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14 March 2016

After the final whistle was blown on the filming of all sports at BBC London Television Centre, Richard Martin Lighting (RML) continues to support lighting designer Roger Williams on the show which is now filmed at its new home ground - MediaCityUK.

Located at Salford Quays, Peel Media's bespoke community features one of the biggest HD studio developments in Europe. MediaCityUK has been designed around the specific needs of the media and creative industries with the vision to become a 'world class hub for innovation and content creation'.

The show's lighting specification comprised of Stage Colour 300, Alpha Wash 575, VL1000TS and Alpha Spot 575 HPE.

(Jim Evans)

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Exclusively distributed in Europe and the Middle East by AC-ET, the show sees the official launch of the new Jands Vista v2 software.

There is also a preview of the new Chroma-Q Studio Force Daylight white and Variable white LED lighting fixtures.

Utilising the same core technologies as the Color Force range, the new Chroma-Q Studio Force LED fixtures are equally at home for broadcast, film and TV lighting applications as they are in any other application normally utilising daylight or tungsten fixtures.

The range consists of the Studio Force D (Daylight white 6,000K CCT) and Studio Force V (Variable white 2,900K - 6,000K CCT) fixtures. Both products are available in a choice of 48" and 72" battens and a 12" multi-purpose v

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The Compact range includes four models - Arrow Compact 300 Beam and Arrow Compact 700 Beam, featuring a patented motorized beam focus, alongside Arrow Compact 300 Spot and Arrow Compact 700 Spot.

The low noise level of the fixtures and the high quality of their light emission combined with an electronic ballast, demonstrate Sagitter's attention to an increasingly demanding market, says the company.

Finally, ProLight + Sound marks the debut of two new products in the Sagitter LED range - two ArtLed colour changers featuring IP55 outdoor protection rating will be added to the line, alongside the Mantis moving head.

(Jim Evans)

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ETC product marketing manager David Lincecum says,"ETC has proven that we are the manufacturer to trust when it comes to both tungsten and LED sources. The new Source Four and Selador fixtures were designed with the user experience in mind. We talked to professionals in the field and designed the fixtures to meet their needs and simplify their work, while still producing spectacular light."

The Desire line offers three different PAR-shaped chassis: the bright D40 with 40 LED emitters; the super-bright D60 with 60 emitters and the D40XT that is rated for exterior use.

The luminaires feature Selador's x7 Color System, which uses balanced blends of up to seven different shades of LED emitters to pro

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As part of the main show MTFX were commissioned to design and construct a series of water effects in a 4m deep pool. These effects comprised a large circular water projection screen which could rise out of the pool to 10m in height; three different size bubbling water effects to create anything from an effervescent fizz to a bubbling cauldron and finally water explosions to simulate a drill head making impact with the water. They were also required to ensure the 1.6m litres of water was kept clean and so it was circulated and filtered using a number of large sand filters.

As there were performers in the water

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DWR Distribution, which has been the exclusive South African distributor for Philips Entertainment brands Selecon and Strand Lighting since December 2010, made the generous gift to the Moonbox Theatre - a 40-seater venue and lighting laboratory at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria.

"The Moonbox is a very old theatre with a little stage," explained Gerda Kruger, manager of the Breytenbach Theatre at the University. "It's a performing venue and a lighting lab where we teach students the practical aspects of lighting.

"This lighting desk will be used to train our students for productions as well as giving them the chance to experien

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"I'm delighted to have been promoted," says Tomlin. "Since working for Philips Entertainment Lighting, I've been impressed with the company's innovative and sustainable approach to lighting technology. Today Strand Lighting products are top contenders in the marketplace and it's been great to be a part of that development. I feel Philips Entertainment Lighting has an extremely well conceived, forward-looking business strategy. The diverse range of its lighting solutions ensures that it can service any lighting project, large or small. I'm very much looking forward to working alongside th

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Troels V°lver built up a large distributor network during his time in the industry and was CEO of Martin Professional Inc before leaving in 2005 to take up an export role with another Danish company.

With 25 years' experience in large-scale event staging already under his belt, Geertsen entered the lighting

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The resulting brightness is comparable to a traditional 650W Fresnel, while consuming only 5% of the energy. But the real news is it is now possible to vary colour temperatures from 2700 K to 3500 K without losing brightness.

This is a standard feature of the ParLite Led VariWhite and enables compensating for light contamination in the area in need of illumination: for example, maintaining the desired light temperature on a performer's face through the difficulties of ambi

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The new variants incorporate cold and/or warm LEDs instead of RGB for a better white light quality and greater output. Ideal for highlighting skin tones, textiles, or set pieces, the MAC 101 white light variants are already finding use in touring applications as a front light, main light, blinder or beam effect.

The MAC 101 CT allows for easy changes in colour temperature from crisp cold looks to warm shades, and features simple intensity control. Each MAC 101 CT is colour temperature calibrated to ensure a high quality of white light and visual consistency across fixtures, a uniformity in light output that allows for seamless overlapping of beams on large stage and set areas.

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Television personality Christine Bleakley turned on the light show at Alexandra Palace which could be seen across the North London skyline marking the occasion.

Alexandra Palace is the birthplace of television, having hosted the world's first regular public high definition television service, operated by the BBC, from 1936. The television station was located within Ally Pally and its radio tower is still in use. The South-East wing of the palace still features the original studios with their producers' galleries, and is open to the public every September as part of London Open House.

APTL Managing Director Rebecca Kane comments, &

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The atmosphere produced by a combination of 38 powerful XL1500 Wash and 46 XL1500 Spot lights were further enhanced by audience blinders and haze machines. All lighting was under the control of a Wholehog III desk.

