The show's visuals were designed by Martin Kubanka. He worked closely with lighting and video programmers and operators Michal Schmid and Tomas Lecky, who each used a grandMA full-size console for their respective departments.
Says Kubanka, "I have been using grandMA for at least 10 years on all my shows and I would not even think about using another brand, and especially not now, for s
The opera, which will run until 23 October 2010, continues the story of The Phantom of the Opera of 1986, the highly successful musical that has been performed in over 25 countries and seen by more than 100m people.
To translate the complex story into reality and make it a successful musical, Webber chose prize-winning lighting designer Paule Constable, who called in the lighting supplier White Light.
The Infinity M moving head projectors were chosen first and foremost due to their excellent output in relation to their dimensions: as powerful as 2000W projectors, they have the dimensions of a 250 W projector and consume less than half the energy, due to the optical quality of the components u
"The consoles are still in very good condition and all they have needed is a minor upgrading of the memory and a round of updates to the installed software", reports Jens Poehlker, sales director MA Lighting Asia Pacific. "Since coming here last December, we also wanted to follow up on our promise to provide training."
After the console upgrades, a two day MA training session was jointly organised by MA Lighting, Adi Nugroho (head of lighting at RCTI), Setyo Wibowo (head of technical maintenance at RCTI) and Rocky Jong (PT Monal
The Chinese national pavilion is the largest and tallest of its kind at the Expo. Compulite's Vectors are used in the China Pavilion section called Wisdom journey.
To facilitate the Urban Being's pavilion lighting and sound Shanghai Yongjia chose to control the lighting (accompanied with sound and video synchronization) utilizing Compulite's Vector console. The Vector console and the sound system receive MIDI signal from a Medialon system achieving synchronous play of light, sound and video. The lighting system of the Urban Being Pavilion was programmed and operated by King Chou from
Working together over the four-day conference, the two 4mx3m indoor 6mm LED screens, were flown from two 4m truss structures within the reception of the conference. They then were taken down and combined into one 8mx6m screen and again flown from the truss structure in the main exhibition area for last two days of the event.
Included within the package, Stage Electrics also supplied their own video specialist, Chris Lewis, who was on site to provide technical support, for the whole duration of the co
It follows the recent appointment of Acoustic and Lighting System, with offices in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, as ADB's new distributor for Malaysia and Brunei.
Bertrand Dauphant comments, "The two largest Asian markets for us are currently China and South Korea, where ADB is a leader in the entertainment lighting market for theatre and broadcast. We're expanding further with our new distributor, Acoustic and Lighting System in Malaysia, and we've recently signed a new distributor for broadcast in the Philippines, as well having a good presence in the Vietnam and Thai TV studio markets."
He adds: "As
Invented by Wybron CEO Keny Whitright in 1980, the scrolling colour changer sparked a revolution in the way lighting rigs were outfitted, designed and employed. Colormax, the first scroller, paved the way to the subsequent Colorwhiz, to The Scroller, to the Coloram, and then to Wybron's current offerings, the Forerunner, Coloram II and CXI. The advent of scrollers allowed for vastly consolidated rigs, providing a quick and painless way to squeeze many colours out of one fixture.
Jim Lenahan, the longtime LD for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was the very first designer to use the scrolling colour change
Working with lighting designer David Howe, Matt-LX provided pre-production services, including plan reproduction, equipment scheduling, specification, and procurement, venue liaison, fit-up and rehearsal lighting personnel.
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The Maxedia media server drives 25 universes of pixelmapped Artnet output across the chandelier, creating floating graphic effects with a three-dimensional feel.
Besides complementary club and dance floor effects, the chandelier displays custom content for marketing purposes, VIP customisation, or graphics and logos for corporate events such as a recent Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition launch and Microsoft event.
The one-of-a-kind chandelier is surrounded by 40 Martin MAC 250 Entour moving heads and Martin Atomic 3000 strobes with Atomic Colors scrollers.
Lighting supplier is FBP Systems of Las Vegas with lighting design and programming by
HSL's Mike Oates was approached by Passion Pit's lighting designer, New York based Mike Janowitz, with whom they are working on various other projects. Janowitz asked if HSL could put together a good visuals package for the band's UK tour. Says HSL's Mike Oates, "It's very exciting working with cutting edge new artists, so we looked at Mike's design and approached XL Video to supply the video elements required. We also co-ordinated a trucking deal with Fly By Nite for the tour."
The two-week UK tour encompassed a variety of venues including students unions and small to medium theatres and town halls including Rock City, Nottingham, Manchester Academy and The Forum in London. Passion Pit's lighting was looked after on th
As in previous seasons, the motorised lights for the 2009-10 shows are provided by Renato Neri's Xenon, and consist almost entirely of Clay Paky lights: Alpha Spot HPE 1200s, Alpha Spot 575s, Alpha Wash 575s, Stage Color 1200s, Stage Profile Pluses, CP Color 400s and Alpha Beam 300 motorized ACL lights. The lighting was designed by the photography director Daniele Savi.
"I have worked a lot with a photographic approach," says Savi. "I have dimmed all the lights so that I can open the TV camera apertures more. This means I have less depth of field, and therefore a blurred background, which results in a double advantage: it concentrates attention on the star on the stage by isolating him/her
The state-of-the-art building offers a diverse programme of quality performances. It is the newest addition to Newtownabbey Borough Council's HQ, and is located in the Civic Square area at the back of the renovated Mossley Mill, a former 19th century flax mill.
