Let’s Glow SF holiday projection event, returned to San Francisco from December 1st through 10th for its third edition. Every day from 5-10PM, the facades of Downtown San Francisco’s most iconic buildings were transformed through the projection of large-scale artworks created by local and international creative studios and artists.
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AV Stumpfl has announced its expansion into the Philippine market through a strategic partnership with SolidWater, a leading distributor in the region. The partnership with SolidWater, a subsidiary of the Symunity Group, will see the distribution of AV Stumpfl’s flagship media server platform, PIXERA, throughout the Philippines. In the future, Tokyo-based Symunity Group intends to work even closer with AV Stumpfl’s existing PIXERA distribution partner in south-east Asia.Read More »SolidWater to Distribute PIXERA in the Philippines
ACT Entertainment announces that it has become the exclusive North American distributor of Green Hippo media servers and digital display products, as the demand for the brand’s live entertainment solutions continues to soar. ACT acquired Green Hippo in late 2023 as part of a larger acquisition that also included tvONE, a video processing and media server brand, which will continue with its existing strategy.Read More »ACT Entertainment Becomes Exclusive Distributor of Green Hippo in North America
Disguise has announced the public launch of its brand new VX 3 video playback hardware solution within its flagship VX range. First revealed at ISE earlier this year, the VX 3 features three 4K video outputs suitable for both projection and LED displays. This means it can handle both pre-rendered and real-time video playback from any third-party render engine, making the VX 3 Disguise’s most flexible, versatile and scalable VX machine yet for the next generation of live productions.
3Made AV, a newly established Belgian audio-visual consultancy and distribution company, has become a new distributor for AV Stumpfl PIXERA media server systems in the… Read More »3Made AV Becomes New Distributor for PIXERA Media Servers in Benelux Region
Inglewood CA’s 70,000-capacity SoFi Stadium hosted the 39th annual WrestleMania with a blockbuster two-night event enveloped in LED screens and scenic video technology driven by an army of Green Hippo’s Hippotizer™ Boreal+ Media Servers.Read More »Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers Take on Epic ‘WrestleMania’ Visuals
Janet Jackson’s ‘Together Again’ tour is her 10th outing. For the ‘five act’ retrospective of her 50-year career, Eric Wade, Principal of Crossfade Design served as Production Designer as well as Tour Director. Troy Eckerman was Associate Lighting Designer/Lead Lighting Programmer. Both speak with PLSN about the production solutions supporting this dynamic artist’s tour.
PLSN’s Michael S. Eddy chats with NEP Virtual Studios’ Phil Galler on the state of the virtual production industry.
Nationwide Video, with facilities across North America, is a leading provider of cross-rental equipment to the live entertainment and event rental and staging industry. Their Nationwide University (NWU) provides training industrywide for technicians and video engineers to get up to speed on a variety of video equipment and workflows.
A look at some noteworthy books, including ‘The Production Manager’s Toolkit Second Edition,’ by Cary Gillett and Jay Sheehan; ‘The Projection Designer’s Toolkit,’ by Jeromy Hopgood; ‘Bloody Brilliant: How to Develop, Execute, and Clean Up Blood Effects for Live Performance,’ by Jennifer McClure; ‘Off Headset: Essays on Stage Management Work, Life, and Career,’ edited by Rafael Jaen and Christopher Sadler; ‘The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit,’ by Anne E. McMills; and ‘The Scenic Charge Artist’s Toolkit: Tips, Templates, and Techniques for Planning and Running a Successful Paint Shop in the Theatre and Performing Arts,’ by Jennifer Rose Ivey.
KlingNet3 is a new highly flexible, cloud-compatible, lighting and visual control protocol for the future developed by InMusic Brand’s ArKaos for the entertainment industry. It takes flexibility, user-friendliness, feedback, and ultimate control to next-gen levels. KlingNet3 (patent pending) enables control of ALL parameters of a lighting fixture – and so much more – and is a viable alternative to DMX.Read More »ArKaos Launches KlingNet3
Folk-pop artist Maggie Rogers has wrapped up the first leg of her The Feral Joy Tour. The tour promoted her latest album Surrender and featured special guest Del Water Gap as an opener for the show. Production/Lighting Designers Tess Falcone and Dan Hadley of LXFC marked their first tour with the artist. Hadley had worked with Rogers’ management before and was invited to submit a design to work with the artist herself, executing an intimate rock-concert design for Rogers’ unique sound. Entertainment Technology Partners spoke with the LXFC partners about the tour’s design.Read More »2023 Maggie Rogers: LMG Touring Delivers Ultimate Rock Concert Feel