Robe Lighting, an entertainment lighting manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Artistic Licence, leaders in the design and manufacture of lighting control products and originator of Art-Net. The official announcement was made in the UK on Friday, Sept. 2.Read More »Robe Lighting s.r.o. Agrees to Acquire Artistic Licence, Inventor of Art-Net Protocol
Leading dry hire rental partner, Main Light, LLC, has continued to expand it rental inventory with the addition of Martin MAC Aura PXL wash luminaires. These new lights are now available to rent from any of the Main Light locations. Main Light created a video demonstration of the Martin MAC Aura PXL luminaires:
Read More »Main Light Increases Inventory with Addition of Martin MAC Aura PXL Wash Luminaires
As lighting designer for the Juno Award-winning James Barker Band, Andrew Dawson gets ample opportunities to engage in “illuminated storytelling,” thanks to the rich narratives… Read More »Andrew Dawson Unfolds James Barker Band’s Stories with Chauvet Professional
Multigenre English musician Jacob Collier is back on the road for a grand world tour to celebrate his DJESSE album series. The show features an energetic lighting design harnessing the rich colors of the VL2600 range of luminaires from Vari-Lite.
Never permit a false dichotomy to rule your life, Pablo Picasso once declared. Sage advice, as the heroine Elle Woods proves with such panache in Legally Blonde, the Laurence O’Keefe-Neil Brown musical, inspired (like the film before it) by the Amanda Brown novel about a vapid California sorority girl who metamorphizes into a Harvard Law student. Defying stereotypes and reconciling supposed oxymorons, Elle proves that a woman can be both pretty and smart, as well as colorfully free spirited and intensely focused while making this incredible transformation.Read More »Adam King Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Balance Looks for Mountview’s ‘Legally Blonde’
SMPTE ST2110/ST2022-Ready FA-1616 Provides Multi-Purpose Gateway for SDI and IP Hybrid Operation without Additional Hardware Investment
FOR-A Corporation was honored with a TV Tech Best of Show 2022 Award for its FA-1616 multi-channel signal processor. With its software-defined architecture, the FA-1616 supports the industry’s rapid shift from Serial Digital Interface (SDI) to Internet Protocol (IP). Because broadcasters must protect their current hardware investment, FOR-A has developed a new line of products, including the FA-1616, that provide a flexible, cost-effective gateway to the IP world.Read More »FOR-A Wins TV Tech Best of Show Award for FA-1616 Multi-Signal Processor
Bandit Lites is exceedingly proud to share that long time clients Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood were bestowed the CMT Music Award for Video of the Year for If I Didn’t Love You. The duo also collected the trophy for Collaborative Video of the Year.Read More »Bandit Lites Clients Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood Take Home CMT Music Video of the Year
Wireless LED lighting manufacturer Astera collected the prestigious 2022 Bert Easey Technical Award which was presented at a gala event organized by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, at the end of February.Read More »Astera Wins 2022 Bert Easey Technical Award
with Christina Watanabe – Knights of Illumination award winning Lighting Designer and Educator
On this episode, we discuss how to create enthusiasm for the next generation of entertainment professionals, what the students of 2020 will need to do to get a chance to work in entertainment, the benefits of having real world experience in the classroom, how to teach theater during a pandemic, the creativity sparks necessary to make it in show biz, the importance of finding a supportive mentor, remaining socially/professionally productive during the isolation period, lighting through walls, and knowing when to break the rules.
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with Howard Ungerleider – Visionary Award winning Owner and Partner at Production Design International
with Jeff Calderon – Emmy Award winning Lighting Director, Lighting Designer and Director of Photography at Academy Lighting
Don’t let the sound quality prevent you from hearing what Jeff has to say.
On this episode, we discuss the benefits of encouraging inclusivity in entertainment, how unions can lift more people out of poverty, how collective bargaining can make us safer and more profitable, how to remain grateful and creative after 35 years in the industry, how the lighting industry changed for the better/worse, and how retirement from a job you love is a myth
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With Al Crawford – Knight of Illumination Award winning Lighting Designer and CEO at Arc3design and Lighting Director at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater