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14 March 2016

This is the second year for the event, but it has grown exponentially, and now uses the listed buildings of the Council House as the backdrop for 400ft (122m) scenic projections of animation and moving images. The event has been put together by Bristol Media, the city's creative networking and support organisation, and the West of England Design Forum, who invited a team of 14 of the city's leading creatives from companies including Aardman Animations, E3, Beef, Oakwood DC, Thirteen and MCcann Erickson to work alongside each other on the project.

"Designers tend to spend our lives working on a 19 inch monitor, so to

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Led by Pod Bluman, the PSL team had to triumph against the twin enemies of time and the elements. PSL's participation in the Liverpool show was confirmed only three weeks ahead of the event, just one week before the Christmas slow-down.

"The concept of the show was to tell the story of Liverpool's history and culture," explains Pod Bluman. "Its location was the open space between the city's great civic buildings, using St George's Hall as the backdrop to the stage, and in some respe

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"Symetrix is a manufacturer of high-quality pro audio equipment and is known as a serious company in the industry," said Dimension's Stephane Morillon. "Their new contractor series products are a perfect fit for the market demand. They are easy to install and configure, deliver pristine sound, are priced competitively, and boast a clever assortment of user interfaces. We are looking forward to giving Symetrix and its associated brands the positioning they deserve in the French market."

"In contrast to some reps who have a tendency to merely foist products on their clients, Dimension AV has a well-deserved reputation for partnering with their clients to find the best solution for their needs at the best price," said Paul Roberts, director of sales

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The exhibition, to be held on 28 and 29 May 2008 at the RSAMD in Glasgow, has confirmed Christie Digital, Doughty Engineering, ETC, Hall Stage, Le Maitre, Lift Turn Move, MA Lighting, MGC, Selecon, Strand, Triple E and Zero 88 as exhibitors.

Gavin Stewart, managing director at Black Light, said: "Our plans for PerformTech really are coming on at quite a pace. The majority of industry players will be represented and will enable our visitors to view equipment that provides lighting control and effects, pyrotechnics, audio control and kit, projection, rigging, hoists, pai

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During the three-day exhibition, from 24 to 26 February 2008, internationally renowned speakers and associations will talk on a variety of topical subjects, say the organisers.

24 February 2008
11:30 a.m.
LIGHT & SHADE IN CARAVAGGIO
The winner of three Best Photography Oscars, Vittorio Storaro, shares his reflections on an extraordinary career.
2:00 p.m.

LIGHT & CULTURAL HERITAGE
Reflections on the relationship between the use of light and Italy's artistic heritage.
Speakers (ACCADEMIA DELLA LUCE): Marina Vio and Francesca Storaro.

2:00 p.m.
ASSOMUSICA
A discussion on the problems of "live" shows

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Over the course of 10 years, mcm has established its position as one of the UK's leading providers of event management, video production and graphic skills, with a client base which boasts John Lewis, Royal Bank of Scotland, Warburtons and Mothercare. mcm's acquisition of Lite Relief comes with a large store of AV equipment, warehouse space and an existing client portfolio including Southampton FC, Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and Hampshire Cricket Club.

The purchase will further strengthen mcm's business, and allow it to broaden its in-house technical service and capabilities, resulting in creative and cost effective solutions for new and existing clients, says the company.

With nearly 30 years industry expertise,

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tdc used high power lights on the stainless steel art piece, which features seven life-size doves perched on the chimney.It was designed by Sheffield's internationally renowned artist Richard Bartle and inspired by Pablo Picasso's visit to the Second World Peace Congress held in the city in 1950.

Eamonn Hunt, director of tdc, said: "It's good to be involved with Richard's work - the sculpture is truly symbolic of key events from the city's past and if things go to plan then it may be replicated in the other countries that held Peace Congresses. It

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A 110in, full 1080p HD resolution display was given its debut at last month's ISE Show in Amsterdam - making it the largest HD display on sale in the world, says the company.

The portable display is designed to wheel in, pop up, switch on - and be ready for use in just two minutes. The rig comes complete with ProjectionDesign Cineo 30 projector built into the housing, offering up to 6,000 ANSI lumens, with a 7500:1 contrast ratio (on/off).

