The Victoria University of Wellington offers courses in theatre production and as such, are keen to have the latest and best in production technology for their students. Recently they were in the market for some more moving heads to add to their lighting inventory and Sam Tippet, Theatre Technician, explains why: “We currently have two large moving head beam fixtures …
When Mal Brown of Bundaberg’s Corporate AV saw just what his six Martin ERA 300 Profile lights could do … he promptly purchased four more! The Martin ERA 300 Profile is a very compact profile fixture with an extremely efficient 260W white LED engine that produces a sharp gobo projection with a flat field and more output than typically associated …
Forum North Entertainment Centre located in the heart of New Zealand’s Whangarei recently installed some spectacular outdoor lighting partially for eye candy but also for security reasons by making the car park less dark at night. Kyle Telfer, Director of Echo AV, was tasked with the project and having used Studio Due products on previous installations, he didn’t hesitate to …
Established in 1996, The Night Cat located in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy has been a genre-focused venue for the duration of its life specialising in Funk, Soul, Latin, Disco, Hip Hop and R&B. Timeless in style, the central performance space allows audiences a clear view of the stage from anywhere in the venue, as well as an up-close and …
The University of the Sunshine Coast has a new state-of-the-art facility to inspire the study of Creative Industries and enliven the campus as a venue for regular performances by musicians and actors. The building features professional-quality recording and video studios, a black box theatre production space, and Queensland’s first MIT Fab Lab Maker Space. All areas of the building are …
Brisbane based professional audio, lighting, backline and staging company IJS Productions has increased its inventory with the purchase of an MA Lighting grandMA3 light, 10 x ShowPRO Colliders and 24 x Martin VDO Atomic Dots. “We like the MA3 platform, as do our clients, and it’s the most popular lighting control in the business … so it was a no …
In between lockdowns, Brad Hurle of Diverse Audio Visual Events (DAVE) has been able to give his ShowPRO Pluto 350 Spots a good run for their money on a few music video clips. The ShowPRO Pluto 350 is a professional LED moving head spot with a 5°-35°electronic zoom system and CMY colour mixing. “The Pluto 350s have simply been bloody …
The theatrical adaptation of Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe recently premiered at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre where lighting designer Ben Hughes was fortunate to be one of the first lighting designers to utilise their new lighting equipment. Instead of having to wrangle several hundred classic ETC S4 and Selecon Pacific profiles, Ben had 76 Prolight ECLIPSE CT+ LED 15/30° in most …
Some of Broken Hill’s key locations have been lit up as part of Australia’s Heritage Perfectly Highlighted project. The project involves permanent coloured lighting and projection installations at the Town Hall Facade, Civic Centre, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Town Square and Sturt Park. Broken Hill Mayor Darriea Turley said the installations would add a new level of vibrancy across …
Australian fashion house Aje launched their Resort 2022 collection ‘Scent of Summer’ at The Calyx located in the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney. Staged by Production Technologies and lit by one of Australia’s most sought after lighting designers Paul Collison, the event proved that Prolights EclPanels don’t just belong in a studio! Paul is a big fan of the Prolight …
