"We are always happy to expand our offering of services and support for our customers," said Peter Threadgold, director of sales for White Light. "This means customers have a direct line of support from their trusted supplier. They can deal with one company across several brands and products, which will be especially useful for customers in our dealer network. Adding David as dedicated product support means we can continue to deliv
The Hong Kong Academy School, which teaches age groups ranging from kindergarten to high school, opened a new site in Sai Kung in August 2013. The new site incorporates a 350-seat, multi-configurable auditorium with professional grade lighting and sound equipment, a 600-seat gymnasium with retractable seating capable of housing the entire school and an 80-seat studio theatre.
Hugh Chinnick, director of Pacific Lighting (HK), proposed the RJ Topaze 1200W MSD followspots within
About the new ExCel exhibition centre, Pio Nahum, Clay Paky commercial and marketing manager, says, "The location is beautiful and modern, suitable to our needs, as exhibitors. In addition for the first time we were able to organise the Knight of Illumination Awards in the same location of the show, with the many benefits in terms of logistics, for us, and in terms of accessibility for the attendees. Our booth, inside the Ambersphere village, has been very popular, thanks in particular to our new B-E
The iW7025 was developed by Dialog's Power Conversion Business Group (formerly iWatt Inc.) and extends Dialog's addressable market into the LCD TV backlighting power management space.
A key challenge for LED TV designers is how to easily reduce motion blur and deliver a high contrast ratio. With conventional LED drive
Never Mind The Buzzcocks which is now being filmed from Riverside Studios. The BBC2 show continues its obviously successful formula with guest competitors from the world of entertainment, regular team leaders Phil Jupitus and Noel Fielding, and a guest judge. Lighting designer Chris Kempton uses what he previously admitted as 'nothing exotic' to complement the industrial and urban design of the set.
Skavlan - Award winning journalist Fredrik Skavlan hosts the most seen talk show in Scandinavia with over 3m viewers. Since the TV talk show was premiered back in 2009, there has been a constant stream of international guests. Filming extra shows in London has meant that they have access to more stars who a
"Although Austria is a relatively small country the two companies will work together to ensure the Austrian customer base has expedient access to one of the most comprehensive portfolios of Entertainment Lighting equipment available today," says Philips Entertainment Sales Manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Czech Republic, Rainer Weggen."Philips Entertainment has added these market leading distributors to our list of partners to ensure that
Andre bought his first Robe products in 2004 and has been a loyal and keen supporter of the brand ever since, continuing to invest regularly in Robe over the years. His most recent purchase - from Robe's Benelux distributor Controllux - has been 16 Pointes and eight MMX Spots.
These were in fact the very first Pointes in Holland - delivered after Andre saw them at Prolight+Sound Frankfurt and was extremely impressed. Being a man of action, he put his money straight where his mouth was ... and placed the order there and then.
As soon as Purple Haze's Pointes were delivered, they went straight
The new compact six colour cyclorama was selected for a PLASA Award for Innovation thanks to its function and many advantages which it brings for the users. The luminary is specially designed for TV studios, concerts, theatres for back stage lighting or soft front lighting with high CRI (>95).
"During the exhibition the feedback about the product was superb. LL stage CYC contains six colours - red, green, blue, amber, white at 5600K and white at 3200K which is a really big benefit,", said managing director Julius Szaraz.
LL stage CYC 6C provides uniform light distribution, dynamic colour changing and its lifetime is 75.000 hours.
The next exhibition where you can meet with Leader Light is LDI SHOW in Las Vegas (22. - 24. Novemb
The location of the building was the main reason for a media façade solution, as it sits in Copenhagen at Rådhuspladsen, where outdoor advertising has been an integral part of the area for more than 100 years.
Transform architect Lars Bendrup said, "This LED media façade was the next logical step. It's an entirely new way of communicating through the language of light. Confederation of Danish Industry is showing a new face - one that reflects dynamism and change."
The media façade incorporates 4,000m of Martin Professional's VC-Strip in a customised outdoor soluti
Live Red, presented by Ilary Blasi and Claudio Bisio, brought together an exceptional cast, including Albertino, Elio e le Storie Tese, and Fabri Fibra, with the participation of the international guest Bob Sinclar.
The show was organised with the utmost professionalism, thanks to the quality of the technical staff: director of photography - Marcello Iazzetti, and lighting operator - Marco De Nardi, one of the best Italian console operators. The rental company was DiBi Technology, noted for its work with major productions.
D.T.S. contributed massively to the success of Live Red Vodafone. The lighting system - installed by DiBi Technology - included more than 100 moving heads by D.T.S: 64 x NRG 1201 hanging on the four arch
The WFX New Product Technology Awards are an integral element of the high profile annual WFX show, and are designed to honour the most innovative and pioneering entertainment technology products for the House of Worship market.
A panel of distinguished members of the WFX Advisory Board and WFX management, and editors from the industry's leading specialist worship magazines, selected Jands Stage CL as Winner - Best Conventional Lighting Console; and Winner - Best Overall Lighting Product.
"The response from the market to the needs of churches over the past few years has been astounding," says Jim Wagner, managing director of WFX. "As a result, the competition to be recognized as best in cat
Made in Sud showcases the very best cutting-edge and emerging young comedy talent in the south of Italy, with the final episodes in each run of programmes recorded live.
Carotenuto - who has worked for RAI for 30 years and currently lights shows and events for their OB Unit all over Italy - used 35 LEDWash 1200s to illuminate the audience in this instance.
