Nolan said: "Luis Miguel's show design is made up of a large 80' x 30' back low-res panel. In front of the low-res is a 20' x 15' HD LED screen with Barco MiTRIX modules across the front of all the stage. In the air there are several arc trusses with 92 x pixel pars, 80 x moving lights, e.g. 23 x Vari*Lite VL3000 Spot, and two truss spots. Everything is controlled via fibre optic cable by a grandMA full-size
Equipment for the US legs of the tour is being supplied by Paradign Production Services from Florida, and Robe fixtures were originally recommended to Boggino by Paradign's George Valdez, who also programmed the show with Boggino, using a grandMA full size console.
"George is the principal of Paradign and a very knowledgeable LD in his own right," states Boggino. "So I completely trusted his judgement when he suggested I use Robe's ColorSpot and ColorWash 1200E AT units for the first time". Once Valdez had demo'd the fixtures, Boggino was very imp
Part of the Unison range of control products, Paradigm brings sophisticated and green-minded technologies to theatre house and foyer lighting control as well as rehearsal spaces, offices and even the external lighting of entertainment facilities.
ETC's associate architectural product manager Bryan Palmer says: "A truly comprehensive lighting control system, Paradigm is not only able to run scheduled events, provide local controls and support manual overrides, but can go well beyond, automating control functions, allowing automatic overrides for events and holidays and adapting to individual users and uses."
Paradigm activates sophisticated houselight looks at the touch of a button, run
PLASA's momentum is certainly growing: its membership base is expanding, its range of services is strengthening and its member networking events are increasing, making the AGM and Members Lunch an important event at which members can come together to discuss solutions and approaches to the current situation.
PLASA is highly active at an industry-level too: its political policy continues to give the entertainment and installation technology sectors a strong profile in Government circles and the organisation is about to announce the next stage in its skills strategy, focusing on the development of a portfolio of qualifications designed to enhance the skills-base of the sector.
It is also just a few months away from the la
Designed to be flexible and intuitive for both professionals and novices to use, the Domino elegantly combines all the functions of a theatrical console, allowing fully automated control, required for theatre and Studio lighting, in a new lightweight ultra-modern casing whose compact footprint will readily fit into the tightest control rooms, says the company.
The four-strong series is available as Domino 24, 48, 48XT and 96XT versions.
Aimed squarely at the large mid-range controller market for theatre, medium to large venues, convention centres and more, a major feature of the Domino is a dedicated theatrical playback fader pair, along with a large number of physical su
With its radically increased colour palette and high CRI (colour rendering index) of 90, the Color Block 2 fixture can create both vibrant, bold colours and subtle, theatrical hues, the manufacturer says. "Combined with its built-in variable colour temperature capability, even flesh tones look natural, satisfying all but the most critical eye".
The four large, camera-friendly LED cells offer performers less glare and provide single colour output, virtually eliminating the colour separation shadows normally synon
Lighting director and co-designer Cosmo Wilson remarked, "We actually started out with 24 Alpha Beams, but were so blown away that we doubled them and now have 48. What is most impressive is the brightness. Also, I am a big ACL guy, and these are stunning for that purpose, the fact that I can make the beams tighter and smaller is excellent. I love that I can have gobos in a wash light! Th
PR Lighting states that the light output closely resembles that of a conventional wash light containing a 1200W discharge lamp, with the advantage of excellent colour mixing and high uniformity of the white beam. The standard beam angle is 22° but 10° and 35° options are also provided.
The XLED 590 comes with ten preset fixed colours. Other features include: colour temperature linearly adjustable (3200°K-10000°K), with four preset fixed colour temperatures (3200K, 5600K, 7200K and 10000K); smooth dimmer; strobe from 1-25 fps; 540° pan, 270° tilt (8
Multiple Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE1200 and Alpha Wash 1200 moving lights, plus 150 ETC Source Fours were used for the light show. Syncrolites were also scattered around the hotel making it a light show to remember. A giant HD video projection sequence visualised the story of Atlantis, featuring the rising of the mythological city from the Arabian Gulf.
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A graduate of Kennedy Western University's business program, Simard consolidated his skills and industry expertise in various positions with technology firms such as Barco and Saco Smartvision. He will be based in Atlanta, Georgia.
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SHoW DMX is used on the production to provide DMX control to dimmers and smoke machines mounted on a large scenic flying piece, which would otherwise have entailed a complex and troublesome cable run to the already crowded theatre flying grid.
For many years, WDS Wireless Data System, SHoW DMX's forerunner, provided London's West End shows with wireless DMX, and the new technology of SHoW DMX is rapidly establishing itself in London, on Broadway, in Las Vegas, and in other venues around the world.
The production lighting designer for Oliver! is Paule Constable, and the senior production electrician is Gerry Amies. Lighting equipment
The Strictly Come Dancing evening was one of the highlights of the conference as staff that were paired with professional dancers got the chance to compete with their colleagues from all over the business. A week of full auditions were staged at drp studios in the UK.
Ian Ruhback, senior technician from drpevents explained the lighting for the conference: "So
Richard Lambert was asked to help with the lighting, and a few conversations later, he'd enrolled the help of some of the industry's finest to help too. These included Noreen O'Riordan of Entec Sound & Light who provided the lighting rig, and Michael Althaus of MA Lighting who supplied the control system. Production management was undertaken by Ryan Brown of Entec and programming by Liz Berry, with additional help and operations by Jonathon Lyle.
