Eurovision 2013 was an all-Barco show powered by a total of 60 Barco projectors, including 26 units of the high-brightness HDQ-2K40. That same HDQ-2K40 will now play a starring role in this year's Eurovision too. The 16 HDQ units will be combined with 16 HDX-W20 projectors to display the brightest images. Three Barco Encore presentation switchers will be used to control and map the video content.
This year's 35m x 20m Eurovision stage is
The 9.5m high by 9m wide Pixled F-15 screen was specified by the tour's show's production designer Paul Normandale, who together with Lighting Director Glen Johnson and XL Video, started working with Blunt in 2005. This fourth world tour is by far the largest to date in terms of production.
The idea was that the onstage video should be curved at the back and offer the appearance at times that he's walking on it, and also be visible through the risers - which reflect the lunar landing pods. The overall vibe was to bring a spacey 'horizon' look to the video content, very much in the style and spirit of the 1970's moon landings.
Having a curved at-the-bottom screen also gives a different visual perspec
The video wall project was conducted via a partnership between Union Design, which created over an hour of original content, and Warren Z Productions, which conducted the AV installation and integration. The resulting video wall is in a 12 x 3 configuration that boasts a massive 23,040 x 3240 pixel resolution.
"Knowing the need for ultra-high resolution as well as the desire to highlight dynamic content, we knew we wanted to choose Dataton Watchout as
"InfoComm is an event that has been overshadowed by ISE in recent years, but the level of new and innovative technology on show makes it a must see event," said Richard Bovingdon, sales director of PSCo. "As a trade-only provider we are offering all channel partners, whether Rental, AV or IT, the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to InfoComm with PSCo. We value all our partners and want to offer everyone the chance to win one of the thre
The event will give attendees a real insight into how state-of-the-art technologies can increase productivity and communication between teams, as well as how new collaborative technologies can improve business performance.
During the Technology Day, a member of the Electrosonic team will guide each visitor through the exhibition, visiting each supplier to discuss the new technologies and how they can be integrated into any current facility.
Unlike other technology exhibitions, the event will showcase full solutions as opposed to individual products. Attendees will have the opportunity to see complete, real-t
Stuart Holmes, CEO of PSCo, said, "We have reviewed a number of different LED manufacturers, asked our partners for their feedback and researched the market in which we operate, ensuring we can offer the right solution for our customers. Our criteria was simple; we needed a partner that produces the latest high resolution LED products for both rental and fixed installation at a very competitive price, with a strong investment in R&D to ensure inno
The purchases include premium brands like Avolites, Barco, Clay Paky, Clearcom, d&b, ETC, Panasonic and Yamaha.
CPL's MD Matthew Boyse explains that a robust start to the year included a series of bold procurements which were "A mix of completely new purchases and others that give us the latest versions of popular and favourite items".
Stocks of Panasonic projectors have been boosted, together with those of Sony HXC100 broadcast quality HD cameras and Samsung LED screens / monitors.
There's been an all-round increase in demand for specialist project
The 90-second show - which was custom-designed to fit the unique architecture of the Yard in Shoreditch - was the centrepiece of a press event unveiling the cycling star's exclusive line of high-performance activewear and cycling accessories. It centred around six arch-shaped alcoves surrounding the audience and featured bespoke 3D sound design, immersing VIPs and press in the fast-paced world of CVNDSH.
Like Cavendish, the range is built for speed, so the projection featured blue-screen footage of him cycling at top speed and lightning-fast tracelines in his signature emerald green. It also included hero shots of the ra
Ashton was approached to produce the show following his work at Caerphilly and Norwich Castles plus numerous other heritage projects where his video projections have brought building histories to vibrant life in colourful, accessible, informative and highly entertaining narratives.
The brief was to produce something memorable that would whet visitors' appetites to discover more about the Castle. "We were really thrilled to be asked to work on the project," explains Ashton, and as soon as the research began, they discovered plenty of interesting fac
It's the first time that Oliver - whose other current clients include Plan B, Chvrches and Five Seconds of Summer who just hit number one in the UK charts - has worked on a full production tour with HSL as a supplier. His account was project managed by the inimitable Mike Oates.
Oliver discussed various visual concepts ahead of the tour with tour manager Mike Finn and the bands documentary videographer Tom Welsh. The band wanted a 'video look' to the stage, and as Oliver wanted to make a bit of a statement with this, they decided to go for a high-impact upstage screen, ch
Koy Neminathan, sales director for Avolites Ltd, comments, "I am very excited about working with Fairlight on an exclusive basis. We will now attain the resources necessary to promote our range of lighting and video control on a larger scale. Our relationship goes back well over 20 years and the foundations we have built allows us to hit the ground running. We have arranged dates for seminars, workshops and a comprehensive marketing campaign to expose the Titan and Ai platforms to the Dutch market. We're all very enthusiastic regarding the further integration of the powerful Avolites Titan software and the Ai video control platform."
Steve Warren, managing director of Avolites Media adds, "Fairlight have proven the
The videowall was a 65" display behind frosted glass. The display showed a life-sized man trapped behind an ice wall. He appeared to bang against the ice when people approached, fading away back into the ice when they moved away. An infrared beam break sensor triggered a media server to run the content when people approached. A second IR beam break sensor reset the effect when visitors departed. Arcstream provided the hardware and software content.
The interac
Phlippo consists of two companies. A rental branch, Phlippo Rental, which deals with rental activities and Phlippo Productions, which works on all the production support. Offering a wide variety of equipment including moving lights and control desks (Clay Paky, Vari*Lite, Martin, Robe, Highend Systems), video (2000sqm of LED screens) and sound (Digico , L'acoustics, Martin Audio), Phlippo have, after careful consideration, decided to add Hippotizer to their product range.
