John Evans, formerly general manager of the Canadian sales subsidiary of Telex/Electro-Voice, a worldwide leader of professional audio products, has been appointed to develop the Canadian market. Evans commented: "A.C. Lighting has a dominant presence within the international entertainment lighting market. I am excited by the new appointment, and look forward to growing the business in Canada."
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The event is aimed at people working within the entertainment lighting industry who have experience in lighting or re-lighting shows; theatre electricians, technical assistants or similar grades within the industry.
The three-day Masterclass will use the 'Light Lab', a system used by Chris Parry at The University of Californ
No agenda has been set, but one of the main intentions of these regional meetings is to give members the chance to meet up and discuss issues about lighting and the lighting industry. It could also be an opportunity to talk about future regional meetings and how the ALD can help support them. A meeting in Bristol came up with several s
The major benefits to the gallery, the world's most advanced holographic imaging studio, are three-fold: power consumption has been reduced from 750W to 30W, so reducing costs; the light output is confined to a narrow band, giving improved contrast and superior visual quality; and the long-life element means there'll be no need to replace them for about 20 years. Olson sees the launch of CHIP lamps as an exciting development, suggesting that th
Gearhouse Durban was awarded the contract to provide all the technical aspects of the show. Aside from the massive stage, and three enormous screens, the Gearhouse team managed the technical requirements of live singers, a band of 18 musicians (on a raised platform on the stage), dancers and chorus singers as well as the retinue of stars. The concert aimed to convey that sense of Bollywood opulence and extravagance and the Gearhouse team had to not only create this opulent stag
In the award's technical categories, this year's nominations are:
Best Set Design:
A Streetcar Named Desire designed by Bunny Christie at the Lyttelton
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang designed by Anthony Ward at the London Palladium
A Play Without Words designed by Lez Brotherston at the Lyttelton
The Coast of Utopia designed by William Dudley at the Olivier
Best Costume Design:
Bombay Dreams, costumes designed by Mark Thompson at the Apollo Victoria
Taboo, costumes d
The Cyclo is a surface-mounted fixture with a slim design. Designed for use in cove lighting, perimeter lighting, light walls, or behind semi-transparent materials and space where room is restricted, Cyclo comes in three varieties. Cyclo 02 is a fluorescent colour temperature changer which can recreate natural fluctuations in daylight. The smallest in the series, it consists of two dimmable T5 tubes, a warm white at 2700K and a daylight white at 6000K.
By adjusting the relative intensity levels of the two tubes, any colour temperature between the two extremes can be generated to create smooth transitions between warmer and cooler tones. Cyclo 02 can be
dmXPOINT FI is a 'Full Isolated' version of the dmXPOINT Digital DMX merger/splitter/router, with opto-couplers isolating each of the outputs. (Both dmXPOINT and dmXPOINT FI have opto-isolated inputs).
ELC also announces a number of upgrades and improvements. focusBRAIN XL is replacing focusBRAIN: hardware changes include two cont
Although Bandit Lites has an office in Dublin, the shows were handled by its UK arm. "The Dublin office was so busy with work, that we asked the UK office to pitch in on this one," explained Bandit's Phay MacMahon. Production managing the events was Harry Tucker, with the lighting designed by Steve Fallon, and the Bandit crew consisting of Stephen 'Nipper' Fitch as crew chief and Jim Allison as moving light technician. The equipment consisted of an expansive three truss system, stacked with High X Spots, Studio Beams and PCs, and Studio Color 575s controlled by a Wholehog II desk.
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Stardraw marketing director Rob Robinson is understandably pleased: "Annual growth of 55% is a considerable achievement under any circumstances, particularly as it represents almost three times the growth rate we achieved in the preceding period, but against the backdrop of the slowdown currently being experienced within the IT and entertainment technology sector, it is especially gratifying. It proves that we are on the right track with
"After considerable research, this new range of LED fixtures has been developed and is now in production offering many options and solutions," explained Rolph. "The company intends to lead the LED market by offering a range of fittings hitherto unavailable, and to produce new products driven by customer needs. Constant ongoing development will allow the technical boundaries to be pushed forward, and the LED lighting market will thrive and progress with Tryka LEDs, which will be used in many additional areas in the future."
All Tryka products use the Luxeon LED: this has high power output and allows the production
The range consists of Daylight Fresnels: 575W; 1.2kW; 2.5kW; 4kW and 6kW. Pars: 575W; 1.2kW, 2.5/4kW, 6kW and 12kW as well as a 2kW and 6kW space light. What makes Filmgear different? Not only is the construction of the lamp head sturdy with its hard wearing castings and aluminium extrusions, but the performance of the light is far better than any other on the market with the output and throw of light being noticeably more effective.
