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And so they turned to their inventory of next generation LED tools from SGM, notably the 120 x 2m long LT-200 3D pixel tubes. This was accompanied by 60 of SGM's ILD controllers and a lot of SGM extension cable.

Said Jacob Swan-Hyam, producer at RSA Blackdog, "The tubes added great depth to the video bringing what would traditionally be 2D video out into the space, and allowing the camera to track in through the tubes."

Toby Shipway, Blueprint's SGM technician, added that the SGM LT range of products are incredibly bright for their compact size but still have the finesse to work at much lower intensities making them suitable for film

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"Cobalt 10 is the sporty member of the Cobalt family," says ETC Cobalt product manager Sarah Clausen. "It has high resolution, 12 inch (30cm) multi touch displays that articulate, so programmers can easily pack it into a road case for a touring show or adjust the screens to better see the stage in a small theatre."

Cobalt 10 also has a smaller master playback area than Cobalt 20, with 10 motorised faders and 10 backlit, colour coded endless pots. It has 5,000 channels to control dimmers, LEDs, moving lights, media servers and more, on up to 32 universes

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Burning Snow was performed on the ice of the Umeå River and involved a team of 70 people from Lumination of Sweden, PRG, Lunatx, Groundfloor Production and ARS Electronica along with local volunteers and performers. Meanwhile, Lit City took place at a central location in the city, for a weekend of art and lighting in a snowy and icy environment. This project called upon 30 technicians from Lumination of Sweden.

Lighting designer, T

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These included Jasper Conran at the Saatchi Gallery, Julien Macdonald at the Royal Courts of Justice, Roksanda at the Old Sorting Office, New Oxford Street and Anya Hindmarch at Old Billingsgate Market.

Gray brings his distinctive crossover style to the world of fashion show - a dynamic mix of rock 'n roll attitude, industrial chic and a hint of adventure! He particularly enjoys the challenges of working in found spaces 'offsite' and lighting shows in new and different ways that still ensure everyone gets the results they need.

In the main showspace, Marios Schwab and Vivienne Westwood

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The newly launched Gasworks Plaza element of this project stands below the superstructure of the former gas storage ring which still majestically towers above the land below ... and has now been illuminated with over 500 Anolis LED lighting fixtures.

These bring its Victorian architecture to life in a spectacular lighting and sound installation concept bridging the gap between its former functionality and its new funkiness.

The old gasworks that once stood on the site adjacent to the Brisbane River was opened in 1

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Also being demonstrated is City Theatrical's complete line of SHoW DMX Neo wireless DMX products. City Theatrical's SHoW DMX is used by lighting professionals on Broadway and West End shows, permanent entertainment installations, architectural landmarks, major music tours such as U2 and Madonna, and large scale events such as the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics.

QolorFlex Professional LED Light Tape is aimed at the professional lighting market, including live theatre, television, film and video, and live events. LED tape is a revolutionary product, allowing lighti

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UCAS holds conferences, as well as events around the UK for students and needed a way to quickly provide information to the large numbers that attend the various venues. Having worked closely with Technical Stage Services for over eight years, UCAS sought the advice of MD Dan Dawson immediately.

The solution was Chauvet Professional's PVP S5 video wall panels. The panels feature a tight 5.2mm pixel pitch and black face tri-colour SMD LEDs for the perfect presentation of live videos and highly defined graphics for presentation at close range or from afar.

Lightweight and modular with a solid construction,

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Major puts a main focus on clarity and accessibility. By clicking on the website's multiple links, visitors can drill deeper into a subject and get additional information.

Major is Lightpower's own brand. Major products are built in Germany and have earned themselves a great reputation on multiple international projects over the years. They offer bespoke solutions where no appropriate products are available. You can visit the new Major website

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Wireless Solution is the first company to introduce dual band technology for wireless lighting control in 2011. Now, the company takes this one step further and introduces triple band technology. As regulations change over time and now to cover the EU Region with higher output compared to the permitted 5.8GHz bandwidth, Wireless Solution now introduces 5.2GHz in all W-DMX BlackBox and ProBox units as standard (Patent pending USA and EU).

