Vicky Brennan recently programmed the lighting for Stephen Ward: The Musical at the Aldwych Theatre on a Ti desk. The show's set was complicated and required custom circular lighting trusses for the lighting fixtures. That created a challenge for the lighting team, who had to devise a plan to number the rig so the lighting designer, programmer, production electricians and show crew could all understand it.
Ti's Magic Sheets function wa
"For production issues, Jennifer Lopez, one of the artists of the official song We Are One, will not be able to perform at the Fifa World Cup opening ceremony," said a statement. The 25-minute ceremony in Sao Paulo will feature 600 artists, including acrobatic gymnasts, trampolinists, martial arts-style performers and stilt walkers.
Fringe Matters - The Edinbur
Dierson, who worked alongside ARE Productions show producer Antony Randall and creative director Ted Lovett, and designer/programmer Davy Sherwin, created a multi-layered design, which carved up the stage with constantly moving, bold, sweeping looks that swung from the intimate to the epic. To achieve this diverse and exciting concept, the show designers turned to the cutting-edge SL Nitro 510C, which adds RGB & W LED capabilities to the original SL Nitro 510 luminaire, delivering intense bursts of coloured and white light and dynamic effects.
Inspired by the artwork of Tempah's latest album Demonstration, Dierson says, &quo
For this nine-hour event (running from afternoon to midnight), packed with a strong lineup of DJs and live acts, production manager and show designer Christian Byriel from CeeBRIGHTER had some specific venue challenges to overcome. "Though being challenged with large window façades, an unusual location and an outdoor venue from daylight to dusk, I feel I achieved my vision and maintained the aesthetic look required by the customer," he says. It became apparent to him that the G-Spot was to play a large role in his achiev
They presented a three-sided open booth - measuring the same size (270 sq.m) and occupying in the same location as last year. PR Lighting's trademark purple logo was easily visible as the main colour as visitors arrived at the exhibition hall and sat proudly above a special products display platform containing a large '30' - denoting the company's landmark birthday - making it both elegant and hospitable.
Although visitor levels were down by almost 16% from last year - a symptom of the world economic recession - competition in the lighting and sound sector has intensified, with more and more Chinese manufacturers fighting for market share by creating more innovative and cost effective products.
Now one of the C
The series, which just finished its second season, shoots in and around Nashville with many of the musical performances staged in a purpose-built studio in town. Sometimes the musical sequences are shot on location; the recent two-part season finale featured performances at Fort Campbell, the US Army base on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, and at Nashville's LP Field.
"The storyline included performing for the troops at Fort Campbell and involved a mobile stage on the tarmac with Apache helicopters flying over the stage," says lighting director Steve Fallon, who works with DP Michael Lohmann on the lighting design for these segments. "Then we had the star of the show in the gra
To commemorate its recent relocation from Redding, California, where it was based for 18 years, to Sacramento, the Jesus Culture band recorded Unstoppable Love, a live album and DVD, at Sacramento's prestigious Memorial Auditorium. With the help of Martin Professional lighting console and fixtures, lighting designer Robby Kurtz was able to both successfully represent the Jesus Culture movement and showcase the importance of its relocation. California-based rental house DPS Inc., provided the lighting production equipment.
Kurtz deployed 32 of Martin's MAC Viper Profile moving head luminaires and 26 Martin Atomic 300
In addition to the weekly TV show hosted by Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden, every year Soccer AM also host a live event with music and special guests. This year it included performances from Soul II Soul and rapper Tinchy Strider.
Long term LD Malcolm Reed designed the show which was supported by Richard Martin Lighting (RML).
Malcolm always sees this show as an opportunity to use the latest products available and this year was no different. The rig included Sharpys, Nexus 4x4s, Jarag-L's and RML's most recent purchase the Clay Pay A.leda B-EYE K20.
The high performance wash ligh
Designed for professionals, Astro offers a state-of-the art flat, clean beam. The double condenser optics system delivers outstandingly high resolution for both A/B size steel and film transparency gobos.
