FUN FACT FRIDAY: 2019 Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv • 2,100 Lighting fixtures in Eurovision • A total of 17 lighting desks to run lighting • 120,000 control parameters • 250 active DMX universes • The back wall has 527x Ayrton Magic Blades • 24 days of pre-programming for the lighting designer and their operators…
With their existing stock of profile moving lights continuing to regularly exceed their client’s expectations, Intense Lighting decided it was time to further diversify their inventory. “We required stock of a new product to both increase the number of concurrent productions we can supply, and offer a smaller, lightweight moving profile to our clients,” explained…
Canberra’s Eclipse Lighting & Sound added a dozen Ayrton Ghiblis to their inventory late last year and they haven’t stopped working! The Ghibli’s first major production was PeeWee Productions’ We Will Rock You – The Arena Spectacular held at Canberra’s AIS Arena and featuring spectacular lighting, video content from the original UK production, LED screens,…
Six Robert Juliat 600W LED Oz followspots have been installed as part of the recent upgrade of the spectacular Franco Dragone show, The House of Dancing Water in Macau’s City of Dreams. The powerful, long-throw LED models were supplied with push-pull, 6-way colour changers and heavy-duty adjustable yokes in anticipation of the show’s extremely busy…
Sydney Grammar School has a reputation for delivering successful theatrical productions which reflect the range of styles and subjects undertaken, from the fun and exuberance of Grease and Peter Pan through to the seriousness and subtlety of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and, most recently, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. The school aims to do two…
Sydney three-piece band RÜFÜS DU SOL recently toured Australia with their Solace tour which follows their rigorous two-years touring the world. In April they performed at the legendary Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the second time. This tour started in the US last October with show designer Matthew Smith, Senior Lighting Designer at…
Auckland’s Studio Box is a boxing-inspired group fitness studio that delivers a high energy, addictive workout in a fully immersive, purpose-built studio. Essential to the Studio Box workout are pumping sounds and choreographed lighting to stimulate the senses and keep you on your toes. The owners contacted Audio Visual Equipment Ltd to assist with the…
For two spectacular nights only, Huawei, the global technology leader, delivered the Southern Lights to Sydney at the iconic Royal Botanic Gardens. Situated in front of The Calyx, Laservision Mega Media partnered with the renowned Swiss Social Artist – Dan Acher to create the mesmerizing bespoke light show titled ‘Borealis.’ This unique effect required specialist…