The return of Sharon Osbourne to the judging panel has been the big news in front of camera, but there have been some significant changes behind the scenes too, with a new lighting director (Tom Sutherland) and a new crew chief (Craig Broughton). "It's been fantastic to be asked by the producers to step up to the role of LD," admits Tom Sutherland. "I've been board operating on the X Factor auditions over the last four years and I progra
The elaborate event, which Clay Paky Alpha Spots and Sharpys have helped to illuminate, consisted of two parts: a formal conference followed by a spectacular surprise party where the entertainment included everything from aerial acts to ballerinas in LED tutus and popular DJs. Lighting was breath-taking.
This was the largest event Victor Vermaak from AV Unlimited (AVU) had worked on as production manager. AVU were commissioned to supply the full technical.
The greatest challenge for Vermaak and Garrith Castelyn (AVU's in house creative and designer) was designing a concept that would fit into the budget without losing the essence of the concept pitched. Top prize wo
Electric Fly Productions was contracted to design and supply the lighting for all seven arenas involved in the 2013 festival and deployed a Martin M6 lighting console on the main stage for full control of the intense lighting, in addition to deploying a vast amount of Martin lighting fixtures.
Martin EC-20 video screens were used to backlight the stages throughout the Gathering, controlled by P3 system controllers and a Maxedia PRO interface. Numerous Atomic strobes were strategically placed to light up all of the stages.
"I was able to demo the M6 during the Global Gathering and I loved it," said Nick Jevon
The two have worked together since 1999 when Adam joined Patrick at the Millennium Dome shows in Greenwich and since then they have collaborated together and worked independently on all sorts of lighting projects around the world.
Working with associates, Miriam Evans and Terry Cook, Woodroffe Bassett will continue to design, direct and produce lighting projects in all forms including music, theatre, special events and architecture.
(Jim Evans)
"Pangolin is a great control solution for professional show laser light systems and it complements our products perfectly. The Laserworld brand has a strong awareness in India and this exclusive agreement for the Indian market will help us to establish our high quality laser show products to the market even more," says Laserworld sales & marketing director Norbert Stangl.
"The strategic importance of the Indian economy to the world is growing and we are happy to have such a strong and established partner helping us providing complete, professional solutions to our customers there," comments Gerry Frost, responsible at Lase
The new lighting scheme designed by Electrolight for Suters Architects transforms the 19.5m structure into a gleaming beacon of contemporary elegance that is clearly visible from the town centre. Dave Anderson led the design for Electrolight.
Suters' waterslide design is inspired by images of waterfalls and evokes the NPAC tagline 'Water for all'. The requirement was for a fluid visual lighting effect that could be vibrant or subtle and that would explore the impressions of light, shadows and depth associated with cascading water.
Mr Anderson approached The ULA Group's Jason Saunders to find a lighting solution to meet the brief. He sought a high powered LED 'node' that could be pixel mapped and fed with video sou
All sessions in these streams are presented by leading experts in entertainment technology, with two new theatres dealing exclusively in entertainment lighting and stage technologies, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Theatre, and an inside look at the extravaganza that is Eurovision. Visitors can register their interest in their preferred sessions at www.plasashow.com/education/
In a tribute to the National Theatre, which celebra
Martin Professional will have two new products on their booth; the MAC Viper Quadray and the Jem Ready 365 Hazer. The MAC Viper Quadray, the latest addition to the award-winning MAC Viper family of moving heads, allows for the projection of one, two, three or four individually-controllable rays of light. The Jem Ready 365 Hazer uses advanced water-based fluid which produces a haze ideal for large venues.
Group One will host a trio of Avolites' top-end consoles: the Titan Touch, Titan Mobile and Sapphire Touch. ElektraLite fixtures, including the eyeBall family of products, Dazer, ML601, eyeKandy, and ElektraFog+, and DiGiCo's SD11 dig
Colour Sound also provided LED screen to the Dance stage and lighting for two silent discos and the Action Aid tent - and replicated all of this in Leeds. Additionally, two and half kilometres of Colour Sound's DMX controlled IMS LED Festoon was installed at Reading to enhance ambience and mood across the whole site. This element was nearly doubled from last year due to its massive popularity, particularly with the BBC, who recorded and broadcast the best of the event action.
As well as Reading and Leeds that same weekend, Colour Sound supplied lighting for the North and South (open air) S
Recent installations include the BBC new complex in Cardiff, Turkmenistan Media city, Kazakistan Media tower, and many more besides, making Freedom and its even more compact partner, Liberty, the most successful and best selling consoles in ADB's history.
Also on show will be the ALC4-2 multifunctional modular LED fixtures, Softlux TV fluo luminaires and other products.
(Jim Evans)
"We are very excited and honoured to be able to directly serve our customers in a market where Chauvet's brands are already known and valued," CEO Albert Chauvet said. The Mexican branch office is the second international branch office fully owned by USA-based Chauvet, which also fully owns Chauvet Europe, based in the United Kingdom. In other countries, Chauvet products are distributed via a network of authorized distributors.
Abraham Levit, who owned Novelti
However celebrating history and all things antique should not stretch to the lighting department who were struggling with their old consoles.
"We had a Strand 550 and a 520i console for years and they were really at the end of their use-by date," commented Matthew Nankivell, head of lighting at His Majesty's Theatre in Perth. "More and more touring shows were coming through that couldn't use their show files with the Strand consoles. One of the main deciding factors on which console to choose was driven by the need to keep up with industry trends. Many of our shows have originated in a venue with an
The finalists for the sixth annual Rock Our World Awards are:
GBLOCK - Gallagher Staging and Productions, Inc.
