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The Sharpys were used to create the impression that the studio was live in LA, the beams moving around the sky line.

"For part of the set dressing - lighting plants and louvered windows, I wanted a wide beamed LED Light source so I chose the Chroma Flood 200 TC," says Reed. "For me this was an ideal light as it gave the beam spread that I was looking for a great colour range and being Tri colour LED's I get very good and strong colour coverage."

(Jim Evans)

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The RevEAL Profile luminaire is a true high-CRI, LED Profile Spot with high lumen output. Its debut follows the successful launch of the RevEAL Color Wash (RevEAL CW) and the RevEAL Studio. The RevEAL Profile is off to an auspicious start having been named Best Debuting Product in the Lighting category at LDI 2010.

The new 16,000-lumen RevEAL Profile features a variable CCT range (2800k-6500k), adjustable focus from hard to very soft edge, changeable lenses for beam angles from 14º to 70º, and a flat field. It also offers four shutters on a tri-plane; an M-size GOBO; DMX, Artnet and local control; and universal AC input (90-260 VAC).

The bleeding edge of technology has been harnessed, delivering the future of framing profile spotlights. The RevEAL Profile has the output of traditional s

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For Wilkerson, the larger-scale reprisal of Tommy represented an opportunity to expand the lighting concepts he had developed for this classic rock opera.

Lighting and video were especially important at certain key points in the show, Wilkerson said, beginning with the opening scenes, in which the designer displayed actual historic British World War II footage, to the use of different colours to dramatise Tommy at different ages, to the spectacular Pinball Wizard scene. As in the earlier production, Wilkerson chose products from Elation Professional to light up

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The stages - Main, Freestyle, Arena & Flawless - were spread around Olympia, and a production lighting design for all of them was created by HSL's project manager Dave Singleton. Singleton has designed this show before but this was his first time working for HSL who have been lighting equipment suppliers for the last two years.

One of the challenges they had to content with was the high daylight factor due to the venue's arched glass roof, and the other was the very tight get in/rigging time.

For the load in HSL supplied 16 lighting techs, crew chief Simon Lynch and rigger Ian Stevens, plus four students from technical courses at

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The event which followed the Awards Ceremony at the Royal Opera House, utilised multiple spaces in the venue, including the Great Room, the Ballroom, reception and peripheral areas.

It is the third year that Renegade's Nick Gray has been involved in designing the high profile showbiz event, working for production company AD Events. The challenge was to take some of the classic lighting elements from last year's successful scheme, and integrate them with a totally new look and feel for the Great Room and other spaces.

Chris Fyfe was Renegade's technical project manager, leading their crew of five, and overseeing the get-in and rigging of all the production light

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Adding to their expanding range of professional LED lighting systems they will be releasing the high power fully featured MultiSpot GII. Available in two versions, the HP3 (RGB - 90watts) and the HP5 (RGBAW - 70 watts), both luminaires use a convection cooled diecast case suitable for inside (IP20) and outside (IP65) applications.

For indoor use the device is provided with XLR5 and Neutrik PowerCon connectors. These are replaced by waterproof PG9 glands supplied for outdoor situations. A dual-purpose hanging bracket provides for floor standing or suspension from a truss or lighting bar. Also available are user changeable lens panels with different beam an

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The CueCore is a stand-alone lighting controller. The device is completely solid-state, with no moving parts; it is an extremely secure and low-maintenance installation control solution that has only a minimal power consumption, says the company.

All operating and programming is done through its dynamic web 2.0 interface. Connected to a browser, the CueCore unfolds itself into a 1024 channel lighting controller, complete with an industry-standard command-line interface.

With lighting projects becoming more complex every day, the CueCore features a powerful Show Control logic for advanced system integration, says the company. This allows for interaction with other types of equipment and controllers. The Show Control editor enables you to programme triggers and

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The main reason that grandMA2 was chosen for this tour - apart from the fact that it is Johnson's current console of choice - is that they are using the desk's DMX merging facility to enable video content stored on a Catalyst media server to be run through 50 Martin Professional MAC 101 LED moving lights and 24 Sun Strip MR16 battens.