The overall lighting design was completed by Richard, who said: "People and companies in the lighting industry are truly amazing! It's great to be able to help with something like this and incred
CNBC Arabia, which broadcasts live coverage across the Middle East and beyond from Dubai Media City in the United Arab Emirates, is the region's first 24-hour Arabic language business TV channel. The channel's Head of Operations, Nick Turner, was looking for an alternative display to augment a range of changeable and moveable 'light-boxes' that would display backlit graphics for a range of new shows.
"We needed something to simplify operations and replace one of the virtual sets we had been us
Bruce Brown from Mental Media who was heavily involved in a variety of aspects of the design and delivery of the project, says the design process selected the key elements from the Vietnam era to include an Iroquois helicopter, an Armoured Personnel Carrier, the operations bridge from the guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane and the Long Tan AV Theatre, together with a diorama and "The Trench Experience" from the Korean War. Fitting all of this and the assignme
The venue includes four 30ft (9.14m) high Magink pylons whose digital displays highlight the careers of each Hall of Famer via video, still images and text information.
As lighting consultants on the project Salem, Massachusetts-based Available Light was tasked with lighting the two-sided, Israeli-made Magink pylons. "They have no light source of their own; they're essentially like a giant LED screen which has to be externally illuminated," explains designer Matt Zelkowitz, a principal designer at Available Light.
In talking to the manufacturer Zelkowitz learned that each pylon needs approximately 300ft candles (3229 lux) of illumination and a 3:1 max
The Black Ice World Tour marks the first time that the band's lighting director Cosmo Wilson has toured with the grandMA. A main system and backup are on hand to control the extensive lighting package required for the large set and AC/DC's over-the-top performance.
"I've used a lot of different consoles, but I started using the grandMA on some one-off dates for other artists and have done a lot of corporate shows with it," he points out. "This is my first chance to tour with it. That's when you really get to learn it. I've always liked a lot of grandMA's features, and I'd been thinking I wan
The lighting and projection media servers for the 4th series are controlled by two Vector Greens from Compulite. Lighting designer for the series is Dave Davey with assistance from Dave Hallet and console operators Bill Peachment and John Ford.
"Bill's desk features all the set and effects lighting as well as a Hippotizer media server to project onto the ice. John looks after lighting the people (contestants and judges etc) with a mixture of conventional lights and automated wash and profile lamps," says the company.
Console operator John Ford comments: "Coming from a background of controlling conventional/people lighti
CSS reports "huge demand" for the hire of the new Robe 700E AT, which they describe as "one of the most sophisticated devices in the present market". CSS have used the moving heads on the London Women's Conventions at Excel, Cheltenham Folk Festival at Cheltenham Town Hall and large Christmas parties at Cheltenham Town Hall.
Lee Dreezer, the company's head of operations says: "The new Robe 700E AT has given us the chance to develop our designs on events due to the variety of settings that
HSL is supplying all lighting equipment and crew for the tour which also includes 60 Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash 2500E AT moving lights, 40 Martin Professional Atomic strobes, a 12 way Kinesys automation system with Vector control plus over 60 motors and rigging. HSL also designed and commissioned several pieces of custom metalwork that were fabricated by TFL for the tour which is project managed for them by Mike Oates.
The slick, high-energy show is a colourful and fluid amalgam of classic pop lighting with plenty of attitude and dynamics. Warner makes
Ten Nexeras, in both profile and wash models, paint the back of the church stage, including the fabric draped dramatically on either side of the main projection screen.
"It brings life to the stage. It enhances the senses," says Mark Shrimplin, Woodmen Valley's director of technical arts.
The Nexera combines a powerful light fixture and CMY dichroic colour changing in one unit. The Nexera's compact size and quiet convection-cooled operation make it popular among churches and small theatres.
Shrimplin likes the Nexera's smooth colour changes. Having the colours morph seamlessly into one another helps the church's volunteer lighting crew, he says. The Nexeras also provide quality light for the church's tel
Martin EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), will be based at Martin's headquarter office in Aarhus, Denmark. During 2009, Martin's current European subsidiaries will be integrated into the new structure while Martin's distributors within the area will be served by the new European regional organization at a later stage.
Heading the new sales organization is Villads Thomsen, Vice President EMEA. Thomsen, previously Managing Director at Martin Professional's Scandinavian subsidiary, assumed the new position on January 1st. Steen Matthiesen, currently CFO at Martin France, will serve as the new organization's CFO.
Christian Engsted, Martin Professional A/S CEO, commented
IPX3-protected (against spraying water), the StarBrite comes with 12 preset programmes for insurance and contains a total of 144 LEDs (18 x 8 sequences), with a lamp life of 30,000 hours.
Outputting 150cd brightness with all the LEDs emitting white light, it also offers strobe, white colour channel (for colour testing, and with strobe and dimming), DMX or manual control. There is also a key-press lock for avoiding improper operation.
The LED StarBrite's power consumption is less than 30W, while the Controller (input 200W, output 150W max) can drive four separate StarBrite cloths.
The product comes in 6000mm x 4000mm cloth sizes with the controller measuring 190mm x 320mm x 87.5mm. The cloth, incorporating 15m signal connection cable, weighs
The new offices provide the industry with access to the company's comprehensive range of lighting control and automation solutions. Dynalite's new UAE office is located in the Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA), with the new Jordan office in Amman and the Kuwait office in Kuwait City. "With this strengthened presence in the region, the Dynalite team is well positioned to support local projects and provide fast response times to inquiries from Pakistan, through to Morocco", the company says.
According to Dynal
