The live finals of American Idol 2023 moved to a new, historic venue – Red Studios Hollywood – giving Lighting Designer Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design and Production Designer Florian Wieder the chance to create a fresh and exciting new look in this special space, which has embraced history and innovation in film and TV production since the early 20th century.Read More »‘American Idol’ Goes Mega Again
How can I balance my lighting with a massive video structure so the two work together in harmony? Virtually all lighting designers have asked themselves this question—and with good reason. Like some giant planetary object that bends spacetime and pulls everything around it into its gravitational orbit, big video walls have a way of changing everything on stage. Figuring out how to work lights with them is the key to creating a harmonious design.Read More »Tom Kenny Balances Looks at iHeart Country Music Festival with CHAUVET Professional
There are as many ways to tell a story as there are stories to tell. The incomparable Reba McEntire has demonstrated this with the rich and varied narratives that run through her songs. So too did Matthieu Larivée and the team at Lüz Studio when they created one of the final shows in the Queen of Country’s current tour at Madison Square Garden.Read More »Lüz Studio Storytelling with CHAUVET Professional for Reba McEntire’s MSG Show
Emeryville, CA-based Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG), a technology and services provider for media creatives and content owners, has entered into a strategic partnership with… Read More »ASG to Offer Zero Density’s Line of Real-time Photorealistic Graphics Solutions
Bandit Lites is proud to have illuminated the 8th Annual Black Music Honors, a star-studded showcase that celebrates Black excellence and trailblazers in music, ranging from gospel to R&B, Hip-Hop and more. This year’s honorees included music legend Missy Elliott, vocal trio SWV, disco and R&B star Evelyn “Champagne” King, R&B/soul singer Jeffrey Osborne, and gospel trailblazers The Hawkins Family. Hosted by singer and actress LeToya Luckett and actor DeRay Davis, the event was taped at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Friday, May 19.Read More »Bandit Brings the Lights to the Black Music Honors
PLSN’s Michael S. Eddy chats with NEP Virtual Studios’ Phil Galler on the state of the virtual production industry.
Nick Jushchyshyn, program director of Digital Media and Virtual Production at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, discusses his use of Blackmagic Design technologies as part of the program’s virtual production workflow.
The Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox recently finished their first headlining tour of North America, ‘The Eternal Blue Tour.’ Co-Creative Directors Lenny Sasso (also handling lighting design) and Drew Mercadante (who is also screens producer) fill us in on how the visuals came together for the well-received tour.
PLSN presents the lighting and video solutions provided by CT and Ayrton for the recent Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England.
Production Designer Tamlyn Wright along with Lighting Designers Matt Firestone and Jon Kusner talk about designing two different television specials celebrating two legendary entertainment icons—Singer, Joni Mitchell and Comedian and Actor, Carol Burnett.
Now in its 31st year, Mayday has long been one of the really big European techno institutions and at the same time a modern interpretation of the traditional May dance. With the 30th anniversary last year, the time was ripe for a return to the origins of the festival and a complete redesign of the production, in which over 300 spots from GLP played the leading role.Read More »More Than 300 GLP Spots in Linear Action at Mayday 2023
Five Next Robe Generation (NRG) members, a networking community for lighting students, had the time of their lives at this years’ Eurovision as RoboSpot operators. NRG Manager Jane Monk said: “Lighting Designer Tim Routledge created this exclusive opportunity for local students to get involved. Working together, both LIPA and Cheshire colleges hosted NRG Introduction to RoboSpot training days – keeping the reason a secret!”Read More »Robe’s NRG in the Spotlight at ‘Eurovision’