Although the trim was 27ft, the set height was just 20ft, and the point of focus was only 10 to 15 feet away in some places. The 10- 60° zoom range on the VL3000 Spot luminaires provided Dickson with the smooth beam spread he needed. Because the show was televised live on CBC, Dickson also needed fixtures that would provide good skin tone colours. The ability of the VL3000 Spot
Stewart Lee, comedian and long-term fan of the trailblazing theatre, organized an extraordinary line up of comic talent in aid of BAC's fundraising campaign. Lee is also the co writer of Jerry Springer The Opera, the breakaway smash hit that began its life at BAC. H
This release boasts Dynamic Effects, allowing the user to quickly create complex effects such as ballyhoos, figure eights, colour and iris chases for moving lights, using a combination of fixture lists, dynamic templates and editable parameters. The new Source Four Revolution library files and dedicated encoder setup option will make Revolution set-up even easier, say ETC.
The new Emphasis Offline Editor (EOE) v.1.8.0 runs on a PC and provides the ability to edit show files offline. EOE does not require a Wysiwyg dongle, so anyone can use it. Wysiwyg
Other factors were cost effectiveness and build quality, and also Lighting Technology's recommendation after using them on numerous other projects. Terry Reeves explains, "The ColorBlast 12 gave the right quality of light output and is also easily controllable." From the initial design brief, LTP worked with Into Lighting, creating several different solutions in a mock-up scenario.
A.C. Lighting Inc. operates from a 19,000sq.ft headquarters in Toronto, with distribution facilities in Buffalo, NY. In addition to being the exclusive North American distributor for the Chroma-Q range of colour changers, gobo rotators and Daylight Par fixtures, SpectraLite injection-moulded flightcases and the Spectrum range of power and data distribution products, A.C. Lighti
The name change was implemented in light of the growing popularity its controllers have enjoyed in Europe, Australia and other areas of the world where the Elation brand is known, according to Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of Companies, the parent company of both LSC and Elation Professional.
LSC controllers are being marketed internationally by the same distributors, to the same customers, as our Elation lighting products, so it makes sense that they should have the same brand identity," commented Davies. "This is especially true because the Elation name has become so
Over 1,000 people enjoyed the event during an evening of entertainment hosted by Radio 2's Jeremy Vine and Sir Steve Redgrave - an official 'send-off' party to wish the GB Olympic team success at the upcoming Athens Olympics. Leeds and London-based Logistik were called in to oversee the event's creative and technical production including the design, graphics, dressing and venue themeing for the event.
The night culminated in live performances by international artists including Gabrielle, Mike & The Mechanics and Amy Winehouse. It was recorded for broadcast by Radio 2, and a post-event DVD will be produced by Logistik Vision, the company's
Recent users include Scottish Opera for special effect lighting on its productions of Magic Flute, The Ring Cycle, Aida and Minotaur. Ian Irvine, lighting manager at Scottish Opera said: "Surelight was a phenomenal success, we would never have been able to illuminate the stage, costumes or props in the way intended without Surelight and we keep finding new ways to use it."
London's National Theatre used Surelight for its highly successful production of Philip Pullman's novel His
The fixture will be mainly used in retail, exhibition and conference environments. An MCM (metal cold mirror) version boasts heat emission to the back of the fixture of approximately 90%, making the fixture suitable also for more sensitive environments such as art exhibitions, etc. With interchangeable front lenses and different colour filters, the possibilities for use are almost endless, say Major.
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A clear-walled marquee located in the beautiful grounds of the Manor housed the party guests for their meal and entertainment, which included Lionel Ritchie. Pearce Hire was contracted to provide the power distribution across the site and outdoor lighting to accentuate the manor gardens. The Pearce Hire team of five technicians arrived on site four days prior to the event to set up: a no-cars
Chris Pegg of Westbury National Show Systems, who served as the show's lighting designer, specified the system. "I'd seen the tiles in London last year and I thought they were the coolest thing in the universe," he says. "The creative director was looking for somethingthat had a mirror-bally type of feel-but that was updated and maybe a little modernized. The design already had a video element, but since the tiles are where lighting meets video, it really all fit together.
G-LEC's sales director Christoph Müssener explained: "Florian approached us with a rather unusual request. He was looking for a way to make the LED screens flexible in order to curve and bend them over several levels of the stage. While doing this it was also vital that the LED solution guaranteed transparency too."
