Lighting director Oli Richards designed the lighting for the show with support from London-based suppliers Richard Martin Lighting (RML).
Richards' spectacular lighting rig comprised of well over 100 moving lights, with Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s and Sharpys chosen to help transform the studio into a live concert environment.
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An appeal committee raised £50,000 and five years later it reopened as The Trinity Theatre arts centre complete with a raked-seating auditorium. Growing popularity soon saw an art gallery, licensed bar and computerised box office added.
Its latest upgrade sees the venerable space take on the very modern mantle of digital cinema, although a cursory gaze at the vaulted balconies, plush stage tabs and comfy seats reveals little. Only on closer inspection does it turn out to be the UK's first digital cinema to employ the K-Array system, its mid/high hangs barely visible against the tabs
As of September 2011, following a successful PLASA 2011 tradeshow, Green Hippo embarked on its internship programme by welcoming Suzy Casserley into the technical support team. Studying a BA Hons Degree in Lighting Programming at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, Casserley is involved in demo kit testing, technical support and the HippoSchool training sessions.
"My time at Green Hippo has been an amazing opportunity for me. I feel that I have gained a lot of practical knowledge and experience that I couldn't acquire solely in an educational environment." she reports. "I have also had the chance to network extensively and I have made some valuable industry contacts which
As an Authorised Service Centre, White Light now offers service and support of all Vari*Lite automated lighting fixtures, from the long-established yet still popular VL500 andVL3000 families to the VLX range of LED fixtures. The company's technicians can now carry out routine maintenance and servicing or repair work, including warranty repairs, for other Vari*Lite owners across the UK and Europe. White Light's staff has already completed extensive training, and the company has $100,000 of spare parts on-hand allowing most repairs to be carried out immediately.
"We are delighted by this appointment," comments Dave Isherwood, White Light's technical director. &qu
The 2012 AV Networking Congress, brings together some leading industry AV design consultants, and pro-audio manufacturers sharing their expertise in the rapid convergence from analogue to digital media networks.
Technologies for digital audio networking first appeared nearly two decades ago, but only recently have we began to witness a seismic shift away from traditional analogue networking and towards digital networking. A key driver for this is the rapid convergence of AV and IT, underpinned by the adoption of high performance AV networking technologies, such as Dante, based on th
Organisers have also announced that Adele will perform live at this year's ceremony next month. It is her first confirmed live performance since recovering from throat surgery. The singer is also nominated in three categories - best female, best single and best album for 21.
The trophies - including a lifetime achievement prize for Britpop band Blur - will be handed out at the O2 Arena on 21 February.
Yellowbrick Road Block - A performance of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium had to be called to a halt last week after the production suffered technical problems. Star Michael Crawford apologised when the mus
Live video director is Andy Bramley and the content / media servers are designed and programmed by Ben Miles. Together they work closely with the production and lighting designer Paul Normandale, who designed the screen layout, and Phil Harvey, Coldplay's creative director. Misty Buckley styled the vibrant graffiti tagged set decoration which adds another layer to the visual tone.
Played to a 360 degree audience where possible, with audience seated behind the stage which is still in the end-on position, video is an intricate blend of raw and soft / colourful and monochrome elements in a lively, edgy interactive environment.
Both Bramley and Mil
Core Lighting, with its headquarters nearby in the Cotswolds, was contracted to supply their battery-powered and Wireless-DMX (WDMX) controlled architectural lighting systems. For an evening Core added a splash of colour into the canopies of the trees and the houses. The avenues of trees and Exedra with its water feature were brought alive. The whole scheme was lifted through the mist and drizzle of the evening; also thanks to the waterproof capabili
The show saw more than 60 professional acrobats and artistes portray Singapore's rise from a small island country to one of Asia's cultural and economic powerhouses; all on a stage dressed in black stage masking from J&C Joel.
The stage masking curtains manufactured and supplied by J&C Joel were made from versatile black 300cm wide Molton (MOL002), a non-durably flame retardant brushed cotton fabric that is ideal for stage masking.
The stage blacks provided to the Kallang Theatre included five stage borders, eight legs, two wings, ten dress legs and a stage backdrop measuring ten
The project brief for Charcoalblue was to design, schedule and manage a comprehensive refurbishment of the main ICA cinemas. The challenge was to ensure it could happen in the short break between Christmas and New Year.
Following the design and specification by Charcoalblue of all of the necessary elements, 285 seats were stripped out of the cinemas and removed from site on 26 December; step-lights, carpets and wall coverings were removed on the 27th; on the 28th and 29th the floor structure was modified to increase the provision of fully accessible audience spaces
The strategic merger sees Forcast become the largest AV rental / broadcast and video facilities service operation in France outside of Paris, and the biggest such independently owned company in the country.
Forcast's work embraces all sectors of their industry including sporting fixtures, special events, festivals of all types - music, arts, culture, etc., together with corporate shows and presentations. It is also involved in AV and broadcast systems design, specification and implementation, with recent high profile venue projects including the new Olympic Nice Stadium and the Grimaldi Forum confer
The extensive communication capabilities offered by the four connected Eclipse-Median, six I-Series intercom panels, two Tempest BaseStations and four Tempest BeltStations "assure that CTV broadcasts have fast access to reliable, high-quality communications".