The grandMA2 takes in Art-Net from the Catalyst, allowing Johnson to merge four universes of DMX in the desk, and send colour and intensity information from the Catalyst out as standard DMX - v

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14 March 2016

The Doctor Who Experience offers an immersive walk-through adventure followed by a dynamic exhibition, featuring props dating back to the successful BBC TV first series in 1963. It includes authentic Tardis (police box) sets, never-before-seen costumes and re-creations of iconic recent sets, including the Pandorica as well as monsters spanning the generations from Daleks and Cybermen to Silurians, an Ice Warrior and a Zygon.

Visitors are invited to step through a crack in time allowing them to join the Doctor, currently played by Matt Smith, on a journey through time and space, encountering some of the best-loved and scariest monsters from th

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The National Theatre embarked on a programme to upgrade all its lighting control desks to Eos some three years ago, while Paule Constable took the decision to run Love Never Dies on Eos less than a year ago, declaring herself the desk's "biggest fan".

Control supervisor Sarah Brown moved from her previous position as a lighting programmer to being responsible for training all the staff in the use of the Eos at the National Theatre. "While I was an operator," she explains, "I was approached to ask what I thought of the desk - and I really liked the way it works. Our previous desks had reached the limits of their capabilities, and were takin

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14 March 2016

Justin Bieber and U2 are among artists who have agreed to contribute songs to an album to raise funds for victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Record label Universal Music said it hoped to release the digital-only album globally by the end of the week. Bon Jovi and Rihanna have also been confirmed for the album, which will also raise money for the Japanese Red Cross. "We are doing it only digitally because it is faster," said a Universal spokesman

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The impression spot one features an RGB LED engine with eight or 16-bit control over each colour, allowing for delicate colour changes or instantaneous colour bumps. The spectrum it achieves has been calibrated to be as wide as possible - from soft pastel colours to deep saturated shades, and everything in between.

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Around 8,000 fans turned up to the event promoted by All Stars Agency, and starring DJ, ATB and German production duo Cosmic Gate (DJ Bossi and Nic Chagall).

Local technology company, FE Belimlight were contracted to provide the staging and lighting, having worked with the promoters on other concerts in Belarus, including The Scorpions and Vanessa Mae.

According to lighting designer, Ilya Piatrouski of Blackout Studio, who is experienced in designing sets for dance festivals such as Global Gathering, the price advantage of the PR Lighting fixtures enabled him to use more within the budget - and thus deliver greater impact.

"I was looking for a powerful and bright moving head to create an abundance of colour - and by using

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Pont du Gard is a classic tri-level aqueduct built 2,000 years ago over the Gard river in Southern France. This display of Roman engineering and masonry is visited by more than a million tourists every year and is a focal point for cultural activities and festivals. The site is also frequently used for Son et Lumiéres; that made it critical to find a wireless system than not only could handle the daily operations effectively, but that also would seamlessly integrate with the controls for such events.

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PLASA Events are attributing the increase in visitor registrations to a host of new features at the show, including an extended exhibitor list of 120 companies including 21 first-timers, a seminar programme that is twice the size of previous years, case study presentations from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Opera North, special interest seminars presented by some of the industry's leading bodies and new opportunities to book seats on 45-minute product demonstration seminars. Private meetings are also available for the first time, with the availability of three private conference rooms at PLASA Focus, with slots still available.

The 21 new exhibitors come from across the spectrum of audio,

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Renegade's Nick Gray once again created a collection of different lighting designs to compliment and emphasise the individuality of each show.

It was the fourth consecutive season for Gray lighting the BFC Tent, constructed in the grounds of Somerset House, one of London's most historically significant landmarks. The design was based on a single central truss, flanked by two off centre trusses and a flown, raked front-of-house grid.