Nick Shapley, managing director of LCA, told us: "Together with our manufacturer, we have listened to a huge number of our customers to ensure
Projected Image is using the latest graphics technology to create even better gobos, offering high resolution, sharper text and vector shapes, an improved range of greyscales and smoother gradients. Their unique black-coated glass reduces unwanted reflections and produces a sharp, crisp image, say the company. For copies of the catalogue, c
Davis brings over 25 years of experience in business development, sales, and strategic partnering in the high-tech, manufacturing automation, and software industries in the US and abroad. Prior to Color Kinetics, Davis held the Singapore-based position of managing director and President, Asia Pacific Operations, for Varta Batteries Private Ltd. He held sales and marketing positions with Schneider Automation, AEG Modicon, Automatix Inc, Pfizer Medical Systems and IBM.
Van Aard has
Neu Visions Design has now installed OptiLED CHIP lamps in down-lighting bars, to up-light glass tables and edge-light acrylic. "A great attribute is variable voltage," said Camp, "but probably the best feature of this simple unit is the variable lens configuration, which allows
Even with the hundreds of products added to Stardraw's libraries every month there are likely to be times when users wish to create their own symbol. The Symbol Wizard can be used within the Block Schematic environment of Stardraw Audio, Stardraw AV and Stardraw Radio to create a high-quality symbol in seconds. The new symbol can be based on one of hundreds of pre-drawn templates which are grouped by product types such as Amplifiers, Loudspeakers, Players/Recorders etc. Alternatively, the user can start from scratch with a blank template. The Wizard's dialogues allow set up of the product details (for instance manufacturer name, model number and product desc
Scharff Weisberg are supplying the producers of La Bohème with two Catalyst systems to project supertitles onto the stage for its performance at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. Lighting designer is Nigel Levings, who also specified 10 High End Systems Studio Spot CMY and 24 Studio Color 575 automated luminaires into the show. Control of the Catalyst is via a Flying Pig Systems Wholeho
Martin Professional President and CEO Kristian Kolding commented: "We are pleased to announce the hiring of Dave Caulfield as our new managing director in the UK. His proven track record and extensive experience in the electronic music industry will translate well to the automated lighting industry."
Dave, 55, was named to replace previous head of Martin UK, Claus Puggard, who stepped down as managing director last November. Soon to be relocating to the M
With the X-Y head on, the units function as scanners which make broad, sweeping movements across the dance floor. With the head off, the motion stops and the unit creates colour-changing beams. As a colour changer, each effect can be used with one of 14 gobo patterns or with the 'spot' gobo to produce 11 different colored spotlights (plus white) with no pattern.
With their unique ability to transform from a scanner into a colour changer, the highly affordable Roller Tron and Scan Tron fill a huge need in today's lighting effects market, say Amercian DJ. "Many clubs now have both li
Despite the complexity of the flying manoeuvres (and AVW's heavy workload elsewhere in Europe during the fit-up), Brown reports that the system went in smoothly, and has coped well with the demands of a fast-moving show. "We did a lot of work with Delstar who provided the mechanical engineering. Although we have AVW control at the National Theatre, this is the first time that Impressario Advance! has been in the West End, and it's being used to control several moves with motors running at full speed."
The Impressario Advance is the second generation of theatre controllers from AVW, and was launched just prior to the show's opening. Based on the original Impressario product, the new system adds seve
The thread starts with Prudential's VP of marketing, Michael Hines, who contacted Capital Manufacturing of Pennsylvania, explaining that he was after something unique. It seems that with the ever-cheaper availability of LED technology, almost all new signs in Times Square include a v
Robe Italia is headed by the charismatic Simone Rodella and is based in Castel Goffredo - alongside the vast majority of Italy's prolific Italian moving light manufacturers. The move follows the recent launch of Robe America, and last year, the appointments of key distributors including LMP in Germany and Coe-tech in the UK. Robe's Josef Valchar told us: "Robe Italia was the best choice for moving the Robe brand forward in the Italian market." He feels that customers like to see the factory behind a product - especially in Italy - with its high concentration of home-grown moving lighting manufacturers.
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Managing Director and co-founder of A.C. Lighting, David Leggett, commented, "2002 was a tough year in the entertainment technology industry. Despite these troubled times, our company's growth is proof of our staff's diligence coupled with the loyalty and support received from manufacturers and customers alike. It is this combination which has led to our strengthened position."
Based 30 miles to the west of London, UK, A.C. Lighting w
California's San Diego Stage & Lighting say they have "everything we own" involved with the Superbowl including the NFL Experience. SDSL's Renie Colwell says, "The NFL Experience is almost entirely High End Systems (equipment) and is also the largest contract that was awarded." A whole range of HES fixtures and consoles have moved
