On the back of a successful exhibition at Euro Cine Expo 2024, Astera was proud to receive the Best of Show award conferred by film-tv-video.de. The award was given for Astera’s new addition to its lighting portfolio: the LunaBulb, launched at the beginning of June.
The Royal Conservatory of Antwerp recently undertook the transition from conventional to LED lighting with a cutting-edge lighting system upgrade that features Elation KL and FUZE series luminaires. The new lighting system was supplied by Ampco Flashlight.
The award-winning Opera Baltycka (Baltic Opera) in Gdansk, on Poland’s stunning north coast, has invested in new Robe lighting fixtures with the purchase of 18 TX1 PosiProfiles and four PAINTES which have been installed into its current building.
AOTO, provider of LED display solutions, has transformed the visual experience at Hero NYC, an immersive experience venue located in Manhattan’s iconic Rockefeller Center. This collaboration utilizes AOTO’s state-of-the-art CV Series LED displays to captivate and immerse audiences, creating an unforgettable sensory experience.
A variety of ADJ luminaires – including the new IP65 rated Jolt Panel FXIP and Focus Spot 7Z moving head spot – were utilized by PLDS Showtechniek, a local production company, for the official King’s Day celebration in Emmen, the Netherlands. The main stage featured musical performances and an appearance by King Willem-Alexander.
Setting a supportive tone for Tourist LeMC on this tour was an engaging, intimate lighting design by Maarten de Man of MDM Productions that featured CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Splendit.
Singer/songwriter Gary Clark, Jr. is out on the North American leg of his 2024 world tour with Claypaky Sharpy X-Frames and Midi-B FX fixtures. Co-Lighting Designers John Adamo and Robert Fuller selected the fixtures, which have been supplied by Bandit Lites, Inc., the tour’s full-service lighting and effects provider.
In recent months, turnkey production design studio and rental company Maktive has invested heavily in GLP’s new impression X5 IP platform—sensing both the potential for deployment in the arduous weather conditions of the outdoor season and that the common chipset will guarantee uniform, homogenous color.
The ancient Greek philosopher Hierocles was fond of using concentric circles to represent something he called oikeiosis, the essence of our identity as humans, with the inner circle symbolizing the individual, and each succeeding curve representing a broader and broader universe. It was also called forth this spring in Alain Corthout’s stunning production design for Black Eyed Peas show at La Défense Arena.
Revúca’s House of Culture has completed a significant renovation project, updating its lighting setup with PROLIGHTS products, making a significant step forward in its technological evolution. This major cultural venue in the Slovak region is dedicated to artistic creation and the organization of theatrical events.
Finland’s biggest rap stars descended on the Nokia Arena in Tampere recently to treat more than 10,000 music lovers to a night of pumped up performances, with live action footage and pre-made content on an LED cube and wraparound ticker screens powered by tvONE’s Green Hippo brand of Hippotizer Media Servers.
Adriano Candeloro is a founding director and technology guru at Sightline Productions, serving clients across Australia, New Zealand and further afield with a variety of international work. The Sightline team are all big fans of Astera, having first started hearing about the brand a few years back when the neon lighting look was very popular in Australia.