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Video is a core aesthetic element of the show which is production designed by Ray Winkler of Stufish, who worked closely with the show's artistic director Kim Gavin.

The tour is being project managed for XL by Des Fallon who comments: "It's great to be involved in one of the most ambitious tours on the road this autumn, and with Chris Vaughan and his team once again on my seventh Take That tour. The multi-layered video looks stunning and results from an innovative fusion of creative and technical ideas."

The 1237 tiles of Stealth are hung in seven columns and primarily receive time-coded playback footage output f

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In 2007, PSL has delivered projects for some prestigious names, including tours for the Pet Shop Boys, Faithless and Razorlight, as well as showing the industry a good time at gong shows including the Vodafone Live Music Awards and the Urban Music Awards.

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Christopher Laffey, from Huddersfield, has also joined tdc and will head up the company's sales division. He has more than 25 years sales experience working for Sony in the broadcast division - 18 years in the installation of audio and video systems.

The appointments come as tdc is currently in discussions about expanding its operations in to Manchester. Eamonn Hunt, director at tdc, said: "We are delighted to welcome Andy and Christopher to the company at what is a very exciting time

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For the first time in the event's history, tdc shot footage for each of the 13 award category nominees in high definition, and edited using Blue Screen overlay techniques.

Eamonn Hunt, director at tdc, which has supported the Business Awards for the last three years, said: "It is a specialist process which involves shooting two events at two different times and locations, and editing them together. The result is an impressive production placing people in locations that they may not otherwise be able to access in real life."

The awards ceremony,

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On 25 September 2007 the Wyvern, a busy receiving venue, reopened after nearly a year in the dark following the discovery of asbestos in the auditorium roof (see Lighting&Sound International magazine November 2007). Stage Electrics was contracted by Swindon Borough Council to design, install and supply technical infrastructure and equipment to the venue.

The Wyvern Theatre is a truly multifunctional venue hosting everything from Shakespeare to ballet, live music to comedy and conferences to cinema. With a reasonably small team of staf

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XL Video was asked to supply kit and crew. The project was handled for them by Jo Beirne and Phil Mercer, who also initially suggested they use Jon Shrimpton to direct the show's camera mix.

Other key decisions made on the video front included not to have any onstage content and not to have any side stage IMAG screens. "We didn't want anything at all that would physically distract or divert attention from the band," explains Larkum, adding that to keep everyone's eyes focused towards the stage, the top mounted screens seemed the ideal solution.

To encourage the flow of communication between lighting and video, Larkum insist

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"I am excited to apply my accumulated experience in production, administration and community cultural organizing to the work of TPC." says Forman. "Building or renovating a performance space has always been a keen interest of mine, and I now feel well suited to this unique endeavour. I am thrilled to be part of the team."

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ETC London was brought into the mix by set and visuals designer Bart Clement, who is working for the band for the first time. Clement is known for being inventive and original when it comes to defining stage environments, and this one was no exception. He created a giant 17m high by 30 wide curved wave-like back wall and projection surface from nearly 400 aluminium cubes covered in white Polystretch fabric.

Clouseau's main cube projection surface was made by WiCreations, and is fed by 12 of ETC's Christies, configured as two flown stacks of three focussed on the centre of the screen, with two more either side of stage on the deck, mounted in short towers. Two additional stacks of t

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The spectacular, which included the projections, was organised by the Mayor of London in conjunction with Visit London. The images were part of a pyrotechnic, lighting and visual extravaganza designed to capture the spirit and inclusiveness of 2008 the Olympic year, and also looking forward to London's own hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games.

The New Year event took place along the Thames, encompassing the South Bank between Jubilee and Westminster Bridges, including iconic landmarks like the London Eye and Big Ben. An estimated 700,000 people went to central

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"There is a long history of Lighthouse screens being used for motor racing events at all levels," says Mark Chan, Lighthouse's managing director. "The superb picture quality and colour reproduction of our products assure the corporate images of the advertisers and the racing teams being accurately featured, which is extremely important. Additionally, the unrivalled reliability has made our 16mm panels the best choice of rental companies worldwide for this type of application."

