The show opens with a 90-second sequence that combines the lighting, music and projection, leading up to Izzard's grand entrance. To accomplish the look of controlled chaos, Monroe specified the most powerful Vari*L
Lightwright was named one of the 'Products that Changed Our World' by Lighting Dimensions magazine in 2002, and has been used on over 90% of all Broadway shows over the last 10 years. The package gives designers and electricians sophisticated tools for tackling the complicated job of compiling and maintaining lighting paperwork.
New features of Lightwright 4 include up to 30,000 worksheet rows; up to 6,000 purposes, 6,000 positions and 6,000 colours; 62 universes of DMX; 100 moving light libraries per show; stores accessories, weights, symbols and template holder sizes; work notes database including work note, status and category; integrated focus chart database including not
At the technical and creative core of City of Light 2003 - an accessible, historical take on Liverpool to celebrate it winning the European Capital of Culture bid for 2008 - was a fabulous 40m wide by 20m high water screen which formed the projection surface for the show, featuring video, laser projections and lighting effects.
A three tiered production platform, designed by site manager Stu Stalker, was built on the concrete foundations
Drury took up the post in Bucharest as part of the Fullbright Programme - a scholarship which aims to encourage Americans to live in and understand other countries like Africa, Asia and parts of Europe. While the University of Bucharest is the first institution to teach lighting design in Romania, Drury says it was very difficult to t
SuperTubes use a double UV barrier system that gives twice the UV protection. Hoffman adds " With the two year non fade warranty, super tubes are the ideal economic solution to the problem of premature fading." SuperTubes pack flat for economical shipping and lengths may be cut with scissors to exact fit. They are available in any of the 138 Gam colours and are also reusable. The GamTube is the only flat folding sleeve for fluorescent lights. SuperTubes take over with their two-year non
Blitz project managed all technical aspects of the 45-minute show, using E//T//C UK to create scroll artwork with historical material from the college's archives. Projection onto the towers, turrets and arched windows of the 360-year old buildings was via two 6k PIGI projectors, each fitted with double rotating scrollers. To achieve the correct projection angle the projectors had to be manoeuvred into a room at the top of a narrow stone spiral sta
The new catalogue was well received during its preview at PLASA where PI shared a stand with sister company Projected Image Digital, illustrating how gobo projection and digital images can work in tandem. The new catalogue also carries additional helpful information-based sections, including an introduction to Projected Image gobos and information on the basic understanding of metal and glass gobos.
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The company's Francois van der Merwe oversaw the installation and reprogramming of the show on a dummy rig set up in the M.J. Lighting premises a week before the load-in to the Gallagher studio. A variety of fixtures was used on set, including six High End Systems Studio Colors, 13 High End Studio Spots, 11 Martin MAC 2000s, 11 custom-made Zip Strips, 2k Fresnel units, 5k softlights and eight 1k spots or 'Pups'. ETC Source Fours were used as key lights on each contestant, as well as on the quizmaster, Fiona Coyne. M.J.'s back-up Wholehog 2 w
Easily attached with quiet running operation, Atomic Colors is a plug and play fixture, directly controllable via DMX 512-USITT controllers and to be used in combination with The Detonator - the primary DMX controller to the Atomic 3000). It is cable-connected to the Atomic 3000 DMX with an external power supply: MPU 02 / MPU 08.
The Atomic 3000 DMX is a high-impact strobe with 3000W of energy and dimmable from 0-100%. Flash duration is controllable and for ultimate flexibility and varie
Like most small towns, it has a town square around which are clustered restaurants and boulevard cafés. And like all self-respecting town squares, a tower presides benignly over the activities. Melrose Arch management wanted to make more of this key feature of the area. Ideally, something was needed that would be noticeable and memorable, but subtle. The solution was programmable automated colour-changing lighting to give the building 'life' and character.
While casting around for a company who could meet their needs, architect Graham Wilson of Osmond Lange, the company responsible for the entire Melrose Arch project, came across Bruce Schwartz and Electr
MDG will benefit from A.C. Lighting's profile as a key distributor of lighting, audio and associated products and be joining an already impressive array of brands stocked by the company. As well as carrying MDG's full range of fog, haze, low fog generators, accessories and spare parts, the deal will also see A.C. Lighting's team of experienced service professionals provide a full technical training and back-up service.
