XL provided 10 Sanyo projectors in custom made hanging frames which Andi used with six dome camera's and five static mini camera's for the month long theatre tour. Touring on behalf of XL LA is Damion Gamlin.
The tour commenced in Philiadelphia on 1 June, and is concluding on 30 June at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
(Chris Henry)
The show has just transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End after a popular opening run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Visual designer Tim Bird's animated versions of (George) Suerat's pointilliste technique are a vital element of the show and bring a whole new 21st century dimension to the stage. They reflect the artist's ability to create huge compositions with tiny, detached brushstrokes of contrasting colours, too small to be distinguished when looking at the entire work, yet resulting in paintings pulsing with luminosity.
XL Video were initially recommended to Bird as a technical partner by a l
Fuzion sales director Paul Ward describes the IP-addressable range, which includes LCD professional panels, matrix switchers and scalers for the corporate boardroom and multimedia market, as a perfect addition to the company's product portfolio.
Ward says he is delighted to have acquired the exclusive UK rights to an integrated, solution driven system. "Our technical sales manager Jez Hunter initially wanted to enhance the control possibilities of our Symetrix SymNet system - but when he discovered Vity, we both saw we could take this a lot further."
Fuzion will be marketing the full Media Bus Control range but concentrating specifi
Up to 12,000 hard-working British troops have a vital job to do in Afghanistan and Iraq, so The Sun teamed up with the RAF and PSL to launch Operation St George and let them share the World Cup frenzy via specially-tailored big screen packages.
Aware of the multimedia support offered by PSL (from events such as the Beckhams' World Cup send-off party), The Sun contacted the Potters Bar-based company to see what they could offer.
"The problem we faced was that since this equipment would be going to a war zone we would not be able to send our own technicians - and so we had to make it simple to operate by non-skilled personnel," said PSL's project manager Stuart McLaren. "I had to pu
In addition to being asked to review the document to see if it offers adequate advice, reviewers are asked to look for protected intellectual property in the draft standard. ESTA does n
NICE's main offices are in Holborn, London where the organisation has been based for the past three years. The Institute's main conference room, the Derwent Room, enjoys high utilisation by committees, researchers and other medical professionals wishing to conduct meetings and workshops in the pursuit of developing guidance for the NHS, and the room is also used for stakeholder meetings.
The auditorium can be configured in a number of ways: theatre style (taking up to 70 delegates), as well as in boardroom and classroom f
Waters' is renowned for pioneering the integration and use of provocative moving images into his work, and this is no exception, with a complex, expressive and compelling video narrative running for the entire show. Video is a fundamental to a performance shot through with many serious political and psychological threads. It's acts an additional player onstage, with every image ands sequence loaded with meaning and relevance.
The tour has also visited some more off-circuit corners of the world, including Tel Aviv, Stavanger (Norway), Moscow and Istanbul. The first half of the show contains a selection of Waters and Pink Floyd classics, while the second half is dedicated to the
Having designed the set to move up and down, the production company looked for the lightest and brightest LED system available, and chose G-LEC's lightweight, flexible and easily assembled PhantomFrame. The modular PhantomFrame system is capable of providing pixel by pixel rendering of full-speed video display signals, ensuring that the images, from a Catalyst media server and fed to the bank of LED frames via seven PC racks, were fast and smooth. In addition to the Awards, the audience was treated to performances from a host of Russian pop stars, including the once-controversial duo Tatu.
This was
Three curved columns in a four x nine panel configuration graced centre stage, along with various other ground stacked curved screens - an impressive 160 panels of Lighthouse R16 in total. "The most complicated thing about this was that there was an overnight from Hyde Park up to Manchester," explains Phil Mercer, XL Video project manager for music and live events. "The screen needed to be quick and easy to set up and also lightweight because of limited weight loading on the stage. Lighthouse was t
Specialising in conference and live event production, as well as AV equipment hire and sales, CPL has seen massive growth recently. During this frenetic period, they were forced to consider all the facets of their business; from office and warehouse space to the modernisation of the old paperwork systems used to track and invoice its kit.
Increased investment in equipment meant the manual paperwork system began encountering problems - items were mislaid or left on site with no obvious way to trace them, as manual administration systems became time-consuming and laborious
The aim is to make employers, trainers, youth workers and teachers, and young people themselves, aware of the risks they face in the workplace and what they should be doing to mitigate them. WiseUp2Work is sponsored by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and supported by the National Youth Agency and the British Chambers of Commerce.
National WiseUp2Work Day is being staged at a time when many young people are embarking upon their careers or starting work experience placements, and are at the highe
"Our brief was to install a new system that was compact, simple to put together and very easy to use," says Crystal Clear's managing director, Nick Fatkin. "The main components of the system are Van Damme Black Series multicore cable and VDM connectors, all of which was supplied by VDC Trading. We also specified stage boxes and an Allen & Heath mixer, along with Shermann speakers that are permanently mounted on RSJs."
Client response to the new sound system has b
The group, currently touring Europe to promote their tenth anniversary 'Best Of' compilation, recently returned to the UK to play high-profile headline slots at the Wireless Festival 2006 in London and Leeds. For this, the third successive tour collaboration between the band and lighting designer Vince Foster, UVA wanted to create an entirely new, more organic and audio-responsive show for their onstage visuals, whilst still retaining the essence of the last two tours.