GCT (Guy Cable Tensioner) - Tomcat USA.
Mbox Extreme Media Server as used on Oblivion - Production Resource Group.
TiMax2 SoundHub and TiMax Tracker - Out Board.
AsteraTouch - Astera LED-Technology.
dmXLAN v4 Software - ELC Lighting.
Royal Opera House Muscat - Theatre Projects Consultants.
London Olympics Opening Ceremonies.
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Lighting designer Tom Kenny worked the same style - blurring the lines between fine art and pop art - into multiple areas of the onstage lighting treatment, with 80 of Robe's new Pointe multi-purpose moving light fixtures, a vital element of his rig of over 1000 moving heads. These were supplied to the event along with 32 x Robe Robin LEDWash 600s and 20 x LEDWash 1200s by rental specialist, VER.
Robe's powerful, super-bright Pointes were positioned left and right of the stage and behind the VIP stage / seating area.
"I needed a big beam look and a wash light in the same position," explaine
With all three main stages virtually replicated in Lightconverse software running on individual workstations, show elements, including lighting, LED, video, moving truss and effects were made available for the particular stylization of each act much to the satisfaction of all concerned.
The main proponent for the onsite studio was designer Nilson Barros (Xuxa), known for his work on The Vo
Colour Sound's team led by crew chief Jon Rickets worked closely with creative and technical production specialists LarMac LIVE on the event, the UK's highest profile EDM festival. This year's line-up included open air stage headliners Avicii and The Prodigy (Saturday) plus David Guetta and Tiesto on the Sunday.
The North and South Stages were similar in size, supplied by Star Events, with the South stage PA / video wings being slightly wider. Colour Sound's production lighting design for both areas was created with reference to all the requirements of th
RC4Wireless is also offering a low-cost Wireless LED Dimming Kit for Educators. This affordably-priced kit is ready to use right out of the box. It demonstrates smooth wireless dimming, and includes a bright red-green-blue LED, 6V rechargeable battery, and charger. All you need is a DMX controller to start experimenting with beautiful, affordable, safe, cool-running LEDs.
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Consequently, lighting designer, Marcos Olivio, was presented with one of the challenges of the year. With the intention of doing a live concert and subsequently an electronic Rave ballad with Santana's band for recording, Arena Maeda in São Paulo was selected as the ideal location. "We believed that an audience of 10,000 people would be a great number for a 'comfortable' party," he says.
Spectrum Design e Iluminação supplies complete technology solutions for large-scale projects such as this, and the company excelled with an unp
Held in the Gardens of Buckingham Palace, the event took place over four days from 11-14 July and was the Palace's first commercial, ticketed public event. Technical production company Hawthorn provided the full production services supplying over 150 Clay Paky fixtures including: Alpha Wash 1200, Alpha Spot HPE 1200, Alpha Profile 1500, Sharpys, Sharpy Washes 330, and Alpha Profile 700s for the main stage, while a further 16 Clay Paky Alpha Wash 700 were used to light the Palace itself.
The Gala featured an array of artists including The National Youth Orchestra, The Feeling, The English National Ballet, Katherine Jenkin
This architectural marvel, situated on the main highway, gives an insight into the life and teachings of the ninth Guru of the Sikhs and the illumination has been described as "world class".
Modern Stage Service (MSS) - PR Lighting's Indian distributor - was brought in as a result of the company's long association with the show director, and Wadhwa specified 16 XR300 Beam and 12 PR-8802's. Mounted on both the ground and the structure itself, they are triggered into action daily after dark from an Avolites Titan Mobile in conjunction with a Dataton Watchout system.
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Affiliated to the University of London, Royal Holloway University prides itself on its reputation for having one of the UK's leading drama and theatre departments with an international reputation for the quality of its research in many different aspects of drama, theatre and performance studies.
The innovatively-designed Caryl Churchill Theatre, which is due to open in September 2013, replaces the University's pre-existing 30-year old black box 'Studio Theatre' with a new, flexible, future-proof facility that also incorporates two large rehearsal studios, dressing rooms, a workshop and a new foyer.
Its new auditorium offers an increased seating capacity of 178 seats
Leading the way is Elation's new Cuepix Series of blinders and strip lights powered by advanced COB (Chip On Board) LED technology. Hailed by the industry as the next step in LED technology, COB LEDs provide greater output from a smaller illumination source, more even light distribution, better color homogenization and better heat dissipation, compared to surface mount (SMD) LEDs, says the company.
Elation will also be introducing its first LED ellipsoidal fixture, a new LED Fresnel fixture, and powerful new 100-watt Cool and Warm White LED broadcast lights. These innovative debuts join the company's wide-ranging line of l
The show was recorded at RAI's Auditorium HQ in Naples where Perrini lit the show for the second time, before which it was recorded in Rome.
The game is based on the association logic of words or numbers and allows viewers to test their intuition and mastery of the Italian language. Each episode needed to have a different look and flavour, on which Perrini worked closely with scenic designer, Marco Calzavara.
As each programme built up towards its final section the money stakes increased dramatically ... and the lighting was integral to helping build the tension.
Perrini has worked for RAI for 27 years and has been using Robe products regularly in his work for the last three
