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With this in mind, Joe began scouring the market for a new LED cyc light and when he came across the Chroma-Q Color Force LED batten he knew he had found what he was looking for.

The new Color Force LED batten is super bright and can easily wash up to eight metres. In addition, it's advanced ColorSure RGBA colour and control management technologies deliver a radically increased colour palette, enhanced colour consistency, a high CRI of 92 and theatrical grade dimming.

"They are so powerful they can turn black drapes into any colour you want," says De Abreu. "After having a good look at what is available in LED cyc lighting, I ha

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"France is an important market for LumenRadio and we are proud to announce that AVAB France, who has served their customers with excellent products and services for over thirty years, has been appointed distributor for the French entertainment and architectural market," says Anders Ardstål VPO at LumenRadio.

"LumenRadio has together with AVAB France installed a complete wireless CRMX system on the 270m aquaduct Pont Du Guard in southern France. The installation was a success and pioneered the use of RDM in architectural installations. We have over the last year completed several other successful reference installations with AVAB France and it is now time to offer the benefits of the award winning CRMX products to the entire French mar

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Two years ago when it re-opened after a two-month renovation, the 500 capacity venue was kitted out with Robe ClubScan 250 CTs, ColorSpot 250 ATs and ColorWash 575 ATs, to add all the necessary glitter, glamour and excitement needed for guests to fully enjoy the ongoing top DJ line up, which includes regular international artists as well as slots by the best local talent.

The moving lights were specified by Steve Rawlings of Intelligent Lighting Design, and supplied by Louis Teo from Lighting & Sound Distribution (LSD), Robe's Singaporean distributor. New Asia's manager Steve Ignatiadis was also involved in formulating a brief for what he wanted to achieve and see in the lightin

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AC-ET managing director David Leggett commented: "I would like to thank Glyn for his important contributions over the past 19 years and I wish him well and all the best for the future."

O'Donoghue himself comments: "I have a massive respect for AC-ET and am proud to have played a small part in helping it become one of the premier companies in our industry. The team at AC-ET are incredible and I have no doubt that they will handle my departure without any loss of service to customers. I would like to thank my industry colleagues for their great support over the years and look forward to meeting them again socially in the future."

Following O'Donoghue's departure, the new Chroma-Q contact at AC-ET is Thor-Andre Saether (Spantax

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The UK tour starts at Manchester Palace on 3 December 2010, with the Italian tour opening at the Palacreberg in Bergamo on 20 January 2011.

The digiLED TILE is suited to the futuristically themed production, with the screens being used to compliment the stage show, projecting a dramatic mixture of video, animation, graphics and lighting effects.

Each of the Ti10S 10mm SMD pixel pitch screens measures 2.4m wide x 2.7m high, configured from 3 x 3 'fast-rig' digiLED frames measuring 800mm (w) x 900mm (h). The same specification is applied to each We Will Rock You tour to enable productions to display uniform content without adjustment save for some localisation.

"The

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"The design of the lights in the squares was a transposition of the show in the theatres," says lighting designer Adriano Sanson. "With the addition of 12 Infinity ACL to convey the dreamlike atmosphere, taken from the album title, easy to create in the theatre, but much more difficult to communicate in an open space where, however, it is easier to express energy."

The installation was also characterised by the Infinity XL series designed for large concerts and events in open spaces. Twelve Wash XL were used, with an output of 1450 W that illuminated the stage with an infinite range o

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Showtec Group provided the design and build solution for the event and appointed Mac Chan of Stage Centre Line Associates to create a lighting design befitting such a notable occasion.

Chan chose to use the MAC 2000 Wash XB, Martin's extra bright 1500W wash light, a fixture he used on Singapore National Day Parade events in 2009 and 2010. He comments: "With such a project, where I need to cover a huge area and deal with long throw distances, the MAC 2000 Wash XB gives me the flexibility to program mult

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STL first invested in Novalight products last year, when Lightfactor supplied them with both Nova-Flower and High Ground units. These have proved an enormous success, both for use on STL's own shows and as a cross hire item, necessitating the purchase of more Nova-Flowers. These were delivered just in time for the annual Fireworks Spectacular at Leeds Castle.