Having recently purchase two H
Having started on 28th March 2014, Joss Stone has already begun her mission to play at least one gig in every country on the planet, and will be collaborating with local musicians to play a combination of indigenous music and her own songs. During the tour Joss will also be joined by high-profile artists and friends. As part of Sony's vision to provide products that help to capture the emotional intent of the artists, the company has
The Avolites team will be exhibiting its 'ultimate in live control' Sapphire Touch and new Wing, offering an additional 30 Motorised Faders and third hi res touch screen. Avolites' hot off the press Titan Mobile Fader Wing - which enables expansion of every Avolites Titan console, giving direct access to extra handy features - will be on stand for demo and hands-on experience.
The entire Titan range, two Titan Network Processor systems and the Tiger Touch II with Wireless Remote are also available for demo and hands-on experience.
Avolites will also be previewing the Titan V8 software on the Tiger Touch II - featured highlights include Multiuser, Global and Nested Palettes, Highlight Relevant Palett
The Full-HD TH-65LFE7 is aimed at digital signage applications and mid-sized conference room installations and is equipped with a narrow bezel, designed to blend aesthetically in to conference rooms and provide eye catching commercial settings.
The display features a 10.8mm (0.43 inches) bezel and depth of only 52mm (2.1 inches). It includes standard connection terminals (HDMI x 2, DVI-D, PC-IN) as well as control terminals (RS232C, LAN, IR-IN/OUT) needed for professional use. The speakers are built into the display, so there is no need for external speakers when using content with a soundtrack.
Enrique Robledo, marketing manager at Panasonic, said, "This is an addition to the Entry Level LFE LED displays for signage and corporate presentations, exte
The band are well known for their penchant for the experimental, the off-beat and for embracing creative challenges. Stembridge worked on the last tour, The Suburbs in 2011 as video designer and has now taken on the role of show designer with great enthusiasm.
XL Video's project manager Phil Mercer comments, "It's fantastic that Richie has stepped up to Show Designer. The show is real proof of his imagination, vision, talent and ability to think differently. As always we are really enjoying working with him, and it's great to see show video encouraging a real engag
The VIP gala dinner event was staged in a special Super Dome structure built by In2structures and erected adjacent to the Wanderers Cricket Stadium in Illovo, Johannesburg. AV Unlimited was brought on-board to create the technical production design by event producers Mela Events, and Robe moving lights were right at the heart of the lighting concept.
AV Unlimited has worked on several Samsung launches for Mela Events in recent years. However in terms of format, look and feel, this one took a departure from previous ones, and instead of being styled around a DJ / party atmosphere, the ente
Running from 23 May to 9 June, Vivid Sydney is a celebration of light, music and ideas that will see the centre of New South Wales' vibrant capital transformed by a series of state-of-the-art visual and creative art installations.
"This is our third year of working with Destination NSW on Vivid Sydney, providing a huge range of technologies including 3D media servers, 3D mapping, video projection equipment, projection tower infrastructure and sound installations, not to mention our highly skilled crews to manage the technology," comments Kain Jones, special projects manager at TDC. "We have used our experience of working on Vivid Sydney fo
Tim Routledge comments, "Gary wanted to keep as close to his audience as he had on last year's theatre outing. At the same time we needed a bigger show to suit the scale of venue. Kim is the show producer, he and Chris Vaughan set the guidelines; the resultant stage design has barely changed from my first renderings. The stage is a neatly defined smooth oval with the band wrapped around one step up behind Gary. An über-wide 100 foot screen forms the back wa
Ian brings a wealth of TV & film lighting industry experience to the new role from his previous position at Gekko, where he worked for over six years as business development manager for the LED lighting brand. Prior to this, Ian has also held various sales roles involving managing relationships with customers and suppliers in the UK, Europe and the USA.
Based in AC-ET's High Wycombe head office, Ian will work alongside the sales, marketing and purchasing departments to develop and implement the company's business plan for the TV & film market, to exploit their growing presence and customer base in this sector.
Ian will also be responsible for helping to raise cus
ArKaos PRO has acted upon feedback from its users to produce its latest and ever-more powerful version of this favourite media server software. MediaMaster 4.0 has a wealth of new features yet remains fast and easy-to-use.
New features include: New licensing system with online activation and deactivation for greater flexibility; Optional License Dongle with unique hot swapping ability: New extended fixture profile with over 70 parameters per layer; DMX controllable cropping features; New Video Mapper with grouping; New Hue / Saturation / Lightness control; Per layer Aspect Ratio control; Start Point playback control; Per layer volume
"We've always been committed to the Asian markets, and have maintained an office in Singapore since 2012" explains Petri Martikainen, CEO of MultiTouch. "This larger office, with the addition of a showroom to showcase our unique world-leading interactive products and applications, illustrates our further commitment to both Asia and Australasia. Further expansion to both staff and resources will follow."
The new premises are situated
PLASA London is offering free four-day passes for attendees who register before Tuesday 1 July. The show, which has been a pivotal date on the international entertainment technology tradeshow calendar for more than three decades, will return to ExCeL London for the second consecutive year on Sunday 5 October until Wednesday 8 October.
Exciting developments to the show's format mean that the registration offer is just one of many visitor incentives for 2014, as PLASA's director of events, Christopher Toulmin explains: "Having relocated to ExCeL last year and enjoyed a very positive response from exhibitors and visitors alike, we have no intention of resting on our laurels. As an organisation we're always looking at ways of improving what we offer - this will
