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As head of lighting for Australian broadcaster GTV 9, Thornton has used the Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500 on such projects as The Footy Show Grand Final Special, Carols By Candlelight, This Is Your Life, TV Week Logie Awards and Million Dollar Drop.

"The Alpha Spot HPE 1500s are a great light," he said. "They are bright, but that's not the most important thing, the optics is sensational, the zoom range is great and the colours are consistent. The CTO wheel is particularly good and manages to remove the 'green' spike that their competitors have been unable to achieve

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The Awards celebrated some of the most creative and innovative work and practitioners from the world of theatre, film and live arts. Equal space was given to street art, site specific interventions, socially engaged performance and puppet theatre as well as conventional forms of theatre.

The 10 awards categories ranged from gold medals for visuals, sound, production and stage design and emerging new talents to the Golden Triga for the Best Exposition, all of them recognising invention and imagination worldwide. The 'Best Use of Theatre Technology' Award went to Croatia's Numen/For Use project.

Attended by thousands of interna

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This was the first foray into Europe for the cult Japanese heavy metal superstars founded in 1989, who reformed in 2009 having disbanded in 1997 at the peak of a remarkable career in Japan. They have recorded four studio albums and sold over 30m records and 2m home videos.

Entec was brought in by the band's tour director Richard Ames who due to his own busy schedule touring with Supertramp in Canada, realised that it would be a practical and tactical decision to get an experienced European based rental company onboard to advance and handle all aspects of the tour, including crewing and sorting all the technical production departments.

Says Ames, "I specifically wanted a company that was dynamic and agi

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Reflection LEDko (in the Soft Profile and Profile versions) is the first LED profiler able to project a shaped light with diffused edges, also offering the possibility to reproduce any tone and nuance of colour, and any shade of white, says the company.

It guarantees reduced installation costs and maintenance, and cuts energy consumption by at least 70%. What's more, it allows you to print gobos on glossy paper using a normal printer. The costs of lamp replacement, dimmer, scroller and gelatine are eliminated.

Reflection LEDko is available in three models: Reflection LEDko Full Spectrum, Reflection LEDko VariWhite 3000/7000 K, and Reflection LEDko White 3200 K, with Soft Profile and Profile optics.

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All effect parameters are DMX-controllable and the unit is based, the company says, on the brilliant optics of the ETC Source Four Zoom. The design combines the high intensity of the INNO Four 575 HMI lamp house with the GAM SX4 effect universal motor drive and electronic zoom and INNO Dim to create a high-intensity projection effect.

The picture shows a lighting installation entitled 'Chromotopia St. Stephan' at Vienna?s trademark St. Stephan?s Cathedral by Viennese light artist Victoria Coeln.

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The company says it has invested in a fully automated encapsulation robot to manufacture the mesh, which is designed to be transparent, light in weight, and easy to build up and break down.

Off-axis viewing is cited as 140? (horizontal and vertical). The company adds: "With its hanging brackets and plug and play connectors for data and power, a display size of 100m2 can be built up in less than two hours by just two people, with no steel frame being required."

PLASA 2011 1-J40

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Vince Herbert, head of the Lighting Department for the RSC, will be on hand to demonstrate the RSC Lightlock's technology, discuss its evolution, and explain its use in the lighting system installed for the company's residency in New York. The event will be held on Tuesday, 2 August in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall of the Park Avenue Armory beginning at 2pm. The event is free and open to the first 50 registrants.

In addition to his responsibilities as the head of the RSC's Lighting Department, and his work in developing the award-winning technology of the Lightlock, Herbert has also overseen the reconstruction of the company's main theatre and home at Stratford

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The course is designed to provide the knowledge and practical guidance needed to work safely when rigging equipment high above a stage or auditorium. It is proving extremely popular, so the company has scheduled three new training sessions that will take place later in the year.