Responsible for the production and design were Swedish company, All Round Productions AB, with the experienced Calle Brattberg (LXworks) taking responsibility for the lighting design, and creating a huge number of different chases and colour combinations.

Brattberg created a generic arena design and picked up lighting locally on the tour - which included the PR Lighting fixtures in Minsk. Despite having little time to familiar

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The Guildford School of Acting and PixelRange have a long association and when arranging the lighting design for performances, PixelRange is always specified because the students understand the versatility, brightness and great effects of the lights. Freelance lighting designer, Dan Last, was brought in on this production to give the students experience of working with industry professionals.

The performance was cast from the GSA's Musical theatre course, whilst the backstage team was comprised of those on the GSA's Production skills course. The students take on a variety of roles d

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Show creative directors set out with the ambitious goal to authentically reproduce the concert venue and show created 30 years ago for Pink Floyd, including building an exact replica of the 1980 set. Fabricating the wall each night, brick-by-brick in sync with the video projection, is a laborious, yet essential task to maintain the integrity of the projections which display rotating scenery, dynamic backdrops and optical illusions. Barco's integrated lighting and video solutions enable the vivid, seamless projections to visualize the concepts

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In all its stylish new LED models, the company says cooling methods have been improved via rectangular heatsinks, set-up and address procedures improved with the aid of internal diagnostics, and control procedures implemented to ensure that lamps run flicker-free.

First up, the MP-5 is a full-colour moving LED wash light. In a notable change from its conventional round-can form, this IP65-rated fixture retains the same LED structure but adopts a more compact rectangu

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The Lighthouse North Stand and Sevens Village screens have become a familiar part of the tournament. This year each screen comprised 7 x 6 panels (7.11 x 4.57m) of R7-ER 7mm screen and relayed real-time playback, action replays, match facts and sponsorship information with the unsurpassed quality, colour accuracy and resolution that Lighthouse screens are renowned for.

"The Lighthouse screens have become an important part of this tournament, with such a fast-moving sport t

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"A typical challenge with older structures is the lack of available wire ways for the control required to take full advantage of the features offered by color mixing LED fixtures. That problem was solved by integrating LumenRadio's CRMX wireless OEM modules into the Philips ColorReach PowerCore power supplies; eliminating the need for any control wiring", explains Andrew Milestone sales director at LITE. "Integrating the CRMX OEM modules was easy, the system worked out-of-the-box, and the reliability was rock solid. LumenRadio's CRMX wireless signal distribution is a true project enabler that we will use on a regular basis in a wide va

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The colour temperature is adjustable on a wide range from cool white 2700K to warm white 7300K. The light intensity and the colour temperature can be adjusted from a lighting control desk or directly from IR remote control.

Additionally, Lineo is flicker free and has several gradation curves (linear, logarithmic, incandescent).

You can select between a yoke mounting or footlight carter mounting to create your own Lineo system. Mounting and changing the various elements is very easy, adds the company.

Lineo is sold with 63° reflector or 40° optics for a more precise light beam. The extra-compact design enables simple integration even in very

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Walter Olden, the lighting director for the Austin City Limits television show since 1982, shared some insight into why Wybron's Cygnus LED fixtures were the first choice for the project. "During the planning and design phase of the space, there was always talk of LED lighting because of wanting to be a green project, trying to make it as green as possible."

"We wanted to go with a minimum numbe

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Located at Salford Quays on the banks of Manchester's historic ship canal, Peel Media's bespoke community features one of the biggest HD studio developments in Europe. MediaCityUK has been designed around the specific needs of the media and creative industries with the vision to become a 'world class hub for innovation and content creation'.

Richard Martin Lighting (RML) continues to support Blue Peter lighting designer Lee Allen on the show. The rig includes Colour Block 2, VL3000 Spot and PixelPar 90's.

(Jim Evans)

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After the success of IDEX 2011, the show sentiment has led to a new collaboration talk between JM Rental and Showtec Group. Showtec Group decided to spend their investment budget on R7-ER from JM Rental which creates market expansion and a stronger bond between two companies.

"The image quality of R7-ER is more than just outstanding. There's no way to select any other outdoor panels besides R7-ER." Henry Ang, managing director and the founder of Showtech Group, explained. "We actually didn't just invest 70sq.m. to keep in our stock. Together with JM Rental, we have approximately 700sq.m R7-ER available which is actual

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14 March 2016

Tanya was invited to the LEE Filters factory in Andover, Hampshire to work alongside LEE's R&D team to create her own unique range of colours.

The colours have now been added to the LEE Designer Series and were launched at the the recent Prolight&Sound exhibition.

Tanya's inspiration came from her days working in theatre and opera. Over the years she has been mentally storing ideas of colours she wished existed for certain projects, without having to layer gels and lose light to create the effect, says Imagination.

"In lighting, colour is one of the most important elements. Everyone uses light fixtures, but it's how yo

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This year's WiSE sponsors include: Lee Filters, Charcoalblue Theatre Consultants, White Light, Rosco and Avolites, which between them are gorgeously, fabulously and wonderfully generous. (WiSE is not being sycophantic here, these words describe the various sponsorship levels. This means, for a relatively small donation, you too could be labelled gorgeous, fabulous or wonderful! If this is something you aspire to and you would like more information about how WiSE will spend your money please see WiSE fundraising co-ordinator Caz Williamson on stand.)

Accompanying Williamson will be co-founder of WiSE, Sarah Rushton-Read. Both will be on hand - at stand RA-C7, just to the left of the PLASA informa