LED dimming is fast and accurate with 512 step resolution controlled from a single DMX/RDM or from a local control knob positioned on the rear panel of the unit.
Fabiano Besio commented , "The followspot is a real step forward in this market field and the positive comments from the market reinforce our decision to not make any compromise in quality ."
Available in warm white at 3200K or cool white at 5600K, Astro has been designed for all applications and is particularly attractive where power supply is limited and where running
Media and tech designers Blow Factory offered the Sentier the idea of providing some interactive fun and excitement, using Light Emissions creative LED video display system. Blow Factory owner Paula Guastella had worked with Light Emissions previously in London, and knew that the Art system could provide the brightness and pure video speed needed.
Blow Factory's Paula Guastella explains, "We wanted to surprise people entering the lobby. As they walk past this large glass wall with colourful moving images, they spot their own 'body shadow' shown on the screen. They stop, turn around and wave and have a little dance!&quo
Lester Cobrin, head of concert touring for White Light, worked closely with tour manager Sacha Bambadji, production manager Peter Edmonds, and lighting designer Seth Jackson to determine the tour's equipment list and support requirements. This was the first time Jackson toured with White Light. "I've known Lester for years but had never worked with White Light before," he said. "When we started discussing the tour with Pete Edmonds, he suggested White Light and we didn't look back. It's been a great experience."
The show's staging was designed with grandeur in mind as several layers of red
The lighting design was created by Juanjo Beloqui who specified 30 x Robe Robin Pointes and 30 x Robe Robin LEDBeam 100s - among other moving lights and generic fixtures - but the Robes were a major part of his show. Beloqui has lit the event six times since 2007 and is also the Director of Photography. Each year he ensures that there is a new look and a fresh aesthetic approach.
This year he collaborated closely with set designer Paco Redondo on developing the style and presentation for the event which was broadcast live on privately owned Spanish TV channel Divinity, part of the Mediaset empire.
The Robe Pointes and
Under the lights of a massive lighting rig containing over 80 x Robe moving heads, the 10 finalists performed in front a large audience at Tallinn's Nokia Concert Hall.
LumenRadio's Estonian distributor E&T, provided a CRMX system containing one dual universe transmitter and multiple single universe receivers. E&T's General Manager Olev Luhaäär explains, "It is really eye-opening to see how many moving lights that can be controlled with only one transmitter unit. When you plan a show of this size that involves a lot of fixtures, wireless lighting control is absolutely necessary."
Luhaäär continues, "The CRMX system
Main Light Industries, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware supplied Elevation Church with 35 B-EYEs for the Easter worship experiences, five for its primary broadcast location and 30 shared among nine other satellite locations.
"We place great importance on excellence in production," says Andy Bentley, lighting designer for Elevation Church and one of the technical directors. "Three of our locations are permanent facilities with AV and lighting gear installed. The other seven have portable rigs that are set up and torn down every Sunday."
The Easter worship experience featured seven different elements: four worship songs, an opener, a closer and se
The event featured a lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, with Robe moving lights on the rig and equipment supplied by west London based Colour Sound Experiment.
Fifteen LEDWash 300s were joined by six LEDWash 600s and 12 x LEDWash 1200s, eight Pointes and eight MMX Spots, all from Robe's Robin series.
A glittering array of celebrities turned out in force to attend where they and a capacity audience of 2500 were treated to a rousing 90 minute set of Elton's classics.
As well as Patrick Woodroffe being Elton's long term lighting designer, his company Woodroffe Bassett Design are acting lighting consultants for the en
Mathew Street is one of Liverpool's most vibrant nightlife destinations. Each year thousands of tourists visit the street's Cavern Club, where the Beatles played on numerous occasions in their early career.
Situated just metres away from the Cavern Club and other entertainment venues on the street, ACSP were tasked with creating an energy friendly, architectural lighting solution to help bring the space to life at night inline with its lively surroundings.