Course dates now available for booking are: 21-23 September, 12-14 October and 2-4 November 2w011. The three-day Course is £390 ex VAT and attendance is required on all three days. You can get more information about the course and Black Light's training programme at www.black-light.com

(Jim Evans)

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Its THIN4/6/8(P4/6/8) LED display and PADORA 10 LED floor are the latest, headed by the THIN4/6/8 super-slim high resolution LED tile display which, says VISS, offers low weight, high clarity and is just 1cm thick. Each tile measures 500 x 500mm, weighs 6kg and features SMD 3-in-1 technology, with a viewing angle of 140° (horizontal) by 110° (vertical).

The Curtain 12 LED strip screen is designed for stage background rental applications using high-density, high brightness SMD 3-in-1 LEDs. Pixel pitch is 12.5mm and each panel measures 1200 x 600 x 48mm and weighs 6.5kg. Transparency is quoted at 44% with 140° (horizontal) by 110° (vertical) viewing angles.

The KingKong 20 LED display is a multi-purpose IP65-rated 20mm pixel pitch LED dis

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Readers can download the free app from Apple's App Store and browse the magazine on their iPhone or iPad, wherever they are.

LSi-View not only allows you to flick through the latest digital edition of the magazine (as well as our archive of back issues), you are also able to download useful or favourite issues or articles for future reference.

To visit the App Store and download your free LSi-View app, simply click here.

(Claire Beeson)

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The BRDC Ball is held in a luxury marquee erected adjacent to the Members' Clubhouse on the Saturday evening of the Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix weekend, it has always attracted the crème of the membership, including leading GP drivers and motorsport stars past and present.

Personalities from the motor racing fraternity including BRDC president, Damon Hill OBE and Formula 1 Force India driver, Paul Di Resta appeared on stage to talk about their experiences to motor racing UK TV commentator, Louise Goodman.

AC-ET, a patron of the British Racing Drivers' Club's exclusive Rising Stars Programme, worked closely with the BRDC events team to deli

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Charles chose to use RML LED 12 Lights, GLP Impressions, Sharpys, VL1000TS, VL3500 Washes and Chroma Banks.

(Jim Evans)

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The common theme was Made in Italy and once again the event included fashion shows and musical performances, with Roberto Vecchioni and Dolcenera.

The lighting system provided by Franchino Service included the Panorama Cyc Power 2x575W with TLT patented double lamps placed on the ground for the lighting of all the layer towers; the small but high performance iSpot 150, with silver colour personalized by the covers, positioned on the ground along both sides of the 14m catwalk; the Infinity Wash XL 1400W and the Testa 2500W followspot for the lighting of the stage mounted on the front and side layer towers; the iSpot 150, iWash 575 and Par Lite LED for the

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It is the second year that DesignScene has produced the event for the Anderson Foundation. The project was managed for them by Ben Turner, and designed by DesignScene's creative director, Attila Keskin. Turner comments, "It was very exciting to be working in London's newest high profile hotel. As nothing this large had been done before we had a real chance to set a standards."

The high profile Anderson Foundation event for about 250 people was staged in the hotel's main space off the main reception areas. DesignScene's brief included the specification and supply of lighting, sound

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The chart topping singer/songwriter and runner up of X-Factor 2009 has evolved a live performance style of his own, cutting a new and fresh model from that of other successful reality TV contestants who follow up with solo careers. Show producer Beth Honan's stage set was designed with a ska/2 Tone flourish, and Murs' performance included some Madness inspired quirks and a generally up-beat, jaunty tone, backed by a nine- piece band including full brass section.

The lighting design was created by Phil Wiffin for HSL. Dave Lee operated and looked after everything on the road, working alongside tech Johnny Harper. HSL's project manager Mike Oates comments, "Once again Production North compiled a great team to pro

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Grant Bales Smith, sales manager for UK, Scandinavia and Benelux for Philips Entertainment EMEA explains, "Smart addressing technology has simplified LED fixture set up by ensuring that end users can quickly address any luminaire in the Philips PLTR1 range.

"The range features three types - the PLTR1W (Tunable White Flood), the PLTR1RGB (RGB Colour Mixing) and the PLTR1RGBAW (five colour unit with tunable colour temp settings). Each one has different channel requirements and differing features.

