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IaniLEDS on location with Amazonian Indians

Details: 14 March 2016

Brazil / France - A new documentary on the native Kaiapos of Brazil produced by the French channel TF1 was shot using IaniLEDs 54 portable, low-weight units, capturing the lives of Amazonian Indians in their own environment.

Suitable for location filming, IaniLEDs 54 are designed for use where mains power supply is unavailable. In such locations, a fast and discrete technical set-up is often all-important. For this South American production, TF1 used two IaniLEDs 54, 54W 12V, powered simply by camera batteries, fitted on board by a gold mount bracket. The absence of leads and external packs made the lights highly manoeuvrable.

IaniLEDs are tested on the road and offer a reliable and powerful daylight source in extreme shooting conditions, making life for the lighting cameramen c

PLASA's European AGM takes place at London's King's Place, 7 June 2011.

PLASA 2011 European AGM - 7 June, London

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - PLASA's forthcoming European AGM and Members Lunch is expected to attract a strong turnout on the back of a significant 12 months for the organization.

It's just a year since members of PLASA voted overwhelmingly to merge with leading North American trade association ESTA, and on the 1 January this year, the two formally came together under the PLASA name, creating one of the largest membership organizations in the industry with over 1100 members worldwide.

Though still in its early stages, the merger has already greatly strengthened PLASA and given it a new profile in the industry, reinforced by a new PLASA logo and brand identity. The first phase of a new PLASA website has gone live and the first meetings of the new Regional Boards and over-arching Governing Body have also taken place. New services and research projects have been introduced, and the teams are currently

Shrek opens in London this week (photo: White Light)

White Light supplies Shrek musical

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Continuing its busy spring season of new shows, entertainment lighting specialist White Light has been chosen to supply the lighting to Shrek, the musical adaptation of the hit Dreamworks Animation film that has already been greeted with acclaim in New York and on its current US tour.

The stage version of Shrek has been created by an experienced theatrical team, including directors Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, choreographer Josh Prince, designer Tim Hatley and lighting designer Hugh Vanstone. Shrek marks White Light's second 'green' collaboration with Vanstone this year, having also supplied the lighting equipment for his design for The Wizard of Oz!.

Vanstone is once again making full use of White Light's extensive lighting rental stock, his rig based around a core of Vari-Lite equipment: VL3000 Spots, VL3000 Washes, VL3500 framing spots and V

Gerriets launches UAE subsidiary

Details: 14 March 2016

UAE - Gerriets, the German producer of fabrics, projection screens and stage technique has announced the formation of its latest operation - Gerriets Stage Equipment (FZE) with industrial and trading license in the Middle East region.

"Due to increasing demand for high quality entertainment based products and services, Gerriets decided to form Gerriets Stage Equipment (FZE)," says the manufacturer. "With the formation of this company, we will be able to fulfil the regional needs of our clients much more efficiently, directly from our UAE facility.

"We are pleased to announce that Mr. Axel Beisenwenger will be the managing director of Gerriets Stage Equipment (FZE). Mr. Beisenwenger offers years of experience, knowledge and contacts in the theatre and event markets within the UAE."

Gerriets has a number of new products scheduled and has also published

Bowman Hall upgrades with E-V and Dynacord

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - Blacktown's Bowman Hall is popular venue used in a variety of modes for all manner of productions from concerts and wedding receptions to simple meetings. It is a large, reverberant, asymmetric space with galleries on each side of the long axis.

Audio consultant Trevan Johns of Trevan Johns and Associates was employed to design a new audio system with a level of protection and performance to allow for intuitive operation in a simple user mode, or full access to a digital mixer in concert mode.

The lower level ceilings in the gallery areas shade the central cluster and so required time delayed loudspeakers to provide acceptable performance. This is of particular importance on the northern side of the hall, where an extension to the hall has increased the low-ceilinged area to more that 5m wide.

Trevan specified a front of house loudspeaker array consisting of six

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