Tegan and Sara lighting designer Benjamin Price was given a challenge - fit the entire lighting rig for the duo’s current tour into a 10 x 7 foot trailer without exceeding the 5,000 lb weight limit. The limitations put significant constraints on gear specification and ultimately helped to shape the lighting design. “It meant of course that I needed to design lightweight and small but still … [Read more...]
PLASA And ESTA Vote To Merge
PLASA, the lead body for those working in the live events, entertainment and communication industries worldwide and ESTA, the principal trade association for the entertainment services and technology industries in North America, have voted to merge their two organisations. The announcement comes on the back of lengthy consultations with both sets of memberships which concluded recently in a … [Read more...]
Chroma-Q LEDs Provide Effective Visuals for Eurovision 2010
Lighting designer Al Gurdon specified nearly 1,900 Chroma-Q LED fixtures to provide a stunning lighting and video effects wall forming the centrepiece of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, Europe's largest non-sport television production. For this year's event, Al wanted a flexible system with which he could create a sufficient variety of visual moods and textures to underpin the tones of the … [Read more...]
Philips Selecon Announce SPX, Ellipsoidals for the 21st Century
Philips Selecon has announced the release of a new generation of tungsten halogen ellipsoidal luminaires. SPX represents a fresh new look at the ellipsoidal profile, taking advantage of the advances in manufacturing technologies and the core technology of Philips Specialised Lamps. Developed to meet the evolving needs of 21st century entertainment lighting practice SPX is outstanding in its class … [Read more...]
High Turnout For White Light’s Eos/Ion Refresher Day
White Light and ETC recently hosted a hugely successful ‘refresher course’ training day covering ETC’s hugely popular Eos and Ion console ranges. Held at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre, the course was divided into two parts. The first was designed to provide an update as to the new and changed functionality in the recently released Eos software version 1.9, including changes to the behaviour … [Read more...]
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