STL's Phil Parsons designed an environmental lighting scheme located around the main Leeds Castle building which was a vital component of the multi-layered visuals for this acclaimed event. Lasers were also involved in supporting the central pyro extravaganza designed by Alchemy Fireworks.

The soundtrack

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The screen, comprising eight R4-S 4mm SMD LED panels in a 1 x 8 configuration, forms an impressive floor-to-ceiling display that attracts visitors with its vivid, rich visuals of the latest Vivienne Tam creations at fashion shows from around the world. The 4mm pixel pitch delivers sharp visuals, important for close-distance viewing, while the 2000 nits brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio and wide viewing angles guarantee crystal-clear visibility from anywhere.

"Vivienne Tam loves transforming traditional styles to appeal to modern consumers, and the addition of our new Lighthouse screen helps deliver that unique look with much greater impact," said Mr Scott Crolla, Vivienne Tam. &quo

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Version 2.5 adds considerable power to the product with a number of major enhancements, including streaming ACN support and the ability to assign colour filters to channels for easy reference.

Cue lists can now run in LTP (default), build or HTP mode; Chase and matrix (LED) effects can now run on LTP (default), Build, HTP or Inhibit mode. The track sheet supports full editing of any channel in any cue.

(Jim Evans)

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"LMP was our first choice for distribution in Germany and we're very happy to launch this partnership which will bring our CRMX products to customers all over Germany. LMP has impressed us with their profession¬alism and drive in establishing CRMX as the natural choice for wireless lighting controls in Germany. Work¬ing with LMP has so far been a pure pleasure," explains Anders Ardstål, vice-president of LumenRadio.

CRMX products are enjoying a surge in popularity throughout Europe in both entertainment and architec-tural installations. L

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The VL1000TS are used predominantly for the results show. The VL3500 Wash luminaire features internal zoomable beam optics with either Fresnel or Buxom options, an interchangeable front lens system, or an aperture wheel.

"The VL3500's have an extremely strong look which is now an integral part of the design of the show," says Kenyon.

(Jim Evans)

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With Elle Macpherson as its new host and executive producer, the show's production design was ramped up, too, and for the first time this year's final was broadcast live, in a 90-minute HD spectacular from BBC TV Centre's Studio 8 on 4 October.

The show was staged on a specially designed stage set with a complete set, lighting and LED video screen production package from Stage Electrics, working with Thumbs Up on the show for the third year running.

The company had earlier built the studio stage set and lighting for the pre-recorded eliminations, filmed earlier in the year with Elle Macpherson. "This was the first time a live final was planned," says Stage Electrics account manager Russell Payne, "and we were a

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This major exhibition explores the world of the influential artistic director and impresario Serge Diaghilev and one of the most exciting dance company of the 20th century, the Ballets Russes. The exhibition features 300 objects including original costumes, set designs, scores, props, posters and film clips and celebrates Diaghilev's enduring influence on art and design.

Exhibition designers Tim Hatley and Drinkall Dean briefed DALD that the lighting was to create a sensitive yet dynamic theatrical approach to the exhibition.

The installation is set out in three main galleries. On entering the first gallery a sense of drama is created with a large angled introduction wall being up lit in red by recessed

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The annual Awards, produced in association with IFEMA - The Fair Trade Institute of Madrid - is now in its 8th year, recognises the best creative, technological and human achievements and developments across all sectors of the professional production and installation world.

The Award was announced during a lively evening of celebrations staged at the Auditorio Sur, a large theatre at the IFEMA Convention & Congress Centre in Madrid last week. This attracted leading industry movers and shakers from Spain and other parts of southern Europe including representatives from TV channels, cinema, production companies, advertising agencies, music and concert promoters, post studios, sales, events, technical production and rental companies.