Jonathan Walters, northern sales director for A.C. Lighting, commented: "We are delighted that MDG have appointed A.C. Lighting as exclusive UK distributor. We have been working extremely hard to promote the MDG range of products over t
Gray developed three onstage scenic bars with fully working optics and drink mixing facilities. He utilized existing set elements from the ADlite warehouse, and created others with the help of Scenex from the Midlands, who made the bar fronts and mirrors. Them
The biggest challenge was also the most obvious: each fixture needs a method of setting the DMX512 start address, and with fixtures embedded in the ground, there was nowhere to put an access panel for the conventional DIP switches. Even if there had been room, putting an access panel on a waterproof fixture designed to last for a decade is perhaps asking for trouble. Artistic's solution was to implement the latest development
The LED battens are controlled by a new and soon-to-be-released Beta version of the Catalyst software, which now includes control of LED lighting fixtures amongst a host of other new features. The LED fixtures are used for around a third of Radiohead's set to achieve a variety
The lamps are available in power ratings ranging from 375W, through the popular 575W to 750W. All worldwide common voltage ratings are available. Standard-life and long-life versions satisfy the need for either high brightness or extended life.
Following this announcement, Ushio has also added the HPL 750W long-life version to its popular HPL+ halogen range. The lamp with a rated life of 1500 hrs comes in either 230V or 240V (item description: HPL2
Dyer's company has enjoyed a long association with Style in the City - and in addition to Babushka, has included other Style brands, such as Bed and Nylon in its work portfolio. The company adopted a Nexo/Crown model as their preferred sound system when they were building the Bed Bar in Smithfield nearly two years ago, they have raised the stakes at Babushka, Manchester - having been asked to upspec the Nexo/Crown system.
"It was obvious they were serious about their sound," remembers Dyer, "and with a growing emphas
Light plays a central role across all three evenings of the event and the lighting system was supplied exclusively by Clay Paky. The light project was the creation of Renato Neri from Xenon with technical and artistic support by Andrea Mantovani. Xenon was also responsible for organizing and outfitting the stage.
The lighting system included 10 Stage Profile Plus SVs for front lighting, the general lighting and projection of shapes onto the Court House; 20
Featuring many of the production team from the Mastercard BRIT awards, the MOBOs was directed for television by Julia Knowles and produced by Sharon Ali. MJK, for the eighth year since the event's début, were in charge of the live production and a team that included Britannia Row (audience sound), 021 (broadcast sound), VLPS (lighting), XL Video (video), Outback (rigging), Steel Monkey (set) and Eat Your Hearts Out (catering).
The show featured MJK's trademark five-minute changeovers between live performances, a substantial lighti
South African lighting and technical production company M.J. Lighting was awarded the contract by Effect 28 Creative Solutions to provide lighting and structure for the Big Brother Africa final, held outside the M-Net studios in Randburg, South Africa on the 6 September 2003. Francois van der Merwe, M.J.'s in-house lighting designer, utilized a host of automated luminaires on the show including eight MAC 2000 Profiles and 20 of M.J.'s newest fixtures, the Martin MAC 250 Entour, supplied through Martin's South African distributor, Electrosonic SA. One of two new versions of Martin's groundbrea
Accompanying the band throughout the year has been a powerful lighting rig made up of Martin MAC 2000 and Atomic fixtures. The rig, designed by legendary LD Marc Brickman, is left in the capable hands of Ben Richards for the tour.
Lighting supplier Ed and Ted's Excellent Lighting of Oxnard, California supplied the Martin equipment for the North American legs, while in Australia, lighting was supplied by Bytecraft Entertainment through Martin Pro's distributor, Show Technology. Neg Earth took
"David Hersey had the foresight to realize that if the DHA brand and reputation are to remain as strong as they are today, structural and strategic changes would be needed," says Diane Grant. "The three DHA directors are at different points in their lives: David is ready to reap some of his investment in DHA, Wyatt wants to concentrate on R&D - integrating photographic techniques into laser output on dichroic glass and digital imagery for Scene Change - and I want to steer the company through another phase of growth toward
Paul Ramsey has been working with Skin since 1996 and the Skunk Anansie days. He's a big d&b fan and says had he been able to take a full box system on this tour, that's what it would have been. However, they used the house stacks and racks at each venue, and took in their own DiGiCo D5 console, mics and ca
The stage was divided into areas which included props such as shadow boxes and a wall of fans. One of the biggest highlights is Aguilera's trademark 'X' - during the song 'Genie in a Bottle' she is rolled onto the stage strapped to the X, a la Hannibal Lector.
Halpin said: "I watched the concert videos
Ford was one of the main sponsors of Mela 2003 and the all-encompassing
