13 Mar, 2019 | ETC
Every
year, users of
ETC’s architectural and entertainment control systems earn industry
awards for excellence. This year is no different. The Themed
Entertainment Association recently announced their 2019 Thea award
recipients, and ETC had a hand in a few of the Thea Award-winning
projects.
“We’re
so proud of our partners recognized with a Thea award this year,” said
Karl Haas, Architectural National Sales Manager
at ETC. “These winning projects are a testament to the diversity and
versatility of ETC’s products. We appreciate the design team’s trust in
us and will continue to work to produce lighting system solutions that
they can depend on and bring their customers
delight.”
ETC’s
Unison Paradigm and Mosaic, Sensor3 power control technology, and
Source Four LED Lustr+ fixtures were the behind the
scenes on several projects, helping other worlds come alive for
hundreds of riders, visitors, and passengers around the world. ETC
commends the innovative, imaginative talent of our partners recognized
this year.
Since
1994, the Thea Awards “bring recognition to achievement, talent and
personal excellence within the themed entertainment
industry.” In addition to recognizing industry luminaries and classic
parks, TEA gives Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement (AOA) across
several categories. The awards will be given out at the Thea Awards
gala, April 13, 2019. A complete listing of 2019
Thea recipients can be found here.
ETC congratulates all the recent Thea recipients and is honored to be part of their success.
28 Feb, 2019 | ETC
The lighting and rigging specialist has unveiled several new products
Available
in black and white, ETC’s Relevé Spot provides a brightness of up 6,000
lumens, gobo projection with five rotating/indexing dichroic gobos, an
18–54° zoom range, an Ani-gobo break-up and effects wheel for beam
break-ups and fire, water and leaf effects, and a variable frost. It has
a colour temperature range of 2,700–7,000K, a gate size of 44mm and an
aperture size of 160mm.
The lighting and rigging specialist has
also unveiled two products that work alongside each other. Prodigy
FlyPipe is a compact, self-climbing hoist that reportedly requires
minimal structural support which, according to ETC, means users can add
lighting, sound systems and projection to spaces previously overlooked.
The hoist is described as safe to use thanks to its multiple built-in
safety features and is ideal for budget-conscious venues. FlyPipe can be
used in conjunction with ETC’s QuickTouch Preset to set equipment and
record its position. QuickTouch Preset allows users to walk into a space
and, with the single push of a button, have the room set and ready to
work.
ETC has also extended its Echo family with EchoTouch, a
compact touchscreen lighting controller that can act as an interface
into a standalone or integrated Unison Echo control system. EchoTouch
can also provide status and control of all Echo products and direct
control for DMX/RDM and sACN fixtures and devices. It mounts in a
standard 3-gang back box and is powered by PoE or 24DVC. The graphics on
the 7-inch screen reportedly support customised layout and naming for
any application.
The final new arrival from ETC is Foundry, a line
of DMX-controlled distributed power control products that include mini
panels, relay controllers, 0–10V controllers and phase-adaptive dimmers.
Foundry products are described as the perfect partners for Unison
Paradigm, Mosaic or any third-party DMX control system, helping users
create complete lighting and plug-load control packages that are said
provide advanced energy-saving features and meet stringent energy codes.
14 Feb, 2019 | ETC
When guests arrived at the train platform for a ride on The Polar
Express this holiday season, they knew they were in for a magical
evening — but chances are they never thought about the technical
challenges that come with mounting a show on a moving train …
“The Polar Express ride is like Broadway on train,” explains Guy Rhodes, lighting designer for the show. “We deploy a complete theatrical lighting and sound system in the luggage racks of each car, and treat the show as we would a show in a proscenium space. We have a full crew, including myself on lighting design, a sound designer, props designer, costume designer, two stage managers, and multiple production managers. In one small train car.”
Guests of the show, based on the well-known children’s book and film,
are taken on an hour-long train ride and treated to a live performance
in the aisles of the train.
Rhodes and his team started researching the lighting in July for an
opening the second week of November. And because of the limitations of
time and availability of the train, teched the show ahead of time in a
mock train car they built in a warehouse in Colorado. This enabled
Rhodes and his crew to finesse the show in a relaxed environment, as
opposed to years past when they fought against time and space. “When you
throw a railroad into the mix, everything is just compressed. You lose
the time to fine tune and you’re always rushing,” Rhodes explains. “Lots
of quirks come from producing a show and doing technical theatre on a
train.”
That quick timeframe and quirky environment also made ETC an easy
choice for his lighting needs. “Triggering lighting cues off Eos was a
no-brainer. It’s my go-to platform in theatre, musicals, and dance, so I
knew that working in such a rigid environment would be a natural fit,”
says Rhodes. He also needed a system with which the local techs at all
four locations would be familiar. Eos was the answer.