"The LightPack LED controller can sense which unit is which and assigns the correct number of channels. It can also include a virtual dimmer channel and is capable of setting the mode of a fixture i.e. 8 or 16 bit. The LightPack LED controller'

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This is in addition to the training programme that is offered in cooperation with the media academy in Berlin, so customers now have an additional choice of location to visit for their training.

All training dates are published on the Lightpower website (www.lightpower.de). More information about the MA University can be found there as well, together with full details of the training, including an in depth explanation.

(Jim Evans)

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The new warehouse space, directly adjacent to White Light's existing building in Wimbledon, south-west London, gives White Light an additional 20,000sq.ft of working space, which will be used to accommodate the company's ever growing range of sales products, to provide additional pre-rig space for tours and other shows, and to create a demo area that will allow lighting designers to try out equipment in a decent sized space, or even to hang rigs for pre-lighting or rehearsal.

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The Blå Tåget ride already existed but has gone through a total makeover. This ride is a ghost train loaded with new chills, thrills and effects especially designed for visitors' enjoyment. The train passes through several chambers, each filled with skeletons, scarecrows, rats, wolves, fire, lightning, ghosts and more.

The setting inside the ride was designed by artist Magnus Sörman and the entrance to the ride was designed by Joakim Hansén. For the technical making of this scary adventure-ride, Kreativ Teknik was contacted by Gröna Lund. Kreativ Teknik, a Swedish-based company which mainly works with lighting, control systems and effects, selected Medialon to be part of the project.

Kreativ Teknik delivered a total solution including light

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Staged every four years, Showlight is an international symposium organised by and for professionals working in all areas of lighting and the visual arts including video and projections, stage and set design.

Open to all, from the most experienced practitioners to the most enthusiastic aspirants across all sectors of the performing arts and entertainment industries, the four-day colloquium is supported by an exhibition and a full social programme for networking.

A diverse range of individuals attend Showlight. It is a forum for discussion, debate and exchange of knowledge and ideas, as well as an opportunity for approximately 400 guests to see a selection of the latest technology available. Companie

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The LED strips can even operate concurrently, giving designers increased freedom and future proofing for the installation, says the company. The LINEARdrive, which dims down to as low as 0.1%, can be used with all leading protocols (DALI, DMX, DMX/RDM, 0-10V). A wealth of configurations settings is set over the intuitive user interface.

Thanks to the driver's Remote Device Management support, you can easily track down and address your luminaires from an RDM capable DMX controller. There is no need to open luminaires to re-address the driver during installation or re-commissioning.

When using the LINEARdrive in a DMX network, you can easily configure it to get the li

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The PR-8800's design includes a true outdoor IP67 waterproof rating, an advanced RGB colour mixing system and automatic environmental brightness adjustment. It has already obtained an exterior design patent.

Containing 108 x 3W LED's (27 each RGBW) and linear colour temperature correction, it has a power consumption of 350W at 220V and LED lifetime of 50,000 hours. Other features include 0-100% linear adjustable dimmer; 0-20 fps strobe; field angle of 28°(with optional 26° and 56°) and beam angle of 14° (with optional 8° and 45°); DMX512 (and wireless) control, with 16 recallable preset and 16 user memories. The DMX m

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Children's Favourite - Bristol Old Vic's production of Swallows and Amazons is to play in London's West End for a five-week Christmas run. Based on the classic children's novel by Arthur Ransome, the songs for the musical have been created by The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon. It will be directed by Bristol Old Vic's Tom Morris, co-director of the National Theatre's West End hit War Horse. The show wi

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The impressive mixture of horse show and acrobatics was thematically embedded in a gentle, romantic story. Altogether, 45 horses starred on the specially-created stage, captivating audiences with their charm. To reinforce the story, the entire Apassionata manège was continuously bathed in different-coloured lighting, giving extra depth to this equestrian theatre.

Lighting designer Henning Schletter used among other effects 20 impression 90 RGB, 12 impression 240 XL and 36 Ypoc 700 CMY heads, from LED moving head manufacturer GLP.

Schletter has been a freelance lighting designer and operator for many years and is fami