The LDI Show returned to Las Vegas after a busy year of live event productions across North America. The aisles were busy with production pros seeking to gear up for another busy year ahead, with exhibitors unveiling as many new products as steadily improving supply chain conditions would permit.
PLSN provides details on two Featured Listing items – DTS’ Synergy 7 Profile framing spot luminaire and Harlequin’s Liberty Switch multi-use floor system, which changes from rigid to sprung at the push of a button. Regular listings include details on Cameo’s S Series IP65 LED Soft Panel, the hazebase ultimate IP64 fog machine, Utratec’s EZ Kleen preventative maintenance fluid, and Vari-Lite’s X15 X-Series console.
Cinematographer Matthew Libatique, a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Achievement in Cinematography; spoke with PLSN about working on “Don’t Worry Darling.” Embracing a heightened realism, Libatique used color, fortuitous timing, and the nature of the Palm Springs, CA location shoot to great effect.
Martin Professional continues to expand their lighting team with the appointment of Sean O’Callaghan as Installed Lighting Consultant Relationship Manager, EMEA.Read More »Martin Professional Appoints Installed Lighting Consultant Relationship Manager
Clients value Metinteractive for its expertise as a design and systems integration firm that develops immersive digital environments and audio/video production systems for entertainment venues, stadiums, arenas, theaters, and similar spaces. But they value Metinteractive for another reason: its dedicated Managed Services Division, which provides technical support expertise and managed services.Read More »Metinteractive’s Managed Services Division Offers Post-Installation Support Tailored to Clients’ Needs
We take a look at a variety of new products being launched this fall from a range of manufacturers and distributors. This product guide includes new luminaires, control and distribution products, staging, trussing, video, special effects, and other production equipment.
HARMAN Professional Solutions introduces the Martin MAC Aura XIP, premium moving head wash light raising the bar for optical quality, featuring an even wash field with soft edge, minimal stray light, and high intensity mid-air beams. It has a Radical aura filament effect, with improved light engine control, and an outdoor rating with close to zero compromises in weight, size, and aesthetics.
Here’s an introductory video on the features of the MAC Aura XIP:
Read More »Martin by HARMAN Introduces MAC Aura XIP Indoor/Outdoor Wash Light with Filament Effect
Recently, AOTO installed a huge L-shaped outdoor advertising LED screen on the façade of Guangzhou Grandview Mall, the commercial and cultural center in the Tianhe District, Guangzhou. The company deployed its AD Series LED cabinets to create a large screen that wraps two sides of a building for a dramatic eye-catching digital signage solution. The Guangzhou Grandview Mall gathers businesses, culture, entertainment all together and is a top shopping destination in Guangdong.Read More »AOTO Builds L-Shaped Large Format LED Screen at Guangzhou Grandview Mall
Robe’s new IP65 rated iSpiider LED wash moving lights passed some serious jungle tests on the latest edition of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Germany (Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier rau), which was recorded at Blyde River Canyon in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province, South Africa.Read More »I’m a Robe iSpiider – Don’t Get Me Out of Here!
Expanding ADJ’s groundbreaking Hydro Series of powerful, reliable, and affordable IP65 rated moving heads, the new Hydro Beam X12 is a nimble fixture that outputs an intense, razor-sharp beam. Ideal for generating aerial effects at concerts, tours, festivals, and dance events, it combines the punchy Philips® Platinum 12R LL MSD 6,000-hour discharge lamp technology with a carefully curated selection of beam-shaping tools that include motorized focus and a dynamic 24-facet prism. Here’s an introductory video on the Hydro Beam X12 from ADJ:
Read More »Sharp & Powerful: ADJ’s New Hydro Beam X12 IP65-Rated Dedicated Beam Moving Head
Introduced in March 2021, the Ovation Rêve E-3 LED ellipsoidal combines a full spectrum of saturated colors with vivid whites featuring +/- green adjustments, along with a host of other features. Now the new Ovation Réve E-3 IP from Chauvet Professional offers all the output and performance of its popular predecessor, along with the added benefit of being an IP65 rated fixture. Here’s a video preview from Chauvet for the Ovation Réve E-3 IP luminaire:
In March, an array of double-sided LED displays were installed on light poles along the Avenue of Stars in Beijing, China. These displays, made by INFiLED, have a pixel pitch of only 3.91mm, adding vibrancy and vitality to the whole avenue. The Avenue of Stars is located in the Starlight Film and Television Park, a national TV program production base in Beijing. To optimize the park’s layout and convey its visions, INFiLED was brought in to provide an LED display solution. INFiLED adopted the WL series to create 48 high-quality LED displays mounted to the avenue’s light poles.Read More »INFiLED Displays Line Both Sides of the Avenue of Stars in Beijing