The staff at the Halls, a versatile multi-purpose venue that hosts everything from concert recitals to wrestling to conferences to cinema to pantomime, felt that the time had come to replace the existing rig of 1000W Fresnels and Par Cans. The aim of both Michael Knight and Craig Gravett of Dorking Halls was to build a lighting rig that offered more versatili
The lighting rig included 10 Robe MMX Spots which were positioned along the front of the stage on the floor and used for spectacular aerial effects.
These were supplied by leading Croatian rental company Eldra d.o.o., from Zagreb, who also supplied sound, staging and video for the concert. The company has made a significant investment in Robe MMX Spo
The range, including mesh and solid versions, was developed following extensive consultation with audio-visual professionals in the USA, and received healthy feedback at InfoComm this June. The product has sold over 6,000 tiles in its first four months of availability, and has already been deployed on high profile global productions including Bruce Springsteen's current world tour, the Blac
Turnbull has spent the past seven years at Stage Electric's Newcastle depot, where he was branch manager and was also responsible for sales. Prior to that, he carried out business to business sales for Telewest and Orange, after a three year stint in the Royal Marines.
In his new role at Northern Light, Turnbull will be responsible for expanding market share for the company's boxed goods and consumables division - Northern Light Direct. Based in Newcastle, he will initially cover t
Luminaires at PLASA 2012. The new fixture uses two arrays of Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs for maximum brightness and colour rendering, along with its patented LED blending lens and asymmetrical reflector.
"This unique combination gives you fantastic light output and colour with the smoothest,
most even field available on the market," says the company. "Using this combination of technologies we are able to space our fixtures at an industry leading 2.5m - 3m apart, at 1.2m off the cyc or wa
The powerful portable unit brings flexibility by combining sophisticated features of the Vector platform with unmatched simplicity and size, says the company. Weighing in at 3.5kg, the Vector PC Wing, when used with the Vector software, will deliver "cutting edge performance, advanced functionality and enhanced programming, making it the perfect portable unit for corporate events, cruise ships, trade shows, clubs, theatre and more"
GDS LiteWare Satellite was chosen by Event
With a total of eight Awards for Innovation to judge, and with the option of bestowing a 'Gold' Award on one or more really outstanding entries, PLASA's panel of experts from across the industry are looking for products which "advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice or taking a key st
Neosun Algerie, PR Lighting's Algerian distributors, delivered 38 projectors, including 20 XS 1200 Spot, 10 XS 1200 Wash and eight XLED 590 moving LED heads, to meet the set design of Thierry Rollin, who is also responsible for the lighting design of many TV game shows for the TF1 French channel.
Working directly with production company SD-BOX, the biggest independent producer of fiction and TV game programmes, the PR light
SGM's Dutch distributor RentAll, who provide many of the custom solutions for the Dutch-based dance event company, were asked to provide the most dynamic single LED statement yet seen, to decorate an all aluminium, 14m radiating sphere, weighing 12 tons, and operated by multiple motors.
Sensation production manager, Joris Joose
![The ambitious, Industri[us] site in Canning Town forms part of the Festival of Upcycling and runs from June to September 2012](/newsarchive/jul2012/industri[us]-imagetn.jpg "The ambitious, Industri[us] site in Canning Town forms part of the Festival of Upcycling and runs from June to September 2012")
The Industri[us] project regenerates previously unused spaces by building temporary structures that add new significance to an area. For this Olympic project, a Pavilion has been erected fronted by a 30ft robot constructed entirely from waste material, that will showcase upcycled product. The initiative is designed to spot
About 62,000 are set to attend the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, on Friday. The event is expected to be watched by an audience of billions worldwide. Olympic organi
Each energetic guest wore a Nike+ FuelBand. The wristbands measured the audience's movement - the more they moved the more NikeFuel they earned. As the crowd danced to Tinie Tempah, Magnetic Man and Zane Lowe, the energy produced from their NikeFuel was used to light the exterior of Battersea Power Station from red to green. The event
LumenRadio's FCC-approved units feature total transparency in connectivity between all major industry standard, manufacturer proprietary, and public domain control protocols, including D
A customized screen including buttons, faders, dials, XY grids and colour wheels can be built using a designer included with the lighting control software or with the EasyRemote app. When the app is started, all compatible software instances are detected over a WiF
Designed in partnership with the company Macostar (the LDR distributor for Hong Kong and China), the Alba LED profile combines LDR's "optical quality with a powerful 200W LED chip and distinguishes for a great dimming curve and homogenous flat beam of light".
Alba, is available in three beam angle ranges - 8° to 22°, 18°-36° and 30°-55° and comes with either a 3200K o
Reflection LEDko is an LED lighting system designed to replace familiar existing lighting tools - framing profile spots, and Fresnel or PC washlights - with a new LED equivalents that behave as the older lanterns do while enjoying all of the advantages LEDs bring, particularly energy efficiency, long, reliable working life and the ability to operate without the need for e
The 95m long span was built in year 2000 as a pedestrian bridge across the Manchester Ship Canal and it's 18m vertical lift allows large watercrafts and ships to pass underneath. The structure features a stunning, swooping architectural design, now with lighting to match, and serves as the backdrop for the BBC North West Tonight television news programme.
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Designed by Studio of Pacific Architecture, the new display hall tells the story of New Zealand's innovative civilian, agricultural and military flight history. The winner of several major architectural awards including the NZIA award for sustainable architecture, the Aviation Display Hall features rainwater harvesting system
Show director Oanh Nguyen wanted to present a g
These were supplied by Robe's Serbian distributor Studio Berar Projekt. The decision to go with Robe fixtures for the TV station was a collective one, made by all the lighting designers, DoPs, technicians and engineers involved in lighting their busy schedule of programmes.
Day to day, the new lights are being looked after by chief lighting technic
Up to 2.3W RGB, 6W green and 10W blue can be supplied in this new system, together with an accurate 50kpps Xscan galvos, making the unit ideal for beam shows, graphics and advertisement applications.
"Of course it is possible to extend even the possibilities by upgrading the units to CT-6210HP scanners for high professional use. Profess
The standard F-10 i/o tile is fully indoor use ready. It is a mesh surface and therefore transparent, ideal for creative indoor work including scenic elements - and also for IMAG displays. The tile dimensions are 50 x 50 cm each of which is lightweight at only
The legendary BRDC Ball is staged in a luxury marquee adjacent to the Members' Clubhouse on the eve of the F1 Santander British Grand Prix Weekend. It attracts the highest profile members, a selection of celebrities and important players in the world of motorsport.
AC-ET, patron to the British Racing Drivers' Club's exclusive Rising Stars prog
