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This book explores the use of the Vectorworks Spotlight with Renderworks programme for use in the entertainment industries. While the methods and techniques described are applicable to film, television, concerts, exhibits, and themed architecture or interiors, this tutorial focuses on a project that creates lights and a set for the stage, the root of entertainment design.

"It is definitely going to be my course textbook for this semester because, despite my students having different needs than entertainm

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Roger Williams has taken over as lighting designer for the latest series and is supported by Richard Martin Lighting (RML). The lighting rig comprises of MAC 700s, MAC 600s, Mini MAC Profiles, Alpha Wash 300s, GLP Impressions and ChromaBanks.

The set is divided into different stages which is used for various different parts of the show. Friday Download is filmed at the BBC Television Centre and is aired on Fridays at 6pm.

(Jim Evans)

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On the stand will be a selection of LEDHead high output LED lighting products including parcans, battens and automated lighting. From the MT Audio range will be the new HLP horn loaded system. All of these products are designed and tested for the professional market by MilTec (UK).

"We had a very good end to 2011 and January 2012 has been busy too," said Tony Bailey, pro sales manager. "The outlook for the next few months is also good, with plenty of enquiries coming in for the Spring. The new products launched at the end of last year have been selling well into the rental and installation markets. This will be a good opportunity to take a look at some of them and tal

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Several stands included a number of lights distributed by Lightpower, and there were a great many Clay Paky moving heads among the lights chosen. Clay Pakys were used, together with other lights distributed by the German company, on the Daimler AG, Volkswagen AG and Audi AG stands.

One particularly innovative design was to be found at the BMW AG stand in Pavilion 11. The 9000sq.m stand was illuminated to daylight intensity with 930 moving lights and 700

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"This will be our fourth project working with Punchdrunk, and our third working with the BBC," says Peter Hargreaves, head of production at Stage Management Company, who have previously worked with Punchdrunk and the Manchester Festival on It Felt Like A Kiss in 2009, Crash of The Elysium In 2012 and with Punchdrunk and the English National Opera on Duchess of Malfi in 2010.

"We are always excited when Manchester Festival and Punchdrunk approach us with their c

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The Darkness was project managed for HSL by Mike Oates, who comments, "We always look forward to working with Nick and his team at Electric Fly. No job is ever predictable or standard, and the results are always visually spectacular."

This is the first time that Jevons has worked with The Darkness, asked onboard after working with production manager Chris Taplin and The Faces in the summer.

In spite of having just one truck for the whole production and the venues being 'variable size' in every sense of the word, Jevons' ideas - conceived in close collaboration with the ban

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The events will highlight the latest innovations from these brands, and "explore the hottest developments in video and lighting convergence".

AC-ET - the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Green Hippo and master European distributor for PixelRange - will host the two open days at its demo facilities in High Wycombe and Leeds.

Geared for all types of user, the events will include separate introductory and advanced training sessions, lunch and refreshments, and a prize draw to win various branded swag and other goodies.

(Jim Evans)

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The area holds a special significance in the history of Singapore, being a port from which the city started its development. The idea for the 2012 New Year celebration was to fill the reservoir with floating illuminated spheres, each containing a personal note from individuals stating their wishes for 2012. From an initial estimate of 2500, the number of spheres grew to an astounding 20,000.

The

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This year's Skouspel featured a range of new elements such as the giant screens with thematic videos. Cutts explains, "The main focus was on the large LED display and video content produced for it. I wanted to tone down the overall lighting feel so as not to compete with the screens and wanted to create a theatrical feel. Every year the production grows in scale and this year was no exception. It is always a huge challenge to complete the programming in the time we have but somehow we make it work."

Cutts had 41 Vari-lite fixtures at his disposal besides a list of other fixtures. The

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Ignite Architects developed the idea of a 'heart' space - an interactive and engaging area that people could gravitate to - and, as much of the imagery symbolizing what New Zealanders hold dear is focused on trees, the Pou Manawa was born.

"We had an exhaustive period of early testing to get the best fixture for the projection," says Chris McKenzie of Martin distributor Kenderdine Electrical. "We had other colour changing fixtures specified but when the Exterior 410s became available we changed the specification to use them. The 410s were the perfect solut

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"We are extremely proud that our theatres have yet again gone on to achieve another record-breaking year of sales," said SOLT president Mark Rubinstein. "Despite the prevailing rigours of the economic climate, theat

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Begun only six months earlier, the renovation features a completely new design that includes the latest in Martin Professional lighting technology, a refurbishment that has raised the venue's profile to a "must visit" stop in central Asia.

Lighting designer for the anniversary show was François Guillet of Lumières Utiles who travelled from France to give life to the beautiful auditorium via the Martin rig.

Lighting and sound equipment was entrusted to APM Group, Martin Professional's distributor in Kazakhstan. Head of APM, CEO Maxim Vostrov, chose a large Martin package of 14 MAC III Profiles, 24 MAC 2000 Wash XBs, 110 MAC 700 Profiles, 80 MAC 70

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The agreement, reached following discussions at last year's LDI Show, expands White Light's involvement with Prism Projection; White Light has served as Prism's exclusive UK distributor for the last few years, during which time Prism's RevEAL range - CW washlight, Studio washlight and Profile spotlight - have been chosen for a number of new UK lighting installations.