Paradigm AV founder, Greg Jeffreys says: "All HD, data and video inputs are accepted and displayed and the image is optimised as a result of the high-brightness, high-contrast dnp optical screen."

The Trojan HD110 also obviates screen burn-in and enhances acuity. Advanced dnp optical screen technology delivers t

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Huntingdonshire Council wanted to move its entire CCTV monitoring operation into a new purpose built building - a process that had to be completed while the existing security system remained operational at the existing site. Quadrant installed a fully digitised recording system along with operator and supervisor consoles, and arranged 32 of JVC's GD-19L1G 19" TFT screens into a monitor wall.

These are configured to show quad displays or any single camera. In the same facility, Quadrant installed 5

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JD Sports pushed boundaries with Handy AV, placing customers within a completely immersive, fast moving digital environment, enveloping both floors of the store.

The imaginative design - which takes in the high footfall stairwell and ascending escalator - was created by Handy AV's managing director Aubrey Wright, working closely with the client and their in-store designers.

The brief was to show advanced mobility; Handy AV's solution has been to fire images along six seamless plasma screens, following the line of the diagonal escalator up to the first floor, and to provide a further portrait column of eight plasma screens, wh

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The Royal Variety Show was staged at Liverpool Empire Theatre, produced by ITV Productions and presented by Philip Schofield and Kate Thornton. It featured performances from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Bon Jovi, James Blunt, Seal, Katherine Jenkins, Got Talent winner Paul Potts and numerous others.

Lighting designer Al Gurdon and producer Glen Middleham both specified Catalyst onto the project, so Reith supplied his Version 4 server to feed images to a front projection screen, a main upstage video wall and also to Barco MitTix panels.

The majority of the con

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XL was working for production company Live Communications. The Martin LC40 was specified due to its light weight and transparent properties, allowing viewers to see into the showroom whilst off, then provide large video canvass when in operation.

XL Video's brief was to fill the interior of the showroom window with a semi-transparent LED screen, showing a series of high-impact 'Wow factor' images for the reveal moment of the show. Once activated, the screen went on to show a series of graphics and video content supplied by the client and delivered via a Catalyst digital media server.

David MacIntyre, Live Communications' technical production manager states: "

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Reay has many years experience within the AV industry, specialising in visualisation for leading manufactures, such as Panoram Technologies and CRT Displays.

Managing director Stuart Holmes comments: "In response to customer feedback, it became apparent that we needed to look for an additional product specialist to support the fleet of 'advanced' products throughout complicated design integration projects and installations. Stuart's skills will also provide key logistical information, especially for the more challenging and complex projects."

"Joining PSCo is a very exciting time in my career, as it provides me with the opportunity to focus my experience working with a company wit

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J°rn Eriksen, CEO at projectiondesign comments: "Chris has already proved himself in a senior sales role within the company. He's extremely well respected by his peers and byour important clients. In his new role, we're expecting Chris to further his outstanding contribution to projectiondesign as well as the whole Professional AV and Home Theatre industry."

(Jim Evans)

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"We are thrilled at the opportunity of representing Michael Stevens & Partners in Southern Africa," says Justin Thathiah, general manager of Questek Broadcast Technologies, "Many of our customers are planning to upgrade and improve both the quality and efficiency of their operations. This new agreement allows us to offer the latest specialist technologies from a world class international partner."

"Any manufacturer benefits from an experienced reseller with good local knowledge," says Ian Burkinshaw, business development manager at Michael Stevens & Partners. "We are very pleased to be working with QBT who

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Adam Pastorek, president of Martin distributor Adam A Syn s.r.o., together with director Peter Nunez, set designer Marek Holly and chief cameraman Vlado Valko, decided on a modern set design featuring the Martin LC Series LED video screens.

Dominating the set design upstage centre was a large LED video wall consisting of 28 LC 2140 panels vertically divided so they could open for competitors to enter the stage. It was the LC Series' versatility and light weight that allowed for this entrance "gate" to be realized. Stage right and left were more LC Series pane

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Dan Omerod is the live video director. Show director is Tim Byrne, the set has been designed by Iain Whitehouse from Production North and production manager is Sarah Hollis. The tour is being project managed for XL by Jo Beirne and Phil Mercer, and is one of a number of shows they are working on this spring for Leeds-based Production North in conjunction with Blink TV.

