Video and AV

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What drew them was the appearance of a new video control system which can be accessed live, in real-time, from a lighting desk. So what’s new? "What we’ve done is approach this as a light, not video," explained Mark Hunt who is responsible for all the M Box software. "That’s a crucial difference: to me video is just a secondary thing. Videos, especially movie clips, want to be scaled, rotated, colorized - and yes, you can do all those things, but M Box is not designed just to present video. For a start there’s a huge library of stock images on board - over 2,000. With M Box you’ve also got total video control, and

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Brilliant Stages designed the vertical tracking system to support the six sections of moving high-resolution video screen. Four towers and a header truss pick up the screen sections, which are arranged three wide by two high. The towers transfer a portion of the weight of the video screen down to the stage

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CT Screenco was contracted by production company Denham Technical Services to provide a complete relay distribution, not only in the giant tented area but also within some of the permanent function rooms. Their inventory - mostly supplied by CT-NEC - enabled corporate hospitality guests to have a permanent visual reference to the live action, looped highlights and statistical information.

Sony Computer Entertainment placed the

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The challenges presented to the Aura team, led by LDI Sound Designer of the Year 2002 John A Leonard, were both artistic and technical. They had to gather the archive materi

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Gregory explained that he wanted to move the style of presentation forward: “In the past we had used old-fashioned video cube technology but I felt there needed to be a more imposing presence in the sound stage area, particularly for the eviction day on Friday. The LED display

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The festival is steeped in history, and returned for its second year with a two-day line up, there are now plans to expand the festival over the next five years. The line-up was headed by Bryan Adams and Paul Weller, joined by American chart toppers Counting Crows, The Darkness (due to support Robbie Williams on his tour this summer), Starsailor, The Ravonettes and Hell is for Heroes.

The line array system design for this site required careful consideration, with residents close-by, noise pollution was an important consideration, Canegreen used Meyer

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These are the first of a dozen such events, where Blink is supplying full video production and collaborating with various local radio stations owned by the UK's two biggest radio groups - Capital and GWR. The Southampton event was headlined by boyband-of-the-moment Busted, and featured Blazin' Squad, Mel C, Girls Aloud, Cheeky Girls, DJ Sammy, Mis-teeq and Billy Crawford. The back-to-back performances were punctuated by presentation slots, featuring DJs from the hosting radio station and advertising breaks, during which Blink ran its specially tailored footage.

Blink is responsible for sourcing video screens, cameras and a PPU for all the

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Prior to joining PRG, Stoody played key sales and operations roles in projects as diverse as last year's Papal visit to Toronto (World Youth Day 2002), Disney's The Lion King and concert tours by Alabama and Styx.

Jere Harris, chairman and CEO of PRG, commented: "Matt's background and experience with a broad range of clients and markets will help PRG and its affiliates to further expand their presence in vitally important markets such as automotive shows, corporate events and trade shows."

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Davidson needed the sound system to have high fidelity reproduction but didn't want it to be so loud that people would have to shout to be heard; the lighting also needed to be unobtrusive. Company director and designer Richard Anderson, who managed the project, says: "For the sound system we chose JBL. The new Control 29AV is a compact unit that can deliver clarity even at high volume."

The main bar area downstairs has a concrete floor so Anderson decided to mount the eig

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The Speedfogger features Le Maitre's Rapid Change Technology (RCT). As those who have used them will know, the biggest service issue of a fog machine is a plugged heating block often as a result of normal wear and tear. The Speedfogger uses an innovative heat exchanger design allowing the block to be changed quickly and easily on site. All Speedfoggers come with Rapid Change Technology and integral fluid tank, but the rest is up to you. If you just want a simple on/off variflow remote control, then why pay for an

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Presented by Kerrang!, the event featured some of the most influential names in extreme sport and music, with over 30 bands playing across the two stages, including Cypress Hill, The Vandals, Electric Six and Kellie Osbourne.

A giant bowl was constructed to accommodate the skate and BMX competition. Competing skaters and BMX riders, surrounded by grandstand seating for 1,500 fans, included Shaun White, Matt Hoffman, and Jake Brown, fighting to win the £30,000 prize fund.

ARB supplied two of its Barco 7 D-Lite LED screens, allowing those attendees who couldn't get a seat in the arena to watch from outside. ARB'

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A team of specialists, including the Imperial War Museum (of which CWR is a part), architects HOK and managing contractors Bovis Lend Lease, recently opened up additional areas that have been hidden since the war - a move which also paved the way for an extension of the education facilities and the creation of a new conference and meeting area.

Electrosonic worked with the team to provide AV facilities for the new spaces. The principal space is a flexible room that can seat up to 140 people in auditorium-style. When used as an auditorium the room is set out 'sideways' which brings the presenter nearer the audience and e

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The show has now transferred to The Lyric Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, for a West End run. XL was approached by Dick Straker of Mesmer, a theatre video specialist, who co-ordinated and produced the show's video for designers Bill Dudley and Terry Johnson. Dudley is a pioneer in the use pf computer generated images and projection to create integrated and dramatic onstage locations or scenic effects.