With the 5.2GHz frequency, the maximum allowed output power is 200mW, which will provide a distance of approximately 100mW output power on the 2.4GHz. This equals up to 500 meters distance in line of sight.

For the user of wireless lighting controls, this offers a huge advantage for

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The MAC Quantum Profile pairs the latest in LED technology with Martin's propriety optical designs to deliver superior light output. Setting new standards for combined performance and size, this lightweight lighting fixture offers a uniquely compact frame that provides low power consumption and precision movement.

ShowDesigner Version 6 is the largest update to Martin's proprietary 3D Lighting Design program since 2007. The latest iteration features a completely new user interface that is designed to increase productivity as well as the ability to drag-and-drop all design elements, such as truss, fixtures, and textures, onto a new multi-view 3D visualizer.

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Launching first with the LumaFlood 130i and the LumaWash 130i, these two LED lighting fixtures combine high power, high efficacy, white LEDs to output up to 13,000 Lumens with a rated power of just 130 Watts

Built with the highest quality components and manufactured in the UK, each LumaRange product features Pulsar's three year unlimited-use warranty. Standard parts also make for simple servicing during routine maintenance or getting fixtures back on the road when timing is critical.

Featuring many of the same high quality features as Pulsar's original ChromaRange, the new LumaRange products include numerous extras to enable you to realise your lighting vision and design without limits.

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As the first place winner, Blancan, a 25 year old Belize-born Canadian, has been awarded an all expenses paid trip to the 2014 Prolight+Sound Expo in Frankfurt Germany as well as with a Martin MG20 lighting controller. The MG20 is a powerful yet compact controller that is easy-to-use and offers 10 fader playbacks, an external video screen, an effects gen

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2014 was Dave Davey's first year lighting the BRIT Awards where he was tasked with lighting the main stage, audience and specific band performances. Davey managed to create a unique show for every performance with the stage transformed between each act - Artic Monkeys; Beyoncé; Bastille and Rudimental; Pharrell & Nile Rodgers; Ellie Goulding; Katy Perry; Disclosure, Lorde & Aluna George; and Bruno Mars.

Davey comments, "Big thanks go to Mick Healey, Kelly Cornfield and Mark Davies at PRG for their committed support and assistance in helping me and my team achieve

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With today's growing trend of integrating LED walls in stage lighting design, a new generation of lamps with more powerful beams is now required to cut through the sea of homogenous light they provide - and add additional accents to the show. This is exactly what the new Platinum lamp systems from Philips are designed to do.

Philips MSD Platinum 17 RA and 20 R lamps have been specially developed in close cooperation with fixture manufacturers to ensure they meet the most exacting requirements in terms of compact design, brightness and beam contrast. As a result, lighting manufacturers now have the possibility to design smaller, more flexible an

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"With the new VL4000 Spot and VL4000GT Spot luminaires anything is now possible as we have packed in all the features designers expect into each profile luminaire," said Brad Schiller, Philips Vari-Lite product marketing manager. "Series 4000 luminaires offer more features, greater output and newer technologies without compromising on any level, giving designers and technicians worldwide the functionality and power needed to light any stage and any production

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The Rush MH 5 is a super bright LED profile moving head that offers 75 W of efficient optics to produce a variety of effects and colours perfect for DJs, bands, clubs, bars, cruise ships and installations. The compact housing features two color wheels, two gobo wheels (fixed and rotating), and a rotating 3-facet prism, making this moving head perfect for applications where a smaller footprint and lightweight is critical.

The Rush DC 1 Aqua projects brilliant aquatic decoration effects ideal for shows, clubs, and other entertainment ve

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The vibrant event is a full-on dance competition that showcases the colour, style and energy of Bhangra, with eight of the best university Bhangra dance teams in the UK battling for the title. Entec has been involved right since the start of the show in 2008.