The iRFR app was also extremely helpful in the tight space. With iPad in hand, Rhodes could walk down the train during tech and load the cue stack without lugging the console around. “Polar Express has forced us to up our game on technical knowhow,” says Rhodes. “It’s unlike anything I do during the year. Any technology we can get our hands on to make life easier is great. Our electrician even already had the app on his phone.”
If the looks on the passengers’ faces are any indication, it looked like another great year on The Polar Express.
17 Jan, 2019 | ApexPro News, ETC
ApexPro, the local distributor of Electronic Theatre Control’s full
range of lighting, control and automation technologies, recently hosted a
brace of launches featuring ETC’s motorised rigging systems in
Johannesburg and Cape Town. Nils Becker, the global ETC rigging products
manager, spoke with ETECH during the Johannesburg leg of the launch, held at The University of Johannesburg in October.
ETC has been a global leader in the design and manufacture of
lighting and rigging technologies for the theatre, film and television
studio environments for more than 40 years, and has a well-established
reputation for innovation, responsiveness and outstanding customer
service. ApexPro, the distribution arm of Prosound, has a long-standing
relationship with ETC, having distributed the company’s lighting and
control systems for a number of years. With the rapid adoption of
automated staging technology in theatres across the globe, ApexPro
decided to invite Becker to introduce ETC’s innovative range of stage
automation solutions to the South African market.
NEW POSSIBILITIES
In 2009, ETC introduced the Prodigy range of automation solutions: a
new class of over-stage machinery systems that were custom-designed to
meet the needs of medium-sized theatres, studios and corporate venues.
According to Becker, ETC’s Prodigy family enables smaller venues to
access to motorised staging technology that, as little as a decade ago,
was only accessible to the world’s largest and most affluent
professional venues.
Prodigy hoists are built around a groundbreaking sloped drum, which
makes for a smaller, lighter machine that fits into more places and
requires less structural support. There are a variety of models, each of
which can be installed in a number of configurations, with a slender
design that enables close line-set placement.
All Prodigy hoists use ETC’s unique compression-tube technology,
which allows the system to be connected to a structure with fewer
brackets, independent of the loft-line placement. This technology
cancels out the lateral forces usually created by traditional rigging
systems, meaning it can reduce new-installation costs and allow for
retrofits in spaces not traditionally designed for stage-machinery
systems.
SIMPLICITY DELIVERS RESULTS
The Prodigy system requires an extremely simple infrastructure, as
each hoist needs just one cable for power and one for control. A package
of 24 machines only requires a single Cat5e cable to connect the hoists
to the controller. Prodigy can include a low-profile cable-management
system that cleanly hides cabling, as well as pantographs or traditional
power options. They accommodate many circuits of power, including
emergency circuits, and can contain DMX or network-based data
communication.
ETC’s automation controllers deliver high functionality at an
affordable price and have been designed with the end-user in mind. From
the most basic QuickTouch series to the flagship Foundation controller,
the user interface features easy-to-understand displays, such as current
weight and position. Also, the system offers a range of installed and
remote options to fit the specific requirements of the particular venue,
enabling the end-user to execute set changes efficiently and
effectively.
SAFETY STANDARDS
ETC’s commitment to safety means that operational safety is a
priority of the design and everything in the load path is engineered in
terms of a ten-to-one safety factor. The ETC Prodigy hoist has built-in
sensors that constantly track, test and log information, such as
distance travelled and weight load errors. Every model includes a
slack-line sensor and load cell displaying the real-time weight, coupled
with an intelligent profiling technology; each motor will instantly
halt when it unexpectedly encounters an obstacle in its path.
“In response to increasing awareness about the importance of safety
and risk reduction in the workplace, there is a growing aversion among
universities, professional theatres and corporate venues to placing
people on ladders and within fly rails to access equipment. As a result,
there is a growing demand for affordable motorised rigging systems that
make it possible for equipment to be lowered and adjusted, which is
exactly what the ETC Prodigy range allows,” says Becker.
SCALABILITY
“One of the most important features of the Prodigy family is that it
offers venues a highly scalable and customisable solution, that is easy
to install and cost-effective to maintain. Also, the system is highly
flexible and can be implemented in phases. A venue may invest in just
two or three hoists to start with and add to the system as the need
arises over the years. As a result, the capital cost of changing from a
counter-weight to a motorised system can be managed over a number of
fiscal cycles,” Becker concludes.
ETC’s Prodigy offers a package that is user-friendly, affordable to
install and increases both the functionality and safety of flying
equipment. The Prodigy family promises better access to your flown
systems from an approachable interface, thereby making your venue safer
and more efficient.
Kindly visit www.etcconnect.com/Products/Rigging-Systems for more information about ETC’s innovative motorised rigging solutions.
15 Jan, 2019 | ETC
For
over 10 years, an ETC Eos Classic has been used to light the broadcast
studio of leading TV news channel Al Arabiya, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week live on air without any technical faults.
Al
Arabiya is the chief news station in the Middle East, based in Dubai.
