As the holiday season approaches, festive specials are a great way to be both merry and bright. One of NBC’s holiday specials, Holidays with the Houghs, was designed by James Pearse Connelly.Read More »JPConnelly Designs NBC’s Holidays with the Houghs
USA—At its best, live music, particularly rock ‘n’ roll, is driven by a deep personal connection between fans and the artist on stage. TV viewers who tuned into HBO’s recent broadcast of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony were reminded of this time and again during the broadcast, even though the event took place inside a massive NBA arena. Here’s a video trailer of the ceremony from HBO. It’s now streaming on HBO Max:
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Cwmbran, Wales—Two FLX S24 consoles from Zero 88—a Signify entertainment lighting brand—have been supplied by Ross-on-Wye, UK based CJP Broadcast for lighting control in two new broadcast studios for virtual production and television at the University of Sunderland’s David Puttnam Media Centre. CJP’s technical manager James Ruddock, who led the virtual studio installation team, chose the consoles for their power, compact size, and footprint, and as, “a good value option for educational applications of all levels with its many features and great functionality as found in larger lighting desks.”Read More »Zero 88 FLX S24 Provides Flexible Lighting Control for University of Sunderland
NEW YORK—The Atlanta Braves hadn’t won a National League pennant since 1999, and few “experts” expected them to do so this year, even though they managed to squeak into the post season playoffs. But baseball is, if nothing else, a game that has a way of turning improbabilities into realities.Read More »CHAUVET Professional onAir Panels Create Smooth Looks for The Lighting Design Group at NLCS Broadcast on TBS
From the PLSN Podcast archives, with Jeff Ravitz – Lighting Designer and Founding Partner at Intensity Advisors
From the PLSN Podcast Archives, with Christian Epps – Chief Executive Officer at Lights, Camera, Diaspora!
with Alan Adelman – Lighting Designer
On this episode, we discuss the inevitable progression of theater from the proscenium to the screens, preserving theater for archival purposes, how COVID19 has changed theater folks view of video as a useful tool, how the time has finally coming for producers to see value in making good quality video captures of their stage work, breaking down the walls between theater and broadcast, making art vs. making craft, and how to prepare for the televised revolution.
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With Stan Crocker – Three-time Emmy nominated Lighting Designer/Director at Sightline Design Group
With Seth Robinson – Principal Lighting Designer with Sightline Design Group
NEW YORK — Wuppertal, Germany-based Riedel Communications won a Sports Emmy Award in the “Outstanding New Approaches Sports Event Coverage” category for the company’s involvement with the Red Bull Stratos project. Riedel received the honor from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, held May 7 in New York City.