Boasting a thriving tourist industry, one of Macau's annual highlights is the Grand Prix, an event that sees four days of frantic car and motorcycle racing round a 3.8-mile circuit through the city streets, culminating in the Polytec Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix.

November 2007 saw the runni

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XL Video supplied all the video equipment and crew for the tour, including cameras, Barco MiTrix screen, projection and PPU. The account is project managed for XL by Des Fallon, who says: "Ivan has pulled together a great team again, it's always a pleasure to work on one of his tours, working with Paul, Phil and Judy is cool, we all clicked from the off."

The cameras were all mini cams, dotted about the stage in odd and apparently random places. Four of them were Sony robotic fixtures with a series of preset positions, operated live by engineer Gerard Corey during the show.

All the cameras were fed to a pair of 14 10ft projection screens either side

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"At ISE, our new WPA short throw projector mount will be integrated with a Sanyo XL50 ultra-short throw projector. These projectors are becoming increasingly popular with integrators needing to work within a diverse number of positions and surfaces and we're delighted to be able to supply the first mounting solution available in the industry. We look forward to welcoming visitors to our stand to demonstrate the capabilities of this new product," comments Melinda von Horvath, director of sales and marketing, EMEA at Chief Manufacturing.

The WPA enables users to extend a projector at up to 12.5" (318 mm) from a wall surface, o

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The PMD580 is designed for all manner of enterprise and commercial AV, pro-audio and broadcast applications. As a versatile solid-state recorder/player, its ease of use, low maintenance requirements, robust recording media, and audio and IT connectivity recommend it to applications where operator skill is minimal, says the company.

Professional audio credentials include balanced analogue and digital I/Os on XLR connectors, as well as unbalanced interfaces. Recording is selectable between mono and stereo, and linear PCM and MP3 formats - providing WAV and MP3 file types. For PCM recording, 16 and 24-bit options are available and for MP3, bit rate is selectable between 32 and 384 kbps. Record start and stop times can be scheduled and a

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This is the second year for the event, but it has grown exponentially, and now uses the listed buildings of the Council House as the backdrop for 400ft (122m) scenic projections of animation and moving images. The event has been put together by Bristol Media, the city's creative networking and support organisation, and the West of England Design Forum, who invited a team of 14 of the city's leading creatives from companies including Aardman Animations, E3, Beef, Oakwood DC, Thirteen and MCcann Erickson to work alongside each other on the project.

"Designers tend to spend our lives working on a 19 inch monitor, so to

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Led by Pod Bluman, the PSL team had to triumph against the twin enemies of time and the elements. PSL's participation in the Liverpool show was confirmed only three weeks ahead of the event, just one week before the Christmas slow-down.

"The concept of the show was to tell the story of Liverpool's history and culture," explains Pod Bluman. "Its location was the open space between the city's great civic buildings, using St George's Hall as the backdrop to the stage, and in some respe

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"Symetrix is a manufacturer of high-quality pro audio equipment and is known as a serious company in the industry," said Dimension's Stephane Morillon. "Their new contractor series products are a perfect fit for the market demand. They are easy to install and configure, deliver pristine sound, are priced competitively, and boast a clever assortment of user interfaces. We are looking forward to giving Symetrix and its associated brands the positioning they deserve in the French market."

"In contrast to some reps who have a tendency to merely foist products on their clients, Dimension AV has a well-deserved reputation for partnering with their clients to find the best solution for their needs at the best price," said Paul Roberts, director of sales

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The exhibition, to be held on 28 and 29 May 2008 at the RSAMD in Glasgow, has confirmed Christie Digital, Doughty Engineering, ETC, Hall Stage, Le Maitre, Lift Turn Move, MA Lighting, MGC, Selecon, Strand, Triple E and Zero 88 as exhibitors.

