Tech Talk
Holograms – A User’s Guide to Blowing Minds
TECHNOLOGY Holograms – A User’s Guide to Blowing Minds From CX Magazine – August 2017 Whether you call it a ‘hologram’ or the ‘Pepper’s Ghost’ illusion, projecting video that looks three-dimensional on-stage is now part of the production repertoire. While the technique was first described in the 16th century and popularised in the 19th, we now…
Read MoreETC Augment3d at Integrate
More Than Just Pre-Visualisation by Alex Hughes. Pre-visualisation and the process of the pre-programming of lighting in general have not really evolved from the days of the first release of the popular visualisation platform known as Wysiwyg. Over the years the only real improvement that has truly been constant ongoing innovation has been the overall…
Read MoreColour Quality in Projection
PROJECTION by Simon Byrne. As you are no doubt aware, all the colours we perceive are a mixture of three primary colours – red, green, and blue. The human eye has three types of colour receptors called cones that are conveniently sensitive to the redder, greener, and bluer wavelengths. Talking of wavelengths, different colours of…
Read MoreThe Perfect Projection Surface for Blending
PROJECTION The Perfect Projection Surface for Blending Applications Is there an ideal projection surface for blended shows? by Norbert Schmiedeberg, Managing Director, ITI-Image Group Front Projection Images L-R: Gain and distribution of a Grey surface; Gain and distribution of a high-gain surface; Gain and distribution of Matt white Front projection is easy. Most Matt White…
Read MoreLuminex GigaCore Switches & LumiNode DMX Nodes
ROADTEST Luminex GigaCore Switches & LumiNode DMX Nodes by Ash Nuendorf, High Impact Lighting. Ash Nuendorf has been in professional lighting for more than 14 years, and established High Impact Lighting in 2015. High Impact Lighting work on a wide range of shows, from classical to rock concerts, the worship sector, and have recently covered…
Read MoreMotoGP Appoints Audio-Technica
NEWS MotoGP Appoints Audio-Technica as its Microphone Services Solutions Provider Audio-Technica has announced its recent appointment as official Microphone Services Solution Provider to MotoGP who are the organisers of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing Championship. Dorna Sports S.L., the commercial rights holder of MotoGP, made the appointment. Successful tests resulted in Dorna Sports’ decision to…
Read MoreFleetwood Mac
ROADSKILLS Fleetwood Mac by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Ashley Mar It’s been all change in the Fleetwood Mac camp with Lindsey Buckingham replaced by Neil Finn of Crowded House and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and their long-time lighting designer replaced by Paul Normandale who also designed the set and video content for…
Read MoreThe Electric Canvas – White Night Reimagined
PROJECTION by Jason Allen. Visit Victoria’s popular festival White Night Melbourne was ‘Reimagined’ in August 2019 from a one-night, all-night event in summer to a three-night festival in late winter. Peter Milne, Managing and Technical Director of creative projection company The Electric Canvas spoke to CX about what it takes to get 10 major projection…
Read MoreSpin Off Festival 2019
NEWS Novatech Brings It All for Splendour Offshoot The Spin Off Festival rocked 20,000 attendees at the Adelaide Showgrounds on Friday July 19. Cheekily named for its partnership with Splendour in the Grass to bring sideshows to SA, the single-day event brought Splendour headliner Childish Gambino to town [CX Mag production review here], along with…
Read MoreShure Axient Digital
ROADTEST Shure Axient Digital by Marcello Lo Ricco. Marcello Lo Ricco is the director of LSS productions. LSS was formed in early 2000 to service the musical theatre market, with a range of clients across independent theatre companies, school performing arts as well as community theatre groups. When LSS was engaged for a touring production…
Read MoreTravelling Light
PROJECTION Travelling Light by Cat Strom. Illuminart bring their projections to the people of South Australia Illuminart are a team of artists who bring communities together to experience after-dark light shows through permanent projections and temporary installations. Their mission is to bring the art of storytelling to light and to bring people together to share…
Read MoreDrones in Drag
Drones are not just busy conducting military strikes, spying on far off countries or, on good days, transporting medicine to isolated populations. They are also firmly establishing themselves in live entertainment. And we’re not talking capturing footage. These days drones are getting in on the act itself. Katie Cullen Montgomerie, Kiwi born and bred, is…
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