Locally based PSI tendered and won the contract to equip the theatre against stiff competition. They worked to the specification of consultants Theatre Plan and closely with the venue's technical manager, Mick Draine. PSI also supplied technician Alan Clarke for the full fit up period and the first few weeks of operation, to ensure that all things technical went smoothly.
PSI's Brian Reilly says, "We were delighted to win this contract. Thea
Designed as part of ETC's Smart Solutions range of portable dimming and control, SmartModule2 doesn't require any complicated setup - just plug in and go! Available with either four or six 2.3kW dimmer modules as standard, both are available with CEE 16A, Schuko, NF (French) and UK15A sockets; the six-dimmer module is also available with six-circuit multi-pin outlets.
Also on display will be the latest additions to the ETC Selador series of LED fixtures - Vivid Fire and Vivid Ice. Fire burn
According to Marl, the announcement means LED lighting is now the low energy lighting of choice - a position held by fluorescent technologies for some time. "With the announcement of the latest generation of Citizen devices LED lighting is more efficient and longer lasting than any other lighting technology, and can match the light output of all but the most specialist lights," commented Marl Managing Director Adrian Rawlinson. "It is also more robust than fluorescent, and eliminates the risk of broken glass tubes coated with poisonous phosphorous based chemicals."
The flexible c
Traxon | e:cue will showcase their most recent innovations at the Las Vegas Convention Centre from 12-14 May 2010. Flexible LED solutions for architectural and media applications will be featured, along with Traxon's AC and Dynamic White solutions and dynamic lighting control systems by e:cue. Traxon will also be highlighting its new products from recent alliance partnerships with Haver & Boecker, Alcan and AGC.
Designed to provide dynamic colou
Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution says, "W-DMX is a critical tool in architectural applications. Just remember these points: It's a dual band BlackBox; Immense flexibility for the user; The only Dual band Wireless lighting control with 2.4 and 5.8 to ensure interference-free use; and Error correction of data, which re-creates data that might get "broken". It really is better than cable."
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As an ETC authorised console dealer, London Light specialises in the supply of the latest lighting control systems, while integrating lighting and video with the use of such products as Hippotizer and LED lighting.
Sam Crook, project manager and director of London Light, explains, "We exhibited at PLASA last year and were impressed with the response we received from visitors to our stand. People increasingly value smaller companies like ours which can provide a personal and flexible service at a competitive price.
"We have a number of ongoing contracts with small theatres and non-professiona
According to Mal Turner, who set up the company in 1996 (originally to provide audio support), "Many of the venues we work are low on power and weight bearing provision, and since LED moving heads have come of age we decided to invest."
He looked at several options, but already had a trading relationship with MilTec (UK), distributors for PR Lighting. "We have bought PR fixtures in the past and found them to be reliable. The new XLED 390's fitted the bill price wise - and when we put a unit up against a conventional 575W moving head it knocked spots off it - there was a massive difference in light intensity.
"In addition, the speed of colour change response is exceptional as is the fact that
"Charles Addams, in his old cartoons, was very, very aware of light; there are a lot of shadows," says Katz. For her design, she wanted to create the feel of shafts of light coming through the closed blinds of the house. She was pleased to find the set design was moving in the same direction, "When I saw that the whole set is actually shutters, it was definitely a great taking off point for the design of the show."
The high walls of the set created an interesting challenge. "I did
The Color Charge fixture's environmentally friendly design includes a recyclable long life battery cell and an interchangeable LED head for upgrading in the future. The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) power cell delivers up to 30 hours usage from a single charge and provides up to 1,000 charges; approximately double the life of lead-acid batteries. The fixture also features a built-in mains charger that enables it to continue to be used while charging, and a gas gauge showing the percentage and hours of usage remaining.
The Color Charge features Wireless Solutions wireless DMX control and synchi
The new office is in the Makateb Business Centre, Abu Dhabi. "We chose Abu Dhabi because business for events and shows here is very strong and expanding at the moment, and we want to be where the buzz is," says Elie Battah, Robe's Middle East regional sales manager, who will be the main initial point of contact there.
Robe already has a strong presence in the UAE, but with the increasingly complexity of some of its products - like the Digital series - it has become important to have direct manufacturer contact with the clients, and easy access to all the facilities needed to set up training seminars and full technical demonstrations, together with the full back up o
"With the design of not only the lava display on the inside of the tunnel but the eruption meter on the outside of the lava tunnel as well, it was imperative that we utilized high bright LEDs with a significant degree of controllability," said Jerry Panza, electrics foreman for Adirondack Studios. "OPTEK's LEDs are not only extremely reliable - we ran them for two and a half months non-stop (50K+ hours) and not a single LED dimmed or faile
The lighting design was by JR Roughly from Vedatec who says, "Most people who know me will say, JR did this job," he said. "What I'm doing is not new, it's just that the technology is far superior now and the creative ideas have become easier to execute."
Eight Clay Paky HPE 1200w fixtures were placed on the stage floor which had two stairways on either side and a centre reveal. Robe 700 series Wash and Spot were hung from trussing over the stage as well as from the wings. JR interprets music with colour and uses his console as a palette to paint the stage. He utilises a 15,000 Lm
Built in 1538 as a defence tower, Kulturm has been used over the centuries as a granary, prison and bunker; today it has become a multi-purpose cultural centre able to host theatre events and art exhibitions, and its facilities include a modern club lounge.
The tower, characterised by irregular stonework with all sorts of nooks and crannies, became the focal point for a rather special light show. The light designer installed nine StageLite LEDs at the base of the tower and six StripLite LEDs in the loopholes: with their chromatic effects and the possibility of varying the projection angles, the Coemar products highlighted every curve of the building.
In particular, the
