"MGM asked us to come up with a concept for the stage set, sending us to a top secret preview screening of the film to give us the opportunity to sketch out some ideas", explained Hangman's Sam Booker. &qu
"Our brief was to transform the look of the building, bringing it to life" comments Jason Larcombe, lighting designer for White Light Events, "and at the same time to use lighting to support and enhance the drama of the show. Up until one week before the l
With support from d&b audiotechnik's local office, Mititieri chose a minimalist system powerful enough to be used in b
Tokyo based rental company Sound Service MMU, in co-operation with Sound Projects representative STK, provided the sound equipment for this special event, with main FOH systems based around the Sound Projects 4 (SP-4).
Sound engineer Asada split the area into two zones (two stages). For the main stage he specified double SP4 Diamond stacks for FOH, two SP2-FM floor monitors on stage and two personal monitors as side fills. The second (smaller) stage was reinforced by a SP-3 systems and again personal monitors as side fills. All around the top floor several X-act full range monitors and XM studio monitors were used.
The event took place on V
Despite the crowd's huge size, a PA system comprising just 12 of d&b audiotechnik's new Q1 loudspeakers (six per side) and eight Q-SUBs (four per side) was used to cover the crowd (80m deep). Stefan Goertz from d&b's Application Support (who supported Hokkaido Kyoriz Co Ltd on this, their first trial event wit
Derrick Zieba is the sound designer for the event, coordinating Britannia Row's team and the freelance engineers that regularly work with him on these televised spectaculars. The Classical Brits includes eight live acts - Vanessa Mae, Bryn Terfel, Nigel Kennedy, the Kings Choir and Hayley Westenra are amongst those on stage - and the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Simon Wright; the show is being broadcast by ITV.
For Zieba, this show is relatively relaxed. Thanks to the success of the EV X-Line system at last year's event, Zieba is using essent
"We'll shoot the scene on 35mm film in super fast speed, about 225 frames per second from a Wilcam," explained veteran director of photography Harry Dawson. "We're extending time out to get the full effects of the water and the actors' emotions, translating about 75 seconds of real time footage to 15 minutes screen time which will loop all day long at the Nationa
The auditorium seats 244 in an 'in the round' style presentation, with banked seating in the stalls, gallery centre, left and right. The main system comprises six t&m 122 loudspeakers, suspended from the grid, which overhangs the stage area (four servicing the front of stage area, and the other two outfills). These passive two-way trapezoidal enclosures are equipped with a single 12" LF driver and 1.75" HF compression driver.
For the
The tour started in the band's home county of Cornwall, followed by dates across the country. Allen & Heath coordinated the whole PA system with local hire company 'Freq AV', and supplied the control system, including an ML3000 24-channel VCA live sound console, which was controlled both FOH and monitor mixes. The band's tour sound engineer, Rob Heilig, was very impressed with the ML's VCA grouping functionality. An iDR-8 digital mixer provided time aligned in-fills around the venue,
As well as excavating the basement and adding a major extension to accommodate new teaching facilities for the School's Music and ICT departments, the original church hall has been completely refurbished so that it can function as a multi-purpose venue. The hall now serves as a high-tech lecture theatre for school assemblies and conferences, a performance and rehearsals venue for school music and drama productions, and a place for the church congregation's weekly services and functions.
The main requirement
The audio system provided by Sound Division formed part of the final development phase for Arjent's new dealer room. Arjent already had in place a large plasma screen linked to a Sky Digital box. Sound Division was asked to supply a distributed audio system to link the Sky Digital box so that the audio could be heard across the entire trading floor. To this end the company installed twelve JBL Control 24C ceiling speakers in grid format across the trading floor and a control rack housed in a locking steel cabinet containing a Cloud CX-A66 power amplifier and a Cloud CX133 dual zone pre-amplifier/mixer, as well as the Sky Digital box and a multi-CD player, which
With over 127 companies exhibiting a broad cross section of products and services, this year's show has expanded into three halls underlining its position as a technical showcase for professionals involved in theatre and auditoria. A host of new companies are exhibiting for the first time from the UK and mainland Europe, including theatrical video experts, XL Video, PA/VA specialists Millbank Electronics, Harman, Duran Audio, Ben-Ri Electronica, Alcons Audio and Turbosound. New lighting companies include Enlightenment and Associated Lighting. New exhibitors from the rigging side of the industry include: Metalworx, Tomcat
Immediately after delivery, a full training and demonstration session supervised by Martin Audio's Martin Kelly and Rock Centrum's Peter Foldvari, who showed how different box configurations, might be implemented. "The system sounded excellent - right from the word go," exclaimed Foldvari, adding that a week later it was making its official debut during four days of celebrations. "The result was amazing, confirming everything that had been spoken and written about this system."