The 30 x LEDBeam 100s were used in two 6x9 matrixes either side of the upstage LED screens. They provided intense back-beam effects for certain camera shots - for which they were highly effective.
The Robe fixtures for this show were supp
Exhibiting for the first time with Ambersphere Solutions, its new UK exclusive distributor, Robert Juliat revealed a bright, new-look stand design, complete with a range of startling pink TIBO fixtures. "The pink TIBOs succeeded in drawing a lot of visitors to the stand and generated much excited chat on th
Alan Ellis, Tim Leigh and Andy Smith join the business as Performance Director; Client Services Director; and Head of Projects respectively, at a pivotal moment for the business as CEO, Mark Johnson, explains: "The last two years have been fantastic for Stage One. The London 2012 Olympics firmly established us as world leaders in the design and manufacture of automated control systems for large scale public events.
"We have also developed our use of advanced materials, working on a range of stunning architectural pavilions, most recently completing internal features for Zaha Hadid's extension to London's new Serpentine Sackler Gallery. This included using FRP to manufacture the Zaha Hadid
Lighting designer Kobi Rozental specified 80 W-DMX units to deliver wireless DMX to colour changing streetlamps along the main highway leading to the city, at a distance of approximately 1 km (.6 miles). The streetlamps change colour in a chase, leading the way to the city. LED Lighting Solutions in Israel supplied all W-DMX equipment and lighting. Ory Yaffe of LED Lighting Solutions said, "We Could not install wires between the pillars, so wireless signal was the only option in this case. It works great and the signal is solid."
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Hosted by Matt Lucas and produced by Attitude, the award-winning gay magazine in association with Virgin Holidays, the glamour and the glitz was in full flow.
Eclipse's production manager Andrea Witt and project manager Nikhil Shah worked closely with Attitude's show producer Annie Bracken and Seasoned Events to ensure that everything ran like clockwork on the night and that the setting and environment helped make it a memorable night for guests.
The gala dinner and awards ceremony saw a star-studded line up of celebrities rock up, to see the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Paul O'Grady and Cher collect their awards, together with a special guest appearance by c
Before the award-winning artists could take the stage, it was longtime festival provider StagePro who oversaw the creation of all the production elements which included an all Vari-Lite automated lighting rig complete with 12 VL3015LT Spot, 16 VL3500 Wash FX, 16 VLX Wash, six VL880 Spot, and 16 VL3000 Spot Luminaires.
"This was a festival rig which was not designed for any one specific band," said Craig Ahneman, StagePro production manager. "As a full service production company, the one thing we fought for on t
Allen has been a member of the Showlight committee since the 2001 event in Edinburgh and his responsibilities have included organising both the visits programme and the conference dinner, the signature event where diners move from one table to another during the course of the evening, ensuring everyone meets someone new - and providing a memorable experience into the bargain!
The next Showlight takes place in 2017; both the main sponsor and the host country have yet to be decided but, says John Allen, "Following the success of Showlight 2013 in Cesky Krumlov, there is already great interest in the sponsorship of the 2017 event and many of this year's exhibitors have already shown interest
There was a great reception to the worldwide launch of the new Vision LED family, which features a 16° Par, a 1 metre batten and a zoomable moving wash each using 10W RGBW Multichip LEDs and delivering powerful and consistent performance. The LED range offers real value for money without compromising on performance, build quality or reliability, and provided dynamic illumin
The annual Pukkelpop festival, held at Kiewit near Hasselt, is one of Belgium's largest alternative music festivals, attracting over 60,000 festival-goers and second in size only to Rock Werchter.
This 'progressive and contemporary' musical event plays host to around 200 bands on its eight stages over the three-day festival and showcases a wide variety of music that encompasses rock, pop, electronic, dance, hip-hop, punk and heavy metal. The eclectic line up for 2013 included top artists Eminem, The Prodigy and Nine Inch Nails and world-class DJs including Mark Ronson, The Magician and Boys Noize.
The opening night party to the 28th Pukkelpop was the ideal event for ArKaos, Belgian media server and software manufacturer, to show off the p
"The first series of The Great British Bake Off travelled around the UK and the logistical challenges involved were considerable," says Stage Electrics project manager Russell Payne, who has worked on the show since the very start. "A company that could handle the logistics of moving tents, lighting, power, etc, was needed. We do a lot of work with the BBC and, as one of only a few companies that have the infrastructure to supply what was necessary, the production company who produ
Products range in condition from new products 'off the shelf' to ex-hire gear 'sold for spares' and could appeal to wide variety of customers including venues, rental houses, and events companies looking to complement existing stocks or end users seeking a particular piece of equipment. Detailed information and photos
Peter O'Toole opened the venue on 22 October 1963, playing Hamlet under the eye of founder Sir Laurence Olivier. More than 800 productions have taken place at the venue in the intervening 50 years, including premieres of plays by Tom Stoppard, Peter Shaffer, Harold Pinter, Alan Bennett and David Hare.
During their visit, the Queen and Prince Philip will enjoy a musical number from Guys and Dolls, which was the first musical staged at the National, in 1982. The royal visitors will also visit the props work
Five Source Four LED fixtures with attached CYC adapters at the bottom, and another five at the top, were controlled through an ETC Paradigm touchscreen to produce different colour mixes, each affecting how the scene was perceived.
At London's National Theatre, lighting director Neil Austin used a similar setup on Liolá, using Source Four CYC fixtures to create a very slow fade from cool blue daytime to warm orange evening lighting over the course of up to half an hour.
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