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Let There Be Projected Light
Simon Byrne Let There Be Projected Light by Simon Byrne. Specifically, let there be focussed light through a lens to produce an image on a projection screen! Projection lenses work in reverse to camera lenses, but with a few key differences. In camera optics, the amount of light getting to the image sensor needs to…
Read MoreAcme Lighting for Ipswich Civic Centre
Ipswich Civic Centre – a premiere entertainment venue and community-focused function centre – has recently invested in the Acme lighting technology. Located in the heart of the Ipswich CBD, the multi-faceted centre is a leading cultural destination in the area, hosting numerous touring performances, corporate functions, conferences, community events, wedding receptions, school formals, graduation ceremonies and eisteddfods…
Read MoreQueens Of The Stone Age
Roadskills Queens Of The Stone Age by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: David Youdell Known for their electrifying shows, Queens of the Stone Age toured Australia in support of their latest album, Villains, bringing with them a blistering, eye-searing lightshow that pushed the boundaries of conformity. The lighting design was created by Emmanuelle “Gigi” Pedron, an…
Read More20 Questions – David Henderson
20 Questions – David Henderson David Henderson is a freelance audio engineer with 30-odd years of experience in both live production and studio recording. He has worked with a diverse range of acts including Pardon Me Boys, Gina Jeffreys, The Screaming Jets, Lee Kernaghan, Suzi Quatro and more, whilst also freelancing for several production companies. Recording credits include…
Read MoreSABOTAGE? No, it was a calculated protest
By Julius Grafton. Publisher, CX Network. The lighting protest at Sydney Opera House on Tuesday October 9 was never going to be anything greater than symbolic. A battery of Barco’s finest projectors with ultra long throw lenses always would overcome almost anything, let alone a fragmented protest with people encouraged to hold up iphones(!) and…
Read MoreRoad Test – Elation Proteus Hybrid
Road Test Elation Proteus Hybrid by Wesley Hiscock. Wesley Hiscock is the Senior Project Manager – Lighting at Adelaide’s Novatech Creative Event Technology. In a career spanning over 25 years, he has worked as a freelance chief electrician and lighting designer across the corporate and entertainment markets, been Chief LX at the UK’s Grange Park…
Read MoreVale Addam Crawford – 07/06/1978 – 04/10/2018
By Paul Collison Addam Crawford was one of the most dedicated and hardworking people in the entertainment industry. A stalwart like no other who had the respect of all those he worked with. Despite what sounds like a cliché, Addam always put others first, even if it meant working an extra few hours, or days;…
Read MoreBeams and balls: lighting protest at Sydney Opera House
Dubbed the ‘Anonymous Lighting Warriors’, two stage lighting professionals took on the challenge and used five Chauvet Rogue R2 Beam light cannons to disrupt a controversial projection promotion of a horse race on the sails of the Sydney Opera House Tuesday 9 October. Over 1,000 protestors crowded under the iconic white sails of the venue, shining…
Read MoreListen Here: Tick Tock, Off The Clock
Listen Here Tick Tock, Off The Clock by Andy Stewart. Sometimes an album comes along where the musicians involved are close friends of the engineer. Money doesn’t seem to be a problem and things stay loosey goosey. The work gets done… then the wheels fall off. Here’s a warning to engineers across the nation: if…
Read MoreElite’s VuePix screen for Mid Winter Ball
Elite Event Technology provided once again a complete audiovisual production for the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Mid Winter Ball. The premier social event on the political calendar, held in the Great Hall Parliament House in Canberra, featured a huge VuePix ER4 screen as a centerpiece of the stage and entertainment for the glamorous night. The…
Read MoreMaintenance – Do It On Your Own Terms
Simon Byne Maintenance – Do It On Your Own Terms Equipment in top working order is of course critical to the smooth running of productions. It does not happen by accident. One should choose to actively maintain their equipment to a defined, and convenient schedule, or the gear will define a schedule for you… a…
Read MoreJPJ Audio at the ‘Coachella for accountants’ – Xerocon Brisbane 2018
Xerocon was launched by leading accounting software brand Xero back in 2010 and today is the largest accounting technology conference in Australasia. It brings together more than 3000 accountants, bookkeepers and financial professionals from Australia, New Zealand and Asia. “Hailed ‘the Coachella for accountants’, Xerocon has achieved an almost cult-like following amongst the best in…
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