"The W8LC proves that we no longer need to transpo
The companies send out a highly misleading mailshot to exhibitors asking them to update their free listing, but in reality, simply by updating and returning the form, exhibitors are actually signing a contract binding them to a three-year agreement, costing a significant amount per year. All the legal essentials and prices are hidden away in the small print - and the contract is then self-perpetuating unless cancelled in writing.
The companies will then refuse to cancel the 'order' and will aggressively pursue payment and threaten legal action. They apparently operate on the '10% Rule' - based on the fact that when threaten
Unfortunately, poor sound reproduction inside the 1,150-seat auditorium precluded the room's use for events focusing on musical quality, as the cathedral's building services manager, Kent Watts, explains: "A major foundation had been holding a fundraiser here every year in our ballroom, with an orchestra and operatic soloists, but they had to erect a temporary stage and bring in sound and lighting systems, all at significant cost. The auditorium was bette
Brighton-based installation company Navica has translated its extensive experience in fitting sound systems in football clubs to the cricket ground, designing the EV system to deliver similar coverage patterns and frequency responses to those recommended for soccer stadia.
The Notts CCC ground at Trent Bridge has several spectator stands, all built at different times from the 1880s to the 1990s and varying in architectural design and build construction. Navica's installation takes in four of the largest stands, including the Pavilion, "which is where the money is", says Dave Read, technical director at Navica. "We've d
Products on show will include the VR8 (8" + RBN401 ribbon), the VR12 (12" with RBN601 ribbon), the ALC2 controller-amplifier and the TS-series of compact in-fill speakers. Special attention is paid to the LR14 - the ultra-compact ribbon-loaded line-array, featuring the patented RBN401 pro-ribbon driver. Designed as either an ultra-compact line-array system, or as an under-fill cabinet for the LR
For the European election launch Stage Electrics provided a full set in Studio 12 at Granada TV Studios. Placed in front of 100m of white cyclorama, the opaque polycarbonate set was applied to a white steel frame grid of squares. Two large projection screens were incorporated into the set with projection also provided by the company. The huge stage consisted of four varying height linked circular platforms which ranged from two meters to six meters in diameter. The set was constructed in short order by the Stage Electrics scenic workshop and m
The brief for Sound Division was to improve the audio system in the private lounge situated downstairs. "The client required a high quality yet discreet background music system distributed throughout the lounge," said Sound Division MD David Graham. "To achieve that we opted for a JBL solution based on a total of eight JBL Control 23 loudspeakers supplemented by a number of JBL Control 24C ceiling speakers. We also refurbished and re-utilized a number of existing elements within the club to ensure minimum disruption to the client and also to make sure that we rem
The LVP3165 30mm pixel pitch screen gives a maximum 6,500 nits of brightness, so it can easily cope with high ambient light levels from direct sunshine, as well as dull weather conditions and night-time viewing. The screen gives a TV quality image from a distance of 30m and a viewing angle of 140/40°, making it easily visible from street level when mounted on the side of a building. All this, combined with 13-b
Sixteen of the 30 DTs will deliver background music to the peripheral areas, including main reception and stairways, as well as the VIP lounge. These two-way reflex enclosures (containing 4.5" woofer and 1" metal dome tweeter) were purpose-designed for environments such as these. Meanwhile,
"We've been serving clients throughout Asia for many years from our offices in North America and the UK," Harris explained. "The establishment of an Asian subsidiary is an important step in the expansion of our client support services in Asia."
PRG has more than a decade of experience serving clients in Asia in projects including theatre installations, theme park attractions, concert tours and corporate and special events. PRG Asia Inc will be engaged in business development and client support for all types of PRG products and services.
Makoto Yamazaki will serve as president of Asian Operations for t
As the largest satellite earth station in the world Goonhilly has the ability to transmit to every corner of the globe via space, and through undersea fibre optic cables. The station simultaneously handles millions of international phone calls, emails, and TV broadcasts.
From Goonhilly, BT provides global communications and manages networks, and the AV Room is central to their operation. Merlin MD, Merlin Wigley, s
PCM also features the VBG70/ BGV C1 Lodestar - a hoist with special safety features including double brakes - each capable of stopping the full load. They provide double the usual hoist safety factor, with a chain safety factor of 10:1, plus four-position limit switches including emergency switches, 24V control, under/overload electronic protection and a slack chain detection device.
The award-winning Unibar (PLASA 2003 Product Excellence) was designed by PCM