Led by ACSP project manager, Lance Bromhead - a selection of low maintenance, energy efficient lighting products were specified for the project, including a n
Lighting designer Peter Greenbaum was planning on running halogen panels, when Drew DeCorleto, director of lighting production at World Stage (New York), asked him to consider the Nexus 4 x 4 LED panels instead. "On Drew's recommendation I tried the Nexus and was very pleased," said Greenbaum, who is now using the Nexus 4 x 4 throughout the Today Show's Toyota Concert Series. "My programmer, assistant LD Brian Davis, is also having a lot of fun with them."
In addition to being the lead lighting director for the Today Show, Greenbaum, (Illumination By Design, NY), has wor
It is Lighting designer Mark Wheatley's first full blown tour with Entec. The west London based rental specialist did supply extras for some shows on last year's Thick As A Brick tour and after that Wheatley was really keen to work with them again.
"Working with Entec is a brilliant experience - they have a great attitude towards work and people, the kit is excellent and I am very happy to use Entec any time."
The show is divided into two halves. The first is a performance of Homo Erraticus in its entirety, and the se
Utopium's six figure investments have added significantly to the choice of modern LED lighting the company can offer event organisers and lighting designers.
Utopium's managing director Colin Bodenham comments, "Having listened to clients, applied our experience and researched recent product releases, we've added some revolutionary lights to our inventory. LED technology means improved sustainability and economy through reduced power consumption and being small means less transport and weight loading. The colours and output from these relatively small fittings are incredible and we are all looking forward to having less weight to rig in roofs or truss."
There are four key elements of the investment:
The cutting edge SGM P-5 Washlight and SGM X-5
ETC's new Cobalt desks have been impressing lighting designers and board operators with their quick and efficient operating style since they were launched at PLASA 2013. There are now two desks in the range: Cobalt 20 and Cobalt 10. Each has the same power, but the smaller Cobalt 10 has a reduced footprint, allowing it to fit into smaller venues.
The Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr fixture updates the hugely successful Source Four LED line. The addition of lime green emitters fills in gaps in the colour spectrum, creating the most effective LED light source yet. With twice the brightness of the original Source Four LED in 'colours that matter' like pinks and ambers, and pastel blues and la
Red Pepper's CEO Cecil Barry and facilities manager Marius Maritz joined forces with Gill, Cutts and van der Merwe to come up with a revolutionised set design and optimised LED lighting rig, including 14 x Philips Selecon Studio Panels, six Philips Selecon PLcyc1 luminaires and eight Philips Selecon SPX Zoomspot luminaires, supplied by DWR Distribution, for their studios in Linden, Melville and Braamfontein.
"I was very surprised with the Philips Selecon Studio Panels," said Maritz. "They perfectly lit the entire virtual rig,
In addition to that, new categories were implemented, providing bundle and set suggestions - for retailer, that want to get an initial product setup for their shop, and for commercial customers, that search for ready-to-go bundles with software, cables, etc.
Alexander Pokorny, marketing manager at Laserworld comments, "We frequently got inquiries from customers that weren't sure how products could be compared best. That's why we decided to provide some standard setups, so customers
Local Martin distributor Guangzhou Dan-Pro Stage Equipment Co., Ltd recommended the console from a world-renowned brand not only to match the popularity of the venue, but also to provide a compelling experience to such a joyous event.
The Martin M6 console offers the most advanced visualization of lighting control, accommodating a wide product range from traditional fixtures to moving lights and even the most advanced media servers with ease. The setup for the festival features two M6 consoles of the 64 channel version, as well as eight Ether2DMX8 DMX routers.<
The lighting rig included 100 Robe moving lights - amongst others - and the much anticipated final was broadcast live on Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM) the main commercial channel in the Flemish region of Belgium, where five talented young artists battled it out to win the 2014 title.
Being in a position to design the full visual concept - as opposed to just lighting - for the show gave D'Haese a creative continuity that could be seamlessly applied at all levels.
His challenges included working in the 'found' space of the Kuipke which - exciting though site-spec
