City Theatrical VSFX3
The City Theatrical VSFX3 Drive Unit, developed in cooperation with White Light, combines DMX512 control with motor control for effect projection.
Christie LX505 and LX605 Projectors
The Christie LX505 and Christie LX605, designed for the Pro A/V market, offer the latest in LCD technology enhancements.
Broadcast Pix Slate V8
Broadcast Pix announced Version 8 software for its Slate live video production systems. V8 features a new user interface plus enhancements to its Fluent Multi-View, Clip Store and Macros workflow tools.
Altinex CP500-100 Controller
The Altinex CP500-100 Controller is the newest in the Neutron Series controller line. The rackmountable, 1RU controller is Ethernet-based and supports multiple Altinex MultiTouch touch panels.
Designing the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show
Is there any pressure when you sign on to design the Halftime show at the Super Bowl? You are working on one of the highest-viewed televised sporting events in the U.S.; you want something that no one has ever seen before; you are working with the biggest names in music; and it all happens live in a 12-minute performance. Oh, and you have only eight-minutes to set it all up in front of 100,000 people.
Price Buyers Make Great Liars
There was once a lighting supplier who bought a case of 12 PAR lamps from the manufacturer for $200 and sold them for $15 each. Business was brisk. At the end of the month, the owner counted his money and found that he was a little short on cash. So he called a meeting of the entire company and explained the problem. "What are we going to do?" an employee asked. "Isn't it obvious?" the owner answered. "We're going to get a bigger warehouse."
Special Effects Dress Up 2010 Grammy Awards Telecast
For an awards ceremony honoring ear candy, there was plenty of eye candy to behold at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, broadcast live from Staples Center and seen by an estimated 25.8 million viewers.
Jamie Foxx Tour Serves Up Lighting, Video Looks on a Budget
Daunte Kenner and DK Production Design LLC handled production design for a recent tour that provided audiences with an eclectic mix of comedy and music performances by an Oscar-winning actor, a Grammy-winning musician and a well-known stand-up comedian – all wrapped up in one person, Jamie Foxx.
Beam Effects Join the Dance for Reality Show Contest on Indian TV
LD Atul Sonpal chose Clay Paky beam and wash fixtures to light the set for Dance Premier League, a dance reality show produced by Cineyug for Sony Entertainment Television that was broadcast on Indian TV.
Moving Lights Help Strictly Come Dancing Go from Studio to Arena
The lighting rig supplied by Sonalyst for the U.K. arena tour of Strictly Come Dancing Live included more than 150 Robe moving lights, including the new ColorBeam 700E ATs.
Remaking “Memphis”
Scenic and projection designer David Gallo thinks that the vibrant rock musical Memphis is a relatively simple show from a visual standpoint, but that that doesn't mean that boundaries weren't pushed. The Broadway production, which includes a variety of moving scenery, including an adjustable bridge, pillars that move around the stage and a band that glides around the stage, is an energetic, exciting spectacle.
Philips Lighting Looks for a Future So Bright
For centuries, alchemists in Europe and Asia tried in vain to transform common metals into gold. The entertainment lamp manufacturing business unit of Philips Lighting in Turnhout, Belgium does it on a regular basis. Using sand, metal, and ceramics, they transform these very ordinary materials into a variety of extraordinary lamps for the entertainment industry, including MSR Gold FastFit lamps.