Robe

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As of now the Pixled F-6 display will be available either with a standard proprietary processor or with the latest generation of a range of processors from Mitsubishi Electric.

The Mitsubishi options will include multi input HD and DVI with super resolution technology, MPEG noise reduction and enhanced grey scale processing.

"To unite all these vital elements and achieve the standards of excellence we required, we needed to combine with the best processing, which is now a reality" says Pixled general manager Bart Van der Beken.

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Research showed as well that audience appreciation of a dance performance did not change with the use of sustainable or conventional fittings. A group of renowned theatre technicians, lighting designers, directors and stage designers headed the research.

The results of the research programme will be revealed today during the symposium VPT has organised, called Sustainability on stage! in Zwolle. There, all possible ways of making work in the cultural world more sustainable will be considered say the organisers.

In the spring of 2011, together with supplier

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The event was instigated by Clay Paky UK Sales Manager Ashley Lewis. "We had no problem filling places on the course, and I am sure this was partly because we chose to focus on the Alpha 700 range.

"Most courses try to cover too much, skating over the detail. Here our aim was to provide our customers with really useful, detailed information - with help from the guys that developed the Alpha range in Italy."

Clay Paky's Marco Zucchinali

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To enhance the already high energy show Peterson used over 150 VL3500 Spots, VL3500 Washes, VL3000 Spots, VL500 Washes and VL2500 Spots as his battery of moving lights. Martin Atomic Strobes, Lycian M2 Spots, Thomas 4 Lights and cyc lights as well as Thomas 9 Light Maxi Brutes were all pressed into use. Peterson used a touch of LED as he engaged 40 GRNLite Washes for set and up light in various locations. His control of choice is the formidable GrandMA, run

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EVR Media created an entertaining event that was also an opportunity to show off all the new technology that the company deploys in its daily activities. The event was enlightened by Jazz, DJ sets and effects created by the systems available on site. EVR Media worked together with New Sound Service of Rome and installed two Proel Axiom systems. They also chose indoor and outdoor Proel lighting systems and eight Sagitter 'Mantis' LED Moving Heads for the dance floor.

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CRMX Nova Flex won the PLASA Award for Innovation 2010 with a revolutionary new approach combining protocol conversion and wireless signal distribution; allowing easy cross-use of equipment from multiple manufacturers.

"The interest in and demand for CRMX Nova Flex after winning the PLASA Award for Innovation have been huge; far exceeding our expectations," says Anders Ardstål, VPO at LumenRadio. "By the time we wrapped up beta testing, every beta tester wanted to keep their systems and we also had a very long list of orders from excited distributors and dealers. We are rapidly ramping production to mee

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Receiving his medallion at a White House dinner on Saturday, Sir Paul said "great things just come in bundles." The ex-Beatle was at the US President's home in June to receive another award. "I am a big fan of this president, and I think he's a great man who's got some difficulties," Sir Paul said at Saturday's event, hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Sunday night's concert, held at Washington arts venue the Kennedy Centre, was filmed by US network CBS for broadcast later this month.

In The Money - Susan Philipsz

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The National's senior lighting programmer John McGarrigle says, "We had just four weeks before the beginning of tech to convert the entire show - and one of the consoles we were moving from has no export function. We had no option but to sit in front of it for two weeks, reading all levels and parameter information from its displays, and painstakingly enter the data into Eos. We then had two weeks of visualisation with ESP Vision, where associate designer Paul Hackenmueller and I had a full 3D model of the Olivier, and worked our way through the show cue by cue."

With just a few days for tech, the lighting team made good use of the Eos sy

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With sustainability high on the agenda and the need for environmental performance measurement, DPL's technical director, Pete Watts, specified PixelRange PixelPars. "The requirement was for low current fixtures with the ability to colour change, so LED units were obviously the way to go - and PixelRange is the brightest and the best quality you can get."

The project came about following a very successful installation completed by DPL, at another shopping centre. When the centre manager moved to Touchwood he picked up the phone to DPL and asked for their help again.

The brief was to enhance three outside are