UVA had discussed the idea of surrounding the group with LEDs capable of displaying images and text, but which also doubled
When that office is situated within the famous Northern and Shell Building on the Thames, presided over by publishing tycoon, Richard Desmond, that observation becomes particularly relevant.
ODL Securities Limited (ODLS) was founded in 1994 as Options Direct (Europe) Ltd in response to a movement away from the 'open outcry' system of trading on the LIFFE derivative products market. The company believed that the future for trading financial instruments would be screen based and the use of technology would be paramount in the development of the financial markets.
Boasting some of the widest ranging and most technologically advanced resources in the financial industry,
The production, was originally commissioned by The Gate Theatre, Dublin and The Barbican, London and has enjoyed short runs at both venues. It is currently in the West End at the Duke of York's Theatre for a three week twice-nightly run.
The compelling 25 minute drama features actor Michael Gambon sitting alone on a bed motionless and silent, behind a gauze, while an offstage camera trained on this face, slowly zooms in to a close up shot over the duration of the work, capturing all the nuances of his expression. A disembodied female voice-over reminds Joe of a past love affair that ended in tragedy when he drove the woman to suicide.
The image of Gamb
As fans eagerly await the release date of a new album, Radiohead has begun debuting some of its new material on a European and North American tour. The tour also marks the debut outing for Martin's Mac 700 Wash.
Andi Watson, who helped beta-test the Mac 2000 Wash on a number of Radiohead's European shows in 2002, and subsequently used the luminaire on the band's Hail to the Thief tour, has real-world tested the Mac 700 Wash on this latest Radiohead tour. "I am incredibly impressed with the Mac 700 Wash," he says. "
Aside from motor sports, Charter has continued its involvement in other sporting fields, providing the HD Link for the ACS Tethered Blimp System used in the Sky coverage of England's Test Cricket throughout the summer, and supplying two complete digital radio came
Whybrow will be responsible for the broadcast facilities division that works on many projects from shoot to post, including Channel 4's fully HD show Totally Frank and the recent Isle of Wight Music Festival. Joining his current team of 56, will be Karen Hake from Dubbs and Alex Finch from TSI in bookings. The new equipment installed at Metro as part of this expansion will include major HD upgrades for the company's Avid systems, a Sony HD cam SR and Sony lenses.
"I brought D
The Hudson Hotel, the latest addition to the 21-strong Festival Inns portfolio, is the result of merging a former post office, night club and office block into a complete leisure operation, including 31 technology-led bedrooms, The Hudson Bar and Hudson Club. To fulfil the brief of providing cutting-edge technology the company turned to Edinburgh-based Dynamic Productions.
Dynamic's project manager Graeme Anderson has brought all his expertise to bear over the three hotel room floors, ground floor bar/reception and basement nightclub, where he has worked magnificently to convert a space with restricted ceiling height into a vibrant, atmospheric dance venue.
Working within the confines of a Grade-B restrict
AVA Audio is the latest manufacturing representative for the mid-west region; including Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and Southern Illinois. First Choice Marketing will represent Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Northern Idaho and Western Montana.
AVA Audio Video Associates, Inc., offers large corporate and hotel customers "state of the art" equipment and responsive technical support, says the company. AVA Audio Video is a full service, audio visual provider, and has been an independent manufacturer's representative agency since 1988.
First Choice Marketing continually demonstrates excellence with its contract A/V integration, broadcast, touring/renta
"It proved to be a breathtaking three weeks," reports managing director, David Graham, "so much so that we immediately augmented our existing stock with a further 12 NEC 42in and 50in models."
Among the notable London venues that either hired or purchased displays were Charles and Adam Breeden's All Star Lanes and The Lonsdale. While the former ordered a 50in display, three 42in plasma screens were distributed around the exclusive Notting Hill bar restaurant.
1 Lombard Street brasserie in the City purchased three 42in plasmas, while the upmarket restaurants Beach Blanket Babylon and Nozomi also lai
Situated just outside Reykjavik, The Blue Lagoon, one of Iceland's most popular choices for international visitors, is in the midst of a major redesign and expansion programme, set to complete by the spring of 2007. This will include the bathing, shower and lagoon facilities, but also a greater choice of restaurants - including a 250-cover diner built into a lava cliff - and the sophisticated Conference Centre. With three separate rooms and an entrance hall, it can accommodate up to 400 people (220 theatre style) in the largest of its reconfigurable facilities.
The new system is part of a turnkey AV upgrade of an existing system in which the ceiling speakers, amplifiers and video projectors have been retained.
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The simulation includes high quality graphics and sound and the entire system is housed in a custom built 'Super Tour' flight case with racing seat, steering wheel and pedals. The 'Speed Challenge' will take the lap times from each hour of the show, and the visitor with the quickest time walks away with a 5 Star 25th anniversary, limited edition briefcase. More than that, the overall quickest time over the four days will receive a £2,500 voucher to spend at 5 Star Cases.
5 Star will also show a selection of cases from its various ranges, including the recently upd
During the course of the Summit, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) - the body responsible for delivering the new venues and infrastructure for the Games, launched a draft version of its Procurement Policy - which outlines how it will manage the whole procurement process, including its selection and award criteria.
With the UK Government spending £3bn on the physical infrastructure for the Games, PLASA is keen to profile the creative and technical expertise of its membership and is preparing a guidance note for members to help them maximise their chances of winning key contracts. It will also be working with them to ensure they are fully aware
