"If you are able to support the trek it would be wonderful, full details can be found on the website www.unicorntheatre.com," says Cooper. "A group of around 15 of us will be trekking up to 10 hours a day for five days - reaching a height of 4,600m - and camping overnight along the way."
Donations can be made via www.justgiving.com/jonathancoopertrek.
"Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It i
XL's account handler Des Fallon comments: "This is a great example of video elements being brought into the show as 'digital lighting'. It's good to be working with them - Nelly Furtado is an exciting and hugely talented artist and there is a real buzz about her, the show and its presentation."
Toronto-based Wagg has used video in clubs and on corporate events before, but this is the first time he has fully integrated the medium into a live show like this one. It is also his first European tour and the first time he has worked with XL Video, who came onboard through Bob Ward's new company, Safe as Mi
Lighting contractor is The Opera Shop of Denver. TLS of Huntsville, Alabama, provided the two DL.2s on the tour, which runs until 15 April. Production manager is Mark DuFrene of Austin, Texas.
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Founded in 1980, Eakins/Bernstein & Associates is headquartered near Kansas City with branch offices in Des Moines, St. Louis and Wichita. Eakins/Bernstein & Associates represents Middle Atlantic Products in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and southern Illinois.
Commenting on the announcement, Mike Eakins, president, Eakins/Bernstein & Associates said, "
Grand Lisboa features nine floors of leisure facilities, of which five are given over to gaming. 240 tables are provided where guests can indulge in a variety of games. In addition, a live sports bar and a stage with free live music performances are provided.
With facilities for so many gamers, the venue needed a state-of-the-art system to broadcast information throughout it and so Lighthouse LED screens were chosen as the ideal complement to the fusion of modern and traditional interior design.
Chosen by the project's construction management company SJM In
"This is an exciting time for Catalyst," says HES' Bobby Hale, long-term Catalyst product manager. "The transfer of the Catalyst media server software back to SAMSC owner and inventor Richard Bleasdale will ensure customers receive personal support and attention directly from the developer. High End will continue to provide direct customer support to its existing Catalyst customers around the globe."
Richard Bleasdale of SAMSC Designs states, "Being closer to my Catalyst customers will allow an improved response to their needs and improve the time to market for new software releases."
SAMSC Designs will support future Catalyst customers with product updates and bug fixes for v4
For the second year running, Blitz Vision provided a range of audio and visual equipment including high specification projectors, all of which complemented the installed rig at the venue. Utilising a wide array of OB kit, a variety of up to eight wireless and cabled cameras, as well as its own support crew, Charter recorded the event live for broadcast to Sky Sports viewers.
Hosted by Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling, the occasion is an annual gala event, which recognises all who contribute to exceptional achievements both on and off the field, including a Fan of the Year award.
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The projections featured the heads of a selection of individuals who received the rare distinction of gaining The Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin. The images measured 10m wide by 15m high, and were beamed onto the side of the City Hall building in Dame Street, central Dublin, for the five evenings of the Festival.
High Resolution's Peter Canning has pitched the idea of monumental projections to Dublin City Council for some time, and this year festival director Donal Shiels decided to give it the go-ahead. Shiels also suggested the theme of those who have received the Freedom of the City.
As soon as they had the green light - with only two weeks to go before the even
The latest creation from Harman Kardon, the Digital Lounge is billed as "the ultimate in digital entertainment, providing a 360 degree AV experience in legendary Harman Kardon surround sound, on the latest 32", 40" and 46" high-definition LCD flat-screen TV's".
The Digital Lounge speakers are designed to work optimally together to maintain a coherent sonic and visual signature across the entire entertainment system. The 10" powered subwoofer uses an efficient 200-watt amplifier to deliver more power with less distortion.
"Everyone can produce an LCD screen. This range combines an LCD screen, AV amplifier, high definition DVD player and 5.1 surround soun
Bringing all the actions to a worldwide television audience of millions, CBS television's open-sided pitch-side television studio saw host Dan Marino joined by former American football players-turned-pundits Jim Brown, Shannon Sharpe and Boomer Esiason.
Used to display the game's score and NFL graphics, the Lighthouse 4mm screen was arranged three panels wide by one pan
LD Paul Dexter of Masterworks Lighting has specified 3 DL.2s from CWP in Los Angeles to project images onto the set design's three arch screens. CWP is also supplying a Hog iPC for control of the DL.2s, with a D-Tek video switcher. Joseph Denham is the CWP tech/programmer/operator supporting the CWP gear. PRG is supplying a Wholehog 3 console for the main lighting rig. Dexter is using both custom content and stock libraries in the DL.2s.
"The DL.2s are so versatile that for a nearly two-hour show, new images and stock footage continues to alter the look of the three centrally dedicated arch projection windows and all encom
Highlights include 3M Digital Signage - Full Server, which enables end-users to host their own networks and enables full Network Edition functionality behind users' firewalls, internationalisation capabilities for multi-language support, and an application programme interface (API) that facilitates seamless integration bet
"For us, good design is about good business," says Doreen Lorenzo, president and CEO of frog design. "The Bottom Line Design Awards celebrate innovations that not only appeal to us visually, but grow businesses, stimulate markets and change the societies in which we operate."
