In this week’s Video of the Week, Lighting Designer and Programmer, Ryan Pervola speaks with X-Laser on his experiences using X-Laser’s Mercury Laser Control with his rigs, working with lasers for clients, and more.
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Two videos take you inside the set and lighting designs of UNCSA’s 2022 production of “Sweeney Todd” with Scenic Designer Sarah Webster and Associate Scenic Designer Mrinali Thanwani, as well as Lighting Designer Malcolm Foster.
600 light drones were used to launch MSC’s new cruise ship, the MSC World Europa, and to promote MSC and Qatar Airways. The show took… Read More »Video of the Week: MSC World Europa Naming Ceremony Drone Show
Celine Royer is a lighting designer, lighting director, and programmer who loves music and creating shows that appeal both to the audience and to the bands she works with. She has had an unusual path into lighting, switching from being a hairdresser and a singer in a band to a career as a lighting technician in France. She moved to the United States so that she could work with bigger shows and acts than the ones that were available to her in France. She has now worked with many different bands and acts including Jennifer Lopez, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda and on Rupaul’s Drag Race for the World Tour and the Vegas residency.
Christmas time in New York City is magical and among the many things to experience, the Winter Village at Bryant Park is a must. Located at the famed NYC library, Bryant Park is a unique holiday tradition. For the last six years, PRG has provided lighting and audio for the ice rink supporting Lighting Designer Diana Kesselschmidt who designed the lighting to capture the magical, special, and sometimes romantic aspects of the park.
Here’s a video from London’s National Theatre on how they made it rain for a recent production of The Crucible that ran in its Olivier Theatre. Set Designer Es Devlin and Production Manager Heather Doole discuss creating this incredible stage effect.
Read More »Video of the Week: How We Made It, The Olivier Rains for ‘The Crucible’
Designer Alex Reardon and the Silent House team are back in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for SoundStorm ’22 MDLBeast. Here’s an overview of all the different performance areas for this years massive production that ran Dec. 1, 2, 3:
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Carrie Underwood’s The Denim & Rhinestones Tour includes the artist performing “Crazy Angels” while she’s suspended in midair. As she floats to the stage, an enormous pair of LED neon wings glide with her. City Theatrical recently shared an informative case study about this impressive scenic element.
Lighting Designer Marsha Stern started out lighting for discos in the 1970s before transitioning into architectural and architainment lighting projects in the 90s. She has a podcast, Heartbeat of the Dance Floor® that looks back fondly on the glory days of disco. In episode #12, Stern has assembled a lighting design panel to discuss lighting in those early days. Here is the video replay of A Lighting Panel with Special Guests Ken Billington, Jason Kantrowitz, (KB Associates / The Red Parrot), Anne Militello (Vortex Lighting / California Institute of the Arts), and Paul Gregory (Focus Lighting / Saturday Night Fever dance floor):
Read More »A Lighting Panel with Marsha Stern’s Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor® Episode #012
A festival celebrating the earliest form of aviation was complemented by the very latest in aviation technology, when drone show specialist Verge Aero flew a series of spectacular light shows for the 50th anniversary Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (AIBF) in New Mexico. Here’s a video recap from Verge Aero with CEO Nils Thorjussen discussing the different drone shows they flew at the AIBF.
SIX the Musical is a pop-Tudor mashup, fusing historical and contemporary references to tell the story of the six wives of Henry VIII. Costume designer Gabriella Slade and costume supervisor Justin Allin take us behind the scenes, revealing the secrets of Catherine of Aragon’s striking glitzy gold costume in this video from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Here’s a Spooktacular video for Halloween! Blockhouse Studios deployed 14 Epson laser projectors to deliver a haunted walking path full of ghostly encounters and eerie immersive experiences for the Harvest Nights event for Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Using projection mapping and impressive special effects, including Gerriets HOLOVISION scrim to create a phantom train, Blockhouse Studios was able to push the boundaries of the imagination to an inventive haunted event.
Read More »Video of the Week: Projecting Spooky ‘Harvest Nights’