"We're thrilled that Prism have entrusted us with looking after their products across Europe," comments White Light's sales director, Peter Threadgold. "We knew their products were something special from the first moment we saw them at LDI 2009; more importantly we knew the people behind the products were special, with a diff

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The set and show was designed by Dewet Meyer and probably the largest challenge for lighting was having 96 LED screens to work with, which was simultaneously also Mauritz's highlight. He was impressed with MA System's integrated MA VPU: "It's like having an additional fixture, changing colours, shapes, images, etc - all at the touch of a button."

Dreamsets had two days to set up for the Miss Teen competition, which utilised all the same equipment apart from the LED panels. These were added for

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Tony Stead, business development manager of New Vision in the city's Ventnor Street, said, "The project was challenging due to the scale of the signage and its position on the gatehouse structure. We called in a structural engineer to design the steel support frame.

"The letters are fabricated in steel and house low energy LED light modules, creating a subtle 'halo' illumination at night. The sign is very imposing and forms an impressive welcome to FGH's Listerhills site - both day and night.

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Regardless of the shade of white, the light is extremely bright and flicker free making it suitable for major meeting surroundings as well as broadcast television, video production and general lighting. The 18 x 9 W 3-in-1 Tri SMD LEDs contained in the unit have a rated lamp life of 50,000 hours, and being LEDs they draw very little power and emit very little heat. Plus, thanks to its compact size, the Opti Tri White fits into standard 30 cm truss. So, meeting members can keep a cool head and will not be distracted.

"The Opti Tri White is one of the most versatile high performance

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Showlight has always been regarded as one of the best networking events in the international lighting calendar, with a conference programme of around 25 papers presented by a real mix of industry people talking about their work and ideas. Supported by a focused exhibition of 40 companies, Showlight is fun and informative - no hard sells, no mind-numbing seminars and no hidden costs!

The programme of speakers covers the whole gamut of lighting genres - theatre, film, television, event and architectural - as well as the technical wizardry behind our trade. Since the first event in 1981, delegates have enjoyed hearing from those who are at

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Peumans has designed lighting for the high energy ice extravaganza produced by Netherlands-based Stage Entertainment Touring Productions since 2005, and so this is now his seventh edition of the show.

The Robe fixtures - along with the rest of the lighting equipment - are being supplied by Belgian based rental company Phlippo Showlights MV.

Peumans has used Robe products before on some of his work, but this is the first time he has integrated such a large number of Robe fixtures into one of his creations, and the first time he has used the popular LEDWash 600.

Most of the Holiday on Ice tours will have a lifespan of three-five years, and so he was looking to replace a nu

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So successful was the 2011 tour that this year Roxette will embark on yet another Round the World popfest with another 65 shows planned for 2012, and Brattberg will be with them. "The look for Roxette is fresh, sharp and vivid," explains Brattberg. "I wanted the lighting to work in synchronicity with the well-known, upbeat Roxette pop anthems. I also wanted the feel of the show to resonate with the ever faithful fans."

Lighting is indeed animated and colourful, however Brattberg has been careful to light

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Trackspot Bolt is a full-featured, 3000 lumen moving-mirror fixture powered by a LED lighting engine. .

Arcus Lighting, exclusive German distributor for High End Systems, delivered six trackspot Bolt luminaires to the company Active Blue, long time partner of the Modernes club who installed the new fixtures into the club.

Sascha Lembke of the Modernes and Jochen Rüttinger of Active Blue are impressed with the trackspot Bolt fixtures. Lembke commented, "The

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Avalon is the brainchild of nightclub impresario Steve Adelman, and a legend behind many of the most famous nightspots of the past two decades. The club occupies the top two levels of the floating South Crystal Pavilion - a multi-faceted glass edifice designed by architect Moshe Safdie - and which forms part of the Marina Bay Sands complex.

The interior of the club is surrounded by glass walls and a ceiling which is 15m high at the point. The responsibility of overseeing the lighting, sound, and AV design was entrusted to Snipe Media, a Singapore-based design and consultancy company. Billy Magendran who helms Snipe Media, was called upon to come up with a solution

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Martin Michaud, president and CEO of MDG, states, "Our team is thoroughly delighted and thrilled to start promoting Robe in our country. MDG's philosophy of delivering personalized care and dedicated service to every single customer, combined with our portfolio of professional, top-of-the-line products meant the choice of Robe was easy. We had been on the lookout for a lighting product that would complement the prestigious array we already carry in Canada and Robe fits perfectly into that role."

"Altho

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"Avolites has recently reorganised and streamlined its distribution network, so we are delighted to have been confirmed as one of only four resellers for the UK," says Phil Haldane, Black Light's head of company development. "This is a real feather in our cap - one that reflects our commitment to the brand and our belief in the merits of its exceptional products."

"Avolites' gear is really versatile and is ideally suited for multi-purpose venues, says Calder Sibbald, Black Light's head of hires and events, who has worked with Avolites extensively including a period of product testing for the company at Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon venue.

"To back up our new role as an Avolites distributor we have increased our hire and sales stock of their products," Sibbal

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"The Met is all about quality and very particular about the products they buy, and the Robert Juliat name speaks for itself in that regard," says Fred Lindauer, of Robert Juliat. "The Met already has a number of RJ 2.5W Profiles in their inventory so they were very willing to consider Robert Juliat followspots for this new application."

The followspots had to be portable, easy to set up, and fit in the space reserved for them. In addition, they had to be very quiet since they would be located in the audience seating area. "After on-site tests the team at the Met loved the fact that the Victors operat