LONDON – XL Video recently supplied key video technology to support the BBC Worm’s verdict show produced by BBC News for the live Leaders Debates. XL supplied PPU/mixers, control systems, lighting, audio and comms for two temporary studio setups, one in Media City, Salford, and one in New Broadcasting House, London.
ORLANDO – PLASA Focus: Orlando 2015, set for Feb. 17-18, is seeing pre-registration numbers that are more than 25 percent higher than PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013.
CINCINNATI, OH – USITT, the IATSE Craft Advancement Program committee and the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund are collaborating to present an OSHA 10/General Entertainment Safety training prior to the USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center in March.
MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is now accepting registrations for its CUE professional development conference, which will take place June 26- 28, 2015, in Madison, WI at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. Early registrants can take advantage of a special discount, which will expire Feb. 28.
Clearwing Productions will be hosting a vendor showcase at its Milwaukee office on August 26. The event will feature product demos from some of the top audio and lighting manufacturers in the industry; including Clay Paky, ETC, Yamaha, L-Acoustics, Allen & Heath, Le Maitre, QSC, Robe, Shure, LSC Lighting, and Blizzard Lighting.
BELL, CA – Empire PRO will host an open house on July 29 to show off their new facility here. The event, set form 4-9 pm, will include food, drinks, live music, networking and giveaways.
FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design will host live seminars in Los Angeles (July 24) and New York City (Aug. 13), featuring hands-on demonstrations of the new Blackmagic URSA and Blackmagic Studio Camera. At both events, Blackmagic Design will showcase its complete range of products for broadcast, post production and live production
PRAGUE – USITT is seeking contributors for the U.S. National exhibit to the 2015 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space. Submissions are due by July 14, and must include five images, one video link, and a written description of the project.
ATLANTA – The idea behind LiNK, a joint effort of USITT and SETC, is to provide a practical way for theatre programs and potential students to get together via a weekend of interviews for their mutual benefit. Focal Press noted that the publishing company is a Platinum sponsor of the 2014 program, set to take place at the Hilton Atlanta Airport hotel here Nov. 14-16, 2014.
Elite Training is a unique opportunity for student and early career USITT members to receive tuition-free hands-on training with industry leaders in five disciplines: automation, rigging, sound, projection, and a new category this year, stage management.
The Designers Lighting Forum of New England (DLFNE) is pleased to announce lighting industry leaders Keith Bradshaw and Dr. John Curran will be speaking at the 2014 BOSTON LIGHTS Exposition on September 18th.
Join Mike Wagner, ARRI’s Product Manager, for a morning workshop about LED lighting at ARRI CSC in Fort Lauderdale