Gavin Stewart, managing director at Black Light, said: "Our plans for PerformTech really are coming on at quite a pace. The majority of industry players will be represented and will enable our visitors to view equipment that provides lighting control and effects, pyrotechnics, audio control and kit, projection, rigging, hoists, pai

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During the three-day exhibition, from 24 to 26 February 2008, internationally renowned speakers and associations will talk on a variety of topical subjects, say the organisers.

24 February 2008
11:30 a.m.
LIGHT & SHADE IN CARAVAGGIO
The winner of three Best Photography Oscars, Vittorio Storaro, shares his reflections on an extraordinary career.
2:00 p.m.

LIGHT & CULTURAL HERITAGE
Reflections on the relationship between the use of light and Italy's artistic heritage.
Speakers (ACCADEMIA DELLA LUCE): Marina Vio and Francesca Storaro.

2:00 p.m.
ASSOMUSICA
A discussion on the problems of "live" shows

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Over the course of 10 years, mcm has established its position as one of the UK's leading providers of event management, video production and graphic skills, with a client base which boasts John Lewis, Royal Bank of Scotland, Warburtons and Mothercare. mcm's acquisition of Lite Relief comes with a large store of AV equipment, warehouse space and an existing client portfolio including Southampton FC, Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and Hampshire Cricket Club.

The purchase will further strengthen mcm's business, and allow it to broaden its in-house technical service and capabilities, resulting in creative and cost effective solutions for new and existing clients, says the company.

With nearly 30 years industry expertise,

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tdc used high power lights on the stainless steel art piece, which features seven life-size doves perched on the chimney.It was designed by Sheffield's internationally renowned artist Richard Bartle and inspired by Pablo Picasso's visit to the Second World Peace Congress held in the city in 1950.

Eamonn Hunt, director of tdc, said: "It's good to be involved with Richard's work - the sculpture is truly symbolic of key events from the city's past and if things go to plan then it may be replicated in the other countries that held Peace Congresses. It

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A 110in, full 1080p HD resolution display was given its debut at last month's ISE Show in Amsterdam - making it the largest HD display on sale in the world, says the company.

The portable display is designed to wheel in, pop up, switch on - and be ready for use in just two minutes. The rig comes complete with ProjectionDesign Cineo 30 projector built into the housing, offering up to 6,000 ANSI lumens, with a 7500:1 contrast ratio (on/off).

Paradigm AV founder, Greg Jeffreys says: "All HD, data and video inputs are accepted and displayed and the image is optimised as a result of the high-brightness, high-contrast dnp optical screen."

The Trojan HD110 also obviates screen burn-in and enhances acuity. Advanced dnp optical screen technology delivers t

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Huntingdonshire Council wanted to move its entire CCTV monitoring operation into a new purpose built building - a process that had to be completed while the existing security system remained operational at the existing site. Quadrant installed a fully digitised recording system along with operator and supervisor consoles, and arranged 32 of JVC's GD-19L1G 19" TFT screens into a monitor wall.

These are configured to show quad displays or any single camera. In the same facility, Quadrant installed 5

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JD Sports pushed boundaries with Handy AV, placing customers within a completely immersive, fast moving digital environment, enveloping both floors of the store.

The imaginative design - which takes in the high footfall stairwell and ascending escalator - was created by Handy AV's managing director Aubrey Wright, working closely with the client and their in-store designers.

The brief was to show advanced mobility; Handy AV's solution has been to fire images along six seamless plasma screens, following the line of the diagonal escalator up to the first floor, and to provide a further portrait column of eight plasma screens, wh

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The Royal Variety Show was staged at Liverpool Empire Theatre, produced by ITV Productions and presented by Philip Schofield and Kate Thornton. It featured performances from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Bon Jovi, James Blunt, Seal, Katherine Jenkins, Got Talent winner Paul Potts and numerous others.

Lighting designer Al Gurdon and producer Glen Middleham both specified Catalyst onto the project, so Reith supplied his Version 4 server to feed images to a front projection screen, a main upstage video wall and also to Barco MitTix panels.

The majority of the con