Phil Mercer adds, "As screen supplier for the recent ITV series it's been a good challenge for XL to adapt the system for touring whilst still maintaining the overall scale, variety and quality of the original TV studio based design."

Similar to the TV show, X-Factor Live is fast-paced and involves l

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Commenting on the new agreement, Mark Nisbet, AVM's managing director said: "Christie is recognised as a pioneer of DLP technology and their success in both professional display applications and in particular d-cinema has earned them and their products an unrivalled reputation for image quality. This expertise is reflected right across their range, and with their bespoke approach to developing projectors designed for individual applications, it means that resellers can offer truly tailored solutions to their customers."

Dale Miller, vice-president EMEA for Christie said: "We've chosen

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The Bays famously don't rehearse; their music is improvised and spontaneous, and different at every performance. But this show was edgy, even by their standards. Musicians in the Heritage Orchestra played the notes in real time as they were written by two 'live composers' John Metcalfe and Simon Hale; with the four members of the Bays - drummer Andy Gangadeen, bassist Chris Taylor and keyboard and effects men Jamie Odell and Simon Richmond - joining in, the results prompted Metcalfe and Hale to interact an

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Cox joins after 10 years as head of engineering at Blitz and has long experience of developing video and widescreen video. He was responsible for its video offering and designed a multipurpose Multi Definition Portable Production Unit (MDPPU) which proved to be a tremendous success with clients.

At Media Powerhouse, Cox will assist in the research, development and sourcing of new equipment to ensure that the business is at the forefront of video technology and provide quality solutions for its increasing client base, says the company.

Simon Cox comments: "I am extremely excited to join such a new and ambitious company. I'm also looking forward to working together with Kevin Orwin to design and supply the very latest technologies and equipment availabl

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The DL.3. This integrates a media server loaded with a wealth of digital content with a 6500 lumen 3-chip LCD projector, a highly sensitive HAD sensor camera and an infrared illumination system. Among many new features of DL.3 are its high 2000:1 contrast ratio for a dark 'video black,' lens options for longer throw projection applications, SDI input/output for professional AV markets, and new art libraries with high resolution content.

Also debuting are the new Road Hog Programming and Playback Wings, designed for Wholehog control systems including the Wholehog 3, Road Hog Full Boar, Hog iPC and Hog 3PC.

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PSL supplied four 20ft x 15ft projection screens to fulfil the specification of video director Julian Hogg, using the new Christie Roadster S+20K DLP projectors to provide a mix of pin-sharp graphics, Madness' own material created by Tim Fleming of Plastic Pictures and live footage, generated by PSL's eight-camera PPU, all using Sony cameras.

"With the stage itself rotating, we had to have more cameras than usual to provide front coverage," explained Hogg, doing his first show in the O2 Arena. "This was an unusual show for Madness as it was set in-the-round. We were flying our screens nearly 50ft in the air, above the lighting grid and below the PA, sitting i

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Upstage were five 'fingers' of MiTrix, each 1.5m wide with a 4.5m drop, rigged with six 250Kg CM Prostar motors (two for the centre panel and one each for the others) suspended inside an upstage truss. These fingers were each constructed from 54 panels of MiTrix and spread out into a 1960's style fan, as Ronson was particularly keen on a retro look for the stage.

There were several risers spread across the stage, including a downstage section for people and dancers, accessed via two sets of stairs. All the riser fronts were bordered by MiTrix panels,

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The console was first used on the production of Little Women staged in the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre at the beginning of February. The main design concept for the show utilises video, designed by Nigel Sadler from Green Hippo, to transform the set into numerous different locations for the different scenes in the production.

Lighting designer Matt Prentice used moving lights as specials to keep the light off the video projection, these included three ETC Source 4 Revolutions and six Clay Paky Alpha Halos all supplied by Stage Electrics London, another major RADA sponsor.

(Jim Evans)