For strong cross lighting onto the back wall/entrance, and for producing dramatic silhouette effects he positioned 12 Svobodas -

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DBpixelhouse was set up by DB Systems in 2009, to supply design agencies, exhibitors and event organisers with content, including software, animation, graphics and videos, which can be shown on a variety of display systems, from touch screens, LCD video walls, plasma screens, through to Apple iPads and laptops.

Alastair Reece, head of DBpixelhouse, said, "This is an exciting time for the business. We're taking on more and more work and have also have recently expanded our team so we needed a larger office that would cater to our demands in the short to medium term. It's also a much more creative space, so we look forward to yet more fresh, innovative ideas soon.

"DBpixelhouse is an importa

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The Sydney Catholic Vocational College is a multipurpose training facility catering for students who wish to learn skills ranging from hospitality, video recording, audio recording and production for live theatre.

The installation includes the CableNet system 18.7m x 12.7m and Jands JLX PRO Lighting Bars each equipped with DMX, house light and dimmable outlets

Over 1000m of Jands wool drape was used for this project including movable drapes surrounding the 'Multipurpose space' on two levels, a cyclorama and green screens in the Green Screen Room.

(Jim Evans)

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Not only has the slot for the show gone back to its original air time of every week day at 3pm, it is also now has a new home as it is filmed at The London Studios.

The lighting rig features the Clay Paky range - including Alpha Spot and Wash 300 and Alpha Spot 575 HPE, along with Pixel Par 90's and LED Parcans.

(Jim Evans)

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Since its incorporation in 2004, Gekko has gained a reputation for designing and manufacturing innovative, robust and durable LED products with all their advantages of reduced power consumption, long life and minimal weight.

The product range includes the kelvin TILE true white colour tunable light, the karesslite high quality soft light source for studio or location use and the kezia colour tunable, quality, hard single source LED spot lamps for studio or location use.

Gekko Technology's business development manager, Ian Muir, commented, "AC-ET has a great reputation in the industry, and Gekko Technology are really pleased to be working with them. Their market knowled

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Traxon Technologies supplied the LED fixtures for the installation as well as a signature control system from e:cue lighting control, consisting of a Lighting Control Engine (LCE) and two Butler XTs. When combined, these technologies allow for each fixture in the installation to be individually aimed and adjusted so that the color and light intensity brilliantly illuminates the art deco statue of Christ prec

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The EC-10 is a high performance, true 10 mm pixel pitch LED display panel that teams with Martin's EC-20 to form a fully compatible EC family of LED displays that can be mixed and matched for ultimate design creativity. The EC-10 is 100% compatible with the EC-20 in terms of brightness, colour, setup, curving, control and processing, even accessories, allowing for seamless, mixed resolution visuals in one system, says the company.

The MAC 101 moving head comes with "a low price tag for revolutionary stage, dance floor and decorative lighting designs". The MAC 101 is available in three white light versions that expand its use to applications where high quality, pure white light is needed. The new variants incorporate cold and/or warm LEDs instead

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The resort features 2,561 hotel rooms, a 120,000 m2 convention centre, a luxury shopping mall, seven 'celebrity chef' gourmet restaurants, two Broadway style theatres, two floating pavilions, an art & science museum, an indoor ice skating rink and a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines. This is crowned by 2.5 acres of SkyPark complete with gardens and a gargantuan swimming pool stretching across the top of the three 55 story hotel towers.

LumenRadio and Total Solution, exclusive distributor for Singapore, have received significant repeat orders fo

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Not only do the lighting products used on the PBR tour have to be tough enough to withstand flying soil and debris, they have a wide range of other demands placed on them too, says Meeks. The lighting must be "studio-friendly" enough to provide illumination for the sport's weekly televised events, as well as for photo and video shoots. Additionally, it must be able to light up live musical performances and guest artists that are part of the entertainment at PBR shows.

So when he expanded his rig for the 2011 tour, Meeks wanted lighting products that were both tough and versatile and opted for Elation Professional.

The PBR had used Elation light fixtures in th