ETC dealer, Oasis Enterprises has been in partnership with Al Arabiya
since
2008, supplying and installing technical equipment to the TV channel.
The news studio commented positively on the relationship with Oasis
Enterprises, remarking that their ‘reliability and support’ influenced
the decision to choose ETC for their broadcast
studio: “They offer us a great service and are always available
whenever we need them,” comments the Head of News Resources, Mahmoud
Issa.
This
year, Al Arabiya was upgraded to ETC’s flagship lighting control desk
Eos Ti, bringing the latest technology and most powerful hardware to the
broadcast studios. “As our channel runs 24/7, it is crucial that there
are no errors with lighting, vision mixers or consoles. We need to be
equipped with the best and ETC’s Eos console is one of the best so far,”
remarks Mahmoud Issa.
The
TV company is also equipped with ETC dimmer racks, Eos Remote Processor
Units and lighting fixtures – Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr Daylight
HD and Source Four jr luminaires. “The Eos family software platform and
the Lustr Series 2 output perform extremely well. We are very happy to
have them in our studios and look forward to investing in more in the
future,” commented Safwan Harcouss, Lighting
Manager at Al Arabiya.
ETC’s
signature Eos lighting console was the ultimate choice for Al Arabiya
for several reasons. The product’s features were key: the Eos operating
system’s powerful magic sheets conveniently allows the TV company to
coordinate multiple studios at a time and the built-in blind mode makes
it easy and practical to work with. The training offered by Oasis
Enterprises to staff at Al Arabiya was also extremely
valuable and beneficial for the new employees that the firm regularly
hires.
Going
forwards, the TV company plans to network the entire building that they
are currently in, using the Eos Ti control desk. The team will set up
the desk in ‘The Gallery’, a central space in the broadcasting area,
ensuring ultimate lighting control across all studios.
“As
the console is in constant use for the 24-hour news channel, the
reliability of the system is crucial,” commented Karim Abdel Massih,
Lighting
Systems Manager at Oasis Enterprises. “Al Arabiya is live on air
around-the-clock so it can be challenging from a maintenance
perspective, however, ETC’s equipment continues to deliver at a high
standard.”
20 Nov, 2018 | ETC
On November 27-28, ETC will be teaming up with Avab Transtechnik France at JTSE, and this year an exciting announcement will be made exclusively at the show. High End Systems will also be exhibiting at the annual tradeshow which takes place at Porte de la Chapelle in Paris.
Visitors to the stand – 140-141 / 162-163, Dock Pullman – will gain an overview of the product range including the latest innovations and lighting solutions by ETC and High End Systems. In Dock Eiffel, in-depth product presentations will also be available in JTSE’s Black Boxes, an area dedicated to demonstrating lighting equipment in optimal conditions.
Amongst the products on display and available for demonstrations are ETC’s Eos family of consoles – Eos Ti, Gio @5 and Ion Xe; ETC’s newly launched Relevé Spot fixture and High End Systems’ SolaFrame 3000, SolaFrame 750 fixtures and Hog 4-18 console.
Relevé Spot
The first member of a new product family for ETC – an automated fixture specifically designed for the theatre. The fixture boasts a calibrated four-colour additive mixing system and a unique Ani-gobo wheel which is paired with a dynamic customisable five-position rotating gobo wheel.
Eos
ETC’s Eos family of consoles brings award-winning colour tools and advanced, granular control of your whole rig. Flagship console Eos Ti, as well Gio @5 and Ion Xe will be available for demonstrations at the show this year.
EchoTouch
ETC’s EchoTouch controller offers compact, stylish and intuitive touchscreen control of lighting in architectural and smaller entertainment spaces. It can operate as a standalone controller giving direct control of DMX/RDM and sACN fixtures and devices, or be integrated into a larger Unison Echo control system. Users can locally program zones, presets, and sequences to control their devices.
SolaFrame
High End Systems SolaFrame series features the most advanced and complete line of LED frame fixtures on the market. The SolaFrame 3000 will be on display at JTSE. It is the flagship luminaire in the Sola Series range, boasting more than 37,000 lumen output on the wall and a 1000 Watt Ultra-Brite White LED engine.
The SolaFrame 750 will also be available, and is the most compact framing fixture in High End System’s family of automated tools, featuring a 6-50 degree zoom, rotating gobo wheel and fully continuous animation. Alongside this, the SolaFrame Theatre fixture, Hedgehog console and the latest Hog 4-18 console will be on site during the two-day tradeshow.
The Black Box No 14 will provide demonstrations of several of ETC’s acclaimed luminaires including Source Four LED Series 2, ColorSource CYC, ColorSource Spot and ColorSource PAR. Specialists from ETC, High End Systems and Avab Transtechnik France will be on the stand for visitors to talk to and ask any questions. The exclusive announcement will be made on the first day of the show so be sure to visit the stands (140-141 / 162-163) to find out what the big reveal is.
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