry.
"I am excited to be joining the Wybron team, especially when Wybron's cutting-edge technology and innovations are needed more than ever in today's industry," Koza says. "I look forward to supporting our client partners with all their lighting needs."
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Featuring large user-friendly buttons, faders and data wheels, MIDIcon has the look and feel of a conventional light board. Each time you manipulate one of its controls, it sends signals to your software via standard MIDI messages, allowing you to trigger scenes and play back shows directly from its console-style panel, without requiring the use of a computer mouse, says the company.
To make things even easier, Elation has built templates for Midicon right into the CompuShow and Emulation software programmes. This means there's no need for the user to configure MIDIcon. Functions are already pre-assigned to the various but
The meeting will be held in the PLASA Show seminar theatre during the second day of the show and Bonner hopes that as many representatives from the lighting manufacturers exhibiting or visiting the show will take the time to attend. The topic for discussion is a voluntary standard labelling system for their lighting fixtures to communicate the information for the end user in respect of their responsibilities to the new Artificial Optical Radiation Directive (AORD)
The new regulations require all employers to assess the amount of exposure to artificial light their workforce is exposed to. Bonner is concerned that the responsibilities of the manufactures to comm
"This was a great project for Black Light," says Stephen Read, head of the company's Events Team. "It was an exciting challenge to transfer our skills as theatrical technicians to the world of on-site TV production. There are a number of differences in terminology and working practice to get used to, but my team was well up to the job and everyone performed superbly."
The main technical challenge involved in getting the show broadcast was ensuring that all the lights were properly placed to create the illusions and effects needed by the producers. "It was interesting to see how the TV crew pu
The rapper was up first - he performed his number one hit Pass Out and new single Written In The Stars. Kylie performed an acoustic version of All The Lovers and the night's biggest crowd-pleaser, her 1988 worldwide hit I Should Be So Lucky. Pub landlord Reuben Goddard commented, "The locals were shocked but we all had an evening we'll never forget. It's a bit out of the ordinary for ro
"We are particularly pleased to be able to host what we understand will be the first public comparison of ETC's Source 4 and Selecon's new SPX range of profiles," says Hall for Cornwall's head of operations, Simon Crick.
The day will run from 10am to 4pm, and interested parties are welcome to join in the fun.
"This is a superb opportunity for people in the South West to try out a whole range of products in a real theatre environment right on their doorsteps," continues Crick. "It is a very rare event for this to happen outside of London or in a non-trade show environment so we hope people will take advantage of this opportunity."
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In April, Robert Juliat's Singapore distributor, Total Solution Marketing delivered a total of four Victor 1800W MSR followspots, four Super Korrigan 1200W HMI followspots and 16 RJ 600SX 1K profile spotlights to the Sands Expo and Convention Centre which first opened in April 2010.
The Robert Juliat Victors, Super Korrigans and profile spots will be employed mainly on the high profile meetings, incentives, conventions & exhibitions (MICE) events when keynote speakers address the floor.
Glenn Wong, managing director of Total Solution, comments, "Robert Juliat is renowned for its fantastic equipment with superb R&D. Their followspots are extremely user-friendly with the placements of their controls. They have
Lighting consultant Light & Design Associates (L&DA) won the Lighting Design Award 2010 in the Heritage Projects category for the installation, which consisted of a complete rewiring and new electrical installation.
Jim Morse, then a director at L&DA and now a consultant with them, was the lighting designer on the project. He says, "The cathedral knew it needed new lighting both internally and externally, so took the opportunity to upgrade to the latest and best technology. We used two types of Source Four PARs: 575W with wide beam lenses for days when the cathedral is open for services and concerts; and Source Four PAR HID 150W for days when it is open for the general public. That way, they would have the quality they needed while keeping energy costs
In the past there have been concerns that BS 8901 - the new event management standard developed to ensure the 2012 Games are delivered in a sustainable way - was merely tokenism, but LOCOG has reiterated its commitment to the standard, and is now seeking third party certification for its own implementation of the standard across the Olympic venues.
If you are interested in supplying the Olympics this information is significant because it strengthens the requirement for suppliers to be working towards BS 8901 compliance, plus it's clear there will now be an emphasis on being third party certified as opposed to relying on 'self certification' in the future.
PLASA is working in partners
During the selection process for a major theatrical lighting overhaul for the Performing Arts Theatre Peter McKenzie, sales manager for Philips Selecon demonstrated the energy-saving 1200W 80V Rama High Performance Fresnel as an alternative to their larger, hungrier stage luminaires. This presentation, backed up by an independent assessment convinced the Council to specify and install 36 80V 1200W Rama High Performance Fresnels which have now completely replaced all the older 2000 / 2500W Fresnels in the 1139-seat theatre.
Chris Dbais, venue operations manager, comment
The Roundhouse shows were produced by W1 Productions. Over 60 artists were performing on 31 consecutive nights, all being recorded and made available on iTunes, offering up a high profile mix of international artists from a mix of musical genres.
The line-up included the Scissor Sisters, Faithless, Ozzy Osbourne, Biffy Clyro, Paloma Faith and Rolando Villazon and many more, all of whom required a distinct look and identity for their shows. The imaginative and intelligent use of video was a large part of creating a unique presentation for each night.
It is the second year that Trenell has been video designer for the event, for which he also supplies the video f
It's the third time that Blond has supplied technical services for the Big Brother phenomenon, produced by Endemol South Africa for DSTV Africa, and lighting for the studio that hosts the opening and finale episodes plus the weekly eviction shows is designed by Peter Rieck. The set was designed by Dewet Meyer.
The studio is a small space, narrow and tall, and the lighting was required to be flexible and multifunctional, with every single
Suitable for any large scale event where both beam and wash effects are required such as stadium and arena shows, the conversion kit gets the most out of existing lighting gear, eliminating the need to invest in a completely new fixture.
The MAC 2000 Beam XB upgrade kit consists of a new front lens module with micro-Fresnel lens and a set of four beam effect gobos/apertures. The kit installs in less than fiveminutes and also works with the MAC 2000 Wash. Components can be easily uninstalled and the fixture returned to a standard Wash configuration at any time.
The 1500 W MAC 2000 Beam XB delivers a fat, tight and bright
The event included a spectacular outdoor concert featuring performances by Grammy-Award winner Kelly Rowland, Broadway's Jersey Boys, regionally acclaimed artiste JJ Lin, and Singapore Idol 2009 first runner-up Sylvia Ratonel.
Working closely with Luminous, JM Rental provided a 127m2 Lighthouse LED screen as the backdrop to the integrated resort's Event Plaza. The screen comprised 15 x 11 panels (15.2m x 8.36m) of Lighthouse R7-ER LED panels, with a pixel resolution of 1920 x 1056, which treated guests to full HD resolution images.
Before the live concert got underway, the celebrations began with the inaugural World Championship Climb to the Sands SkyPark, a competition for seven teams of climbers from
A Martin Maxedia Broadcast media server, complete with video clips, still images and integrated animations and optimised for High Definition playback, supplies graphics to horizontal rows of backdrop LC video panels.
Media content onto the LED panels is driven through Martin's P3-100 System Controller, an advanced video signal processor that allows LED screens to be treated like lighting instruments through direct DMX control of brightness, colour, pixelmapping and more. The LC Series panels used on Let's Dance were upgraded with LC Plus Series electronics, which adds many of the LC Plus features, including P3-100 compatibility.
Projected across the dance floor are powerful beam looks
