Tech Talk
Listen Here – Five Reasons For, Five Against
Listen Here Five Reasons For, Five Against by Andy Stewart. Some musicians just want to mix their own music. Are they crazy, are they kidding? Well, yes and no. But hang on a sec: nearly every engineer and producer I know started their career doing precisely this (myself included). So who’s crazier: the amateur or…
Read MoreFrom Projector to Plate – Encore Serve up a Sensory Feast
Projection From Projector to Plate – Encore Serve up a Sensory Feast Photo Credits: EventPix Encore Event Technologies invited corporate clients to ‘Experience Encore’, an evening of great food, wine and entertainment on Monday 10 September at the National Art School in Sydney’s Darlinghurst. Upon arrival, guests met in the courtyard of the Cell Block…
Read MoreChoosing the Best Projector
PROJECTION Choosing the Best Projector Mark Wadsworth, International Marketing Manager at Digital Projection, offers advice on choosing the best projector. For over 20 years, Digital Projection has delivered incredibly bright, detailed and colour-correct imagery to some of the most prestigious learning institutions in the world. From illuminating a 12-metre screen with lecture material regarding rainforest…
Read MoreThe Psychology of Colour – Lighting the Stage
HOW TO The Psychology of Colour – Lighting the Stage by John O’Brien. Stage lighting is a mixture of science and art. The science bit (electrical, mechanical) is highly objective. It’s all Ohms Law and Newton after all. The art side is much more subjective and less explored in tech circles. Light and shade, movement…
Read MoreHuman Analytics – AV’s New Frontier
AV Human Analytics – AV’s New Frontier by Graham Barrett, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation, avt AdMobilize provide processing solutions that can recognise human faces in a camera feed and measure attributes such as age, gender, and mood. This data can be used for everything from targeting and measuring advertising, to getting the most…
Read MoreRoad Test: ACME CM-300ZR II
ROAD TEST ACME CM-300ZR II by Andrew Gayler and Steven Windolf. Andrew Gayler Andrew Gayler is the owner of Adelaide’s Andy J Sound, a leading supplier of professional sound, lighting and vision to the events and entertainment industry. Andy J Sound’s clientele include major festivals, prominent venues and conferencing facilities, and touring acts. We…
Read MoreCreative Projection Mapping
Projection Creative Projection Mapping by Pete Lynn. Pete Lynn leads the TDC Creative Projection Technical Team in the latest advances in projection mapping and design. Pete is Projection Designer and Senior Technical Engineer in the areas of large-scale projection projects with a special interest in creative large format digital projection and media server technology. His…
Read MoreBorderless Projection in the Age of LED
PROJECTION Borderless Projection in the Age of LED by Norbert Schmiedeberg, Managing Director/CEO, ITI-Image Group Traditional projection screens have a black border surrounding the image area. This makes alignment easy, since slight overspill in the projection just fade into the black surround. However viewers are increasingly used to borderless LED displays or narrow bezel LCD…
Read MoreRobe Spiiders and Spikies Spinning Webs Across Australia
Versatility, value for money and a dash of pizzazz are some of the factors influencing the choices made by Sydney based LD, Peter Rubie, when he is creating his work. Peter Rubie has spent the last 11 years devising a wide variety of lighting design work for different types of performances but specialises in productions…
Read MoreGolden Features
ROADSKILLS Golden Features Golden Features headed on tour with stunning visuals by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: James Hughes Australian deep house / dance DJ Tom Stell, known professionally as Golden Features, has been a regular on the dance touring circuit since 2014. Currently signed to Warner Bros. Records, he has just released his first album…
Read MoreAntartica – While You Were Sleeping
PROJECTION Antartica – While You Were Sleeping by Cat Strom. Photo Credits: Joseph Michael Big Picture Australia & New Zealand and New Zealand artist Joseph Michael translated the scale and awe of Antarctica by using Auckland’s War Memorial Museum as the canvas for a full-scale 360-degree projection of a majestic iceberg. The multi-sensory experience was brought…
Read MoreVideo Projection History – The Talaria
PROJECTION Video Projection History – The Talaria by Simon Byrne. 30 years ago, the brightest video projector available for hire in Australia was the General Electric Talaria. In the late 1980s they cost about $180,000 and produced a massive 1,500 lumens! Yes, a $180,000, 75 kilogram machine produced less light output than your cheapest office…
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