The fascinating Hitchcock Blonde plot's dark intricacies unfold around a university professor and one of his students, ensconced in a villa on a Greek Island, restoring what they believe is a rare unseen reel of Hitchcock film. Both front and rear projectio

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Following the appointment, Audace's managing director, Bryan Waters, recently visited the distributors' Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane facilities. The visit provided Audio Telex staff and key dealers with an opportunity to view the system first-hand, receive technical training and gain an glimpse into the future of the Intelliplate product range.

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"Solid-state fixtures already account for the major part of our production, and now we're looking to Alkalite to accelerate product and information flow," explained Jason Echols, director of Alkalite sales and marketing at Intelliway. "Selling through a distribution network will allow our distributors to get onboard and share their market insights with the confidence that an exclusive commercial arrangement brings."

In addition to three new LED series aimed at architectural LED applications, integrated LED club systems and compact sound-active LED effects, Alkalite will also be offering a range of metal halide source intelligent lighting, DMX controllers and fog

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Renowned for his quirky approach to his performances, the true Williams fan will not be disappointed by the artist's spectacular stage set this year, which was designed by Mark Fisher and built by Brilliant Stages. It features a futuristic stage backed by columns of Barco's DLite 10 LED displays, as well as a scissor-lift, supplied by Star Hire (Event Services), which raises Williams and his team of dancers into the air as part of the performance.

The show-stopping columns of Barco LED were supplied by XL Video via Blink TV. Each column is seven metres high and although hung from a railing that surrounds the stage, moves up and down, as well as coming toget

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The 2003 winners were set designer John Lee Beatty, projection designer Elaine McCarthy, sound designer Dan Moses Schreier, production electrician Mike LoBue, noted director Mary Zimmerman's design team (Dan Ostling, Mara Blumenfeld, T.J. Gerckens), and Theatre Projects Consultants.

Winning lighting products included City Theatrical's WDS Wireless Dimming System, Entertainment Technology's IPS Intelligent Raceway, Electronic Theatre Controls' Emphasis control system, Martin Professional

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Running alongside were a series of professional conferences and meetings, including the FIRT International Theatre Conference, Transteatral international meeting of students of theatre studies, and that of the OISTAT International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians.

The exhibition itself showcased two unique projects - 'The Heart of PQ - a Cardiac Arrest to the Conve

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Kinesys were happy to provide the expertise and equipment necessary to control this huge undertaking. Eight columns of LED video screen had to travel around a 360° oval track, perfectly synchronized with each other. In order to ensure a high quality picture when all the screens were brought together, millimetre-precise movement was essential. The reverse sides of the screens were lined with lights and so a rotate mechanism had to be included to allow either video or lights to face the audience at any location around the track. Finally the geography of the stage dictated that the columns must be almost to

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Now Scene Change has introduced BeaMover, a more affordable DMX-controlled video projector which takes a bright (3,000, 4,000 or 5,000 lumen units available with a contrast ratio of up to 800:1) video projector from Sanyo and fits it into an automated yoke, which has positional feedback to ensure accuracy. Five lenses are available for the projector, giving a choice of beam angles. Edge focus and zoom are remotely controllable via DMX.

The BeaMover also offers DMX control of horizontal and vertical keystoning, image flip, projection blackout, unit reset and signal source selection.

BeaMover can simultaneously accept three input signals, with an

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The projections, two per show, feature the authors and their respective book covers and is rear projected onto four screens in the studios. They dominate the programme as the primary set pieces, making them an important source of interaction for the presenter. The programme is seeking to establish the UK's top 100 works of fiction. Invited celebrities, politicians and assorted VIPs present the case and cast opinions on individual books. The public can also vote on their favourite books each week, via a website, which is proving very popular.

Producer Richard Shaw approached E//T//C UK looking for a no-fuss solution to show the 80 author and cover pictures in the

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Audeon is the only product currently on the UK and European markets that can transmit sixteen audio and music stations within the narrow, legal transmission bands of 863-865 MHZ, on a wireless system to a very high quality, offering operators something for every members. Audeon also features a revolutionary headphone system. Where current systems have headphone wires that can be time consuming and need tools to replace, Audeon offe

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As a supplier of presentation and event technical equipment in South Africa, Gearhouse SA has, for the past three years, provided the necessary equipment and technicians for the Mr Price Pro music concerts. However, 2003 sees the company - through its Durban branch - playing an integral role in conceptualizing and planning the event for client, Mr. Price. Additionally, Gearhouse SA has undertaken to provide the VIP area for the event. In a first for the company's Durban branch this takes the form of an elevated platf

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Hawthorn Theatrical was commissioned to supply a sophisticated AV system to Elveden Forest's new multi-purpose Sports Café, designed to be extremely flexible, interactive and, above all, simple to operate. The Sports Café contains a variety of sports facilities including table tennis, snooker and a swimming pool. It also hosts twice-weekly cabaret sho