This year, the organizers seriously upped the ante when it came to the production and profile of the event which was presented by BBC Radio's Sunny & Shay and also featured live performances from Jaz Dhami and 2010 Britain's Got Talent winners, Spelbound.

Entec asked Simon Tutchener to create a new and eye-catching lighting scheme for the show which included five columns of u

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The Cyclone units - a product developed by Robe after an initial design idea by Warner - are being supplied by Theatrical Media Services of Omaha, Nebraska and are making their touring debut after being launched at PLASA London 2013.

The functionality of the Cyclone is very similar to what its name suggests. "It's a high-powered LED wash light with a built-in DMX-controlled fan," enthuses Warner, who is quite literally "blown away" by the fact that he is using four for the first time on this tour.

The Cyclone is an innovative moving head integrating lighting (a ring of 24 high powered RGBW multichip LEDs) and a f

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Says HSL project manager Mike Oates, "We were very pleased to be involved in this tour with another leading EDM artist with an awesome stage show and high production values right at its core."

The stunningly visual Avicii show was designed by Simon Barrington and Ian Tomlinson, both renowned for their innovative and stylish work in the EDM genre. The show was directed live by video artist and VJ Harry Bird, and was a high-octane collage of lighting, video visuals, pyro, special FX and lasers, energized together in real-time with Avicii's invigorating set.

The overhead lighting was rigged on two 20ft front trusses and a 65 ft back truss which al

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"The SL NITRO 510C is a cutting-edge RGBW LED strobe luminaire that delivers intense bursts of coloured and white light and dynamic effects," says Philips Entertainment lighting product manager, Brad Schiller. "The tightly packed array of 264 high power fixed white LEDs and 264 RGB LEDs ensures maximum output for both traditional white effects and an almost infinite choice of colour with full field and even distribution across 120º. The rugged construction, Showline standard LCD menu system, continuous-on operation and lower power consumption guarantee the SL NITRO 510C is the perfect s

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With attendee figures of more than 12,000 per week, the services held in Celebration Church's state-of-the-art, newly constructed worship arena feature an energetic, next generation praise and worship experience that infuses diverse genres and styles.

The Church wanted to make the audience feel a part of the onstage experience through lighting.

Featuring an installation of 96 Chroma-Q Inspire fixtures above the auditorium's seating areas, the unit's extensive RGBW colour-mixing palette provides a seamless lighting transition throughout the room, from the stage to audience.

Synched via DMX with the stage lighting and con

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The show, presented by Davina McCall and Alex Brooker, took place in the Tyrolian Alps near Innsbruck, Austria, and saw 10 celebrities, including Sinitta, Sir Steve Redgrave, and Joe McElderry, compete against each other in a range of winter sports, including three ski jumps of increasing size.

Lighting director Roger Williams worked alongside set designer Patrick Watson to specify the Ai Media Server as the control system for the impressive lighting concept.

The technology was executed by lighting programmer David Bishop, alongside LI technicians Ben Vaughan, Anders Akermo and Joe White.

"The Ai server coped admirably in the conditions, being

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"With a lifetime of 75.000 hours, the big advantage of the cyclorama LL stage CYC is its availability in five light colour versions and the possibility of custom-modification for any colour combinations," adds Leader Light.

Leader Light will next be at Light + Building 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany on stand number 4.1 F51.

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Other highlights involved the inventive Robin MiniMe winning the Prolight+Sound International Press Award (PIPA) for 'Lights FX' [sic], and for the second year, the Robe team was joined on the stand for one day by Czech MotoGP rider Karel Abraham and his bike. Robe is one of the sponsors of the 2014 season.

Robe's CEO Josef Valchar says, "The show was fantastic! It is currently the best of its type in Europe for attracting quality international and leading professional visitors, and is a great showcase for our brand."