Mika Kolvula, CEO FogScreen Inc, states, "If you are looking to draw attention to your brand at trade shows, in retail stores, night clubs, or entrances to any event, you should contact us. FogScreen projection screens create a dry thin fog wall onto which video-quality images can be projected, creating the world's only walkthrough screen."
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XL Video's Des Fallon is project manager. He says, "Ivan is highly talented, knows exactly what he wants and his work always looks incredible. It's great to be part of the equation again following last year's Placebo tour."
Morandi wanted the Faithless show to look 'contemporary psychedelic' to match the pumping, dance energy of the band. Onstage are five 10 x 7 ft landscape format screens arranged in two staggered rows, three on the top, two on th
"We are excited to team up with our friends at Cycling '74," said Ableton CEO and co-founder Gerhard Behles. "David Zicarelli has founded an innovative company that develops exceptional audio and video tools. We feel they share our understanding of and vision for the creative technology market."
"Ableton has a strong sense of user-centered design that has truly inspired all of us," said Cycling '74 founder and CEO David Zicarelli. "We look forward to collaborating with them to develop a new generation of media tools."
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To accommodate them, 35 meeting rooms were equipped with audio visual equipment and conference microphones - with 14 of these rooms being exclusively equipped with Bosch DCN Next Generation simultaneous interpretation systems for up to nine languages.
The Danish company Teletech was selected as the sub-contractor for supplying the DCN Next Generation interpretation system and worked with the local AV supplier Showtec who installed the AV system.
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The 19 categories in six fields of the Club World Awards honour every element of a nightclub or lounge, from its design, to its technicians, to its promotion. The winners were determined by a panel of ten industry-veteran, expert judges.
"The nightclub industry has been the fastest growing segment for FogScreen within last 12 months," says CEO Mika Koivula. "Our installations include Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Myst in New York, Long Horn in Louisiana and the Box in Belfast. We expect this growth to continue."
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Jean Pierre Delaunay at Media Waves observes, "It's very interesting how different customers have applied this product. In one instance a customer is using it to increase the number of sources available to their multiviewer. Another customer uses the DVI-I output to feed cost effective TFT screens in non-critical areas, thus reducing their spending on SDI video monitors."
Michael Stevens & Partners sales manager, Simon Adamson, explains, "When designing Q-Split we wanted to make a highly space-efficient a
XL Video has worked with Westlife since their first Coast to Coast tour back in 2001. They have always used video elements inventively, and this one is no exception. XL account handler Phil Mercer comments, "It's good to see the band going to another completely new and highly imaginative dimension of video for this tour."
With a central high resolution Barco S-lite LED screen midstage (8 x 8 tiles in surface area), show designer Peter Barnes specified three 45 degree angled strips of XL's new Barco MiTrix 'invisible' low res LED screen per side, mounted on custom frames built by XL Video Belgium. These are criss-crossed horizontally by three banners of half-populated Barco O-Lite, cheque
NewSight's MultiView displays, now available from PRG Video, allow the viewer to perceive impressive 3D representations spatially, without the need for viewing aids such as 3D glasses. PRG worked with NewSight and Exploria, the video content creator, to adapt the video graphics for best effect in the 3D format. PRG also provided lighting and three Barco R12+ projectors fed by a Grass Valley turbo iDDR Hard Drive for the booth, which was conceptualised by Lou Competielle of Loran Associates.
Showing the informational video on the 3D screen not only cau
E//T//C supplied two of their new Christie 25K HD projectors, two Barco R18 projectors and an OnlyView control system for the show. The projectors were positioned side by side on the balcony of the main room at Grosvenor House, their images soft-edged together to form one large super-bright 70ft wide by 18ft deep image in 16:9 format.
Using OnlyView, E//T//C created 'windows' in the main screen for playback and IMAG video footage (projected via the R18s) to appear during the speech section of the evening,
Morrill will provide lighting, video, scenic and audio solutions for PRG clients in the northeast. His 20 years of entertainment design and production management experience covers a wide range of applications, including corporate and special events, concert tours, television and film productions, sports entertainment, and permanent installations.
A graduate of the School of the Arts at SUNY Purchase, Morrill holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre design and technology. He comes to PRG from Motion Laboratories Inc. where he was a systems designer for chain hoist control and portable power distribution systems.
"Paul brings a broad range of production experience to PRG. We are fort
The Predator units provide significant space and cost benefits as well as flexible operation, says Zandar. They are installed inside two UK-based OB trucks, making this one of the largest single HD8 OB projects yet undertaken. The system was integrated by Sony Professional Services.
In each truck, 24 Predator HD8 MultiViewers are installed. There are 10 in the production area, 12 in the video tape recording area and two located in audio. The Predator HD MultiViewers feature native HD input processing to offer true HD quality images and drive high resolution displays up to 1080p.
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With less then 24 hours between many of the scheduled venues, the band needed a set that was light and easy to rig and de-rig, and the G-LEC Phantom II large scale LED display system with video capabilities fits the bill. Weighing just 5.5kg per sq.m, it not only saves the band's crew a lot of hard work, but means that the frames can be flown on the set extremely easily.
Peveroll-Arquitenimiento, G-LEC's partner company in Mexico, was instrumental in gaining the contract for G-LEC. Carlos E Perezcano, the company's president and general manager, said