Since 1983, CTV, headquartered in Via del Pellegrino in Vatican City, has broadcast the Pope's pastoral ministry and other activities of the Holy See. Each year, they cover about 200 events from inside the Vatican as well as during the Pope
This year the theme was decidedly nautical. Festival directors Ten4 Events and Joor Events invited more than 40 ice sculptors from around the world to wield chainsaws, chisels and cutters and fill a 2000sq.m thermal tent with a stunning display of ice and snow carvings. Sculptures included naval heroes, sea animals, ocean monsters, and ghostly ships alongside spacemen, superheroes and fairytale characters.
Lighting designer for the Festival was Jasper Schimmel, whose brief was to bring sparkling dimension, shape and dynamic colour to the crystal clear, glass like figures and frosty snow scul
Because of the limited space available, it had proved impossible to position all the speakers of the OB truck's original production monitoring system in exactly the right places. The only way to achieve the correct placement was to block the view of some of the monitors, which clearly wasn't an option.
K-Array is distributed in the UK by Sennheiser UK and when Bow Tie TV's head of outside broadcast sound Ross Banks attended the latter's roadshow on 9 June at Knebworth House, he was impressed with Dave Wooster's demonstration of the tiny K-Array KZ10 full-range loudspeaker and KU36 sub.
"Because the KZ10 is so small, we
"We are delighted to be able to support this exciting event," says Black Light's customer relations, manager, Claire Södergren who is going to attend the event with colleagues Phil Haldane, Black Light's head of company development, and Craig Collin, the company's technical manager. "This is a really exciting opportunity for us to meet old friends and to help people in the industry get to grips with some of the most exciting new technology around."
The buyout was financed privately and leaves Ocean Media debt free. As such it is able to, and intends to, launch and acquire new business. Kenny will be chair of Ocean Media while Moran will be CEO. Moran and Ion Equity owned Ocean Media previously from July 2006 to October 2007.
Moran said: "They say you should never go back, but Ocean is a great company with strong products and fantastic people and I am looking forward to growing Ocean again." Kenny said: "We enjoyed working with David and the
At the same time, a giant permanent laser installation was launched. Scheduled for continuous operation in January 2012, the installation connects the highest towers of the Turkmenistan capital city Ashgabat with "dazzlingly-bright" laser beams in the national colour of green. Display lasers (used for building projections) are used as part of the project, seen for the first time on New Year's Eve.
Officials of the International Laser Display Association (ILDA) believe that it is the largest permanent display laser installation in the world.
According to reports, the president of Tur
As the first integrated tourist hub in the Philippines, RWM combines lodging, restaurants, gaming facilities, entertainment spots, a luxury mall, and the Newport Performing Arts Theatre, a majestic 1,500-seat venue for concerts, plays, musicals and exclusive productions. The Clear-Com FreeSpeak and Encore systems increase organisation for the facility's elaborate theatre productions.
The six communication paths offered by FreeSpeak, coupled with the four additional channels from Encore, segment the theatre's departments into distinctive communication
Alongside 50 exhibitors and a two-day programme of free professional development sessions, visitors can now book a place on a very special discussion presented by world-renowned lighting designer, Peter Morse. From Madonna and Michael Jackson to Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Usher, Prince, Christina Aguilera and Janet Jackson, Peter Morse has worked with some of the biggest stars on some of the biggest tours in history. Peter will talk us through his inimitable personal style, and share some of his experiences in this very special session; Lighting the Big Stage with Peter Morse.
Another major scoop is Advanced Mapping Techniques with Hippotizer Media Servers, presented by TMB
DRP is a single source supplier to a multiplicity of corporate presentations, live events, festivals, awards shows, parties and charity works. Their HQ is in the Midlands; they also have offices in London and Manchester and work all over the UK and internationally.
Richard (Rikki) Parmenter, DRP's head of lighting explains that they specifically wanted an LED batten fixture that would light walls, cyc, banners and architectural features with a smooth, linear wash.
Since buying the Color Force fixtures, they have been in demand for a diversity of projects. The Color Force 48 version also happens to be the same width as DRP's standard modular set panels, which are 4 x 10ft. When used for lightin
Sales and technical professionals from High End Systems will be on-hand along with intellaspot, Technospot, trackspot Bolt, DL.3 and Road Hog Full Boar consoles.
Over the course of two days, experts will demonstrate the capabilities of the latest products while also allowing plenty of time for hands-on experience and education. The relaxed atmosphere of the open house ensures attendees plenty of time to learn about High End Systems' products, says the company.
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Latin music's most prestigious awards telecast, the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was sent live on Univision Network from the Mandalay Bay Events Centre in Las Vegas. Since its debut on Univision in 2005, the show has consistently increased its ratings worldwide; and is the most widely watched awards show among Hispanics.
Atomic's vice president of operations Brett Puwalski, who has served as the show's gaffer for the last five years, introduced lighting designer Carlos Colina to the Sharpy at the Premio Juventud awards show on Univision last summer. "He loved the tight beam and how bright it was for its small size," says Puwalski. "Carlos has said he can never h
The partnership will see EIKI Deutschland featuring products from Calibre's HQView range of multi-image scaling and blending processors in its German-language marketing collateral, giving resellers in Europe's largest pro-AV market access to a tailor-made solution for projects requiring the images from multiple projectors to be warped, mapped and blended together, says the company.
"Calibre already has a German office and staff on the ground who can provide German-language support," says Guido Sterzing, MD of EIKI Deutschland. "What EIKI brings to the party is a large network of dealers and resellers who, up until now, have lacked a 'one-stop shop' for multiple-image systems. It should be a
On the outdoor exhibition area, the Concert Sound Arena and the Portable Sound Arena will showcase large-s