G-LEC realized that the way to create a system which would work to Wieder's designs was to devise a frameless installation, so provided 1080 ClassicTubes, all mounted individually, to create a series of curves and waves across the set. Müssener continued: "Turning Florian's ideas into a reality wo
A modern, high-tech case joins together the two moonflowers of the Reflex 300. Two rotating mirrors - one on each side of the unit - reflect light beams from the 150W lamps and project 'twin' multi-dichroic colour patterns over a wide area. The beams themselves rotate to the beat of the music, resulting in even wilder pulsating movement. Another major improvement in the Reflex 300, say the company, is that it has no duty cycle and can run continuously all night. A high-velocity fan whisks heat away from the unit, so there's never any need to shut down to cool.
Facing the challenge of matching lighting to the projected scenery while not obscuring the projections, Pyant has opted for a core rig of automated lanterns - but using predominantly tungsten-based units. His rig includes City Theatr
iColor MR g2 is well suited for wide-ranging applications that call for highly efficient light sources that can generate saturated colour and customizable effects, including architectural, display and retail environments where MR16 fixtures and track lighting are commonly used. With its higher output and wider beam distribution, iColor MR g2 extends the design possibilities of its predecessor fro
UK-based Lite Alternative supplied Martin Professional MAC 600 washlights, MAC 500 profile spots, Atomic strobes and other lighting for the show, with control from an Avolites Sapphire 2000. Normandale, who states that he received no brief from the band for the show, relied on his past Pixies experience (he was involved with the band some 12 years ago) and suspects they knew he had an id
The new product range features an expanded series of architectural products, including light strips, IP68-rated M80's, MR16 lamps and uplighters, featuring the latest in intelligent driver systems and high-brightness Luxeon LED's. The range also includes a series of recessed up/downlighters, wall washers and in-ground walkover lights. Most of the Solar product range is available in both colour change and single colour options, and offer varying optical spreads.
Already with heavy penetration of the bar, nightclub and retail markets, L.E.D. sales ma
This Console edition version of WYSIWYG will allow an operator to fully visualize their lighting system through an Ethernet connected computer, using no additional hardware. ShowCad Artist also allows operation of the lights within the same computer as CE, giving a full visualizer, for all in one use. Also available is an upgrade price to those who would like to add further WYSIWYG functionality to their systems.
"We felt that it was important to offer a first class visualizer with our products and wanted one that could be common through all of our lines", states Alex Gonzalez, Techni-Lux's vice president. The SGM Regia consoles,
One of The World's residents said: "What we most love about the ship is that we wake up in the morning and discover we're in a different place, and yet our clothes are still in the closet and we haven't had to change hotel rooms. It is our home carrying us to different parts of the world with different cultures." Residents of The W
With the UK shows as the largest, they decided to go for full production for these dates. Lighting three totally different acts - who join forces at the end of the show for a half hour super jam - was a major challenge, explains Bramall-Watson - who needed to make each set look unique and in
On The Other Stage, LD Jonny Gaskell used 55 Pixellines and PixelDrive software, which were supplied by Bandit Lites, for Orbital's incendiary set. Taking an experimental approach, Gaskell took Orbital's video content and fed it into the PixelDrive computer to see how it would look when applied to the battens, producing some interesting patterns and textures. Gaskell also LD'd for Goldfrapp, this time using 27 Pixellines and PixelDrive, with the battens supplied by Neg Earth.
There was also plenty of other Pixel presence around the Glastonbury site. In the Budweiser dance tent, lighting was designed by Nick Jevons of Electric Fly Productions,
"In this one particular scene, the VL3000 Spot fixtures' major task is to provide the water effect," Posner explained. "But they are used in multiple other looks in every scene throughout the production." One of the most intriguing scenes on the journey down the River Styx is
Having taken a break from the live circuit for the last two years, getting back on the road in early 2004 has meant the opportunity of using the latest and most powerful of the Avolites Diamond range - the Diamond 4 Vision. Blige's lightshow design took her spectacular 'soft' good set as a starting point. This is designed by Tom McPhillip of the renowned set and material specialist, Atomic Design, based in Pennsylvania. The stage is dressed in a 'box' style of textured curtains and drapes which give it a luxurious, ric
Rave Lighting designed and supplied the lighting systems which include a Martin Total Supplier package of Martin lighting, Mach audio and Jem smoke gear. Rave's Brian Gysegem was instrumental on the project, serving as lighting designer and project manager with assistance from Stephen Cox of Rave. Sound engineer was Chad Busse.
The three-floor club boasts one of the largest club layouts in Denver's lower downtown with four dance floors and five separate bars spread across Rise and a pair of sub-venues, the
