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Sydney based lighting Company - Creative Lighting and Audio were appointed to supply a new energy efficient, dynamic lighting system for the major retail food area of iconic Australian Museum in Sydney. Twenty fixtures of Anolis ArcPad 48 RGBW’s were installed in the Café area of the museum, providing the historical space with a unique inviting and elegant atmosphere.
The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It is one of the leading cultural attractions of Sydney. It offers a number of first class permanent exhibitions as well as a number of ever changing special exhibitions and events.
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Leading New Zealand lighting designer Ben Cooper utilised 24 Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWash moving light fixtures – amongst others – for the 2011 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (VNZMA’s), which honoured the very best of established and emerging talent spanning a diversity of genres.
The high profile event – produced by J and A Productions for the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) - was staged in the Vector Arena in Auckland. It is the largest and highest profile Awards show in the country. This 46th edition of the VNZMA’s featured live performances from a host of stars including Brooke Fraser, The Naked and Famous, Ladi6, Six60, Tiki Taane and Avalanche City and legendary Kiwi band Supergroove. It was telecast live on national Channel FOUR.
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Cliftons Perth, the official lighting supplier for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, specified and supplied VuePix screens for international Media Centre, located at Perth Exhibition and Convention Centre during the period of the CHOGM 2011.
Sixteen high-resolution VuePix 5mm L Series displays were positioned in the middle of the Media Centre to stream live News from all around the world from different TV Channels.
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Beauty and the Geek Australia is the country’s ultimate social experiment where two very different worlds collide. The 'Beauties', who love being the centre of attention and rely primarily on their looks, are paired up with academically gifted yet socially awkward 'Geeks' to compete as teams for a $100,000 prize.
One of Australia’s leading TV lighting directors Grant Watson from Strauss Productions specified 12 of Robin 300 LEDWashes and used them as the main and vivid component of his lighting design for a number of the major 'off site location challenges'. The fixtures were also specified for events at the main 'house location' where the Beauties and Geeks live together and complement each other through various challenges striving to be the successful team.
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Twelve Robe ROBIN 600LEDWash fixtures were supplied by the Perth office of leading Australian lighting rental company, Clifton Productions, to provide ideal lighting conditions for the official photograph of the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The photo session for the 22nd CHOGM event, the largest gathering of world leaders ever in Australia, was staged in Pavilion 1 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. Official photographer Andrew Taylor and a host of national and international media and TV crews needed an even and consistent 4500 Lux level right across the podium on which the 50 world leaders - including Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II - were posed for the photo.
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The AFL’s highest individual honor, the Brownlow Medal 2011, was presented at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne at the end of September. 1.13 million TV viewers watched Dane Swan been awarded as the “fairest and best” player in the Australian Football League for this year.
The gala evening was staged traditionally at the Palladium Ballroom of Crown Casino complex, hosting over 1000 sporting celebrities and Australian VIPs.
Clifton Productions team supplied all the lighting equipment for the event.
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Es tablished in 1852, the Auckland Museum tells the story of New Zealand, its place in the Pacific and its people. The Museum is a war memorial for the province of Auckland and holds one of New Zealands top heritage libraries.
It is home to millions of objects and is one of New Zealands most popular man-made tourist attractions with around half a million visitors every year.
Auckland based Lighting Supply Company has recently supplied 24 ILED Pro EventLITE fixtures to Auckland Museum, which will be used for lighting many special events happening in the Museum, such as gallery openings, corporate events, etc.
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The nation’s favorite entertainment show, Australia’s Got Talent, became the highest rating show so far this year, attracting an average viewing audience of 1.821 million for each episode. Judges Dannii Minogue, Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden have been trying to find the nation's greatest talents and bringing those outstanding artists on stage to share their original performance with TV viewers.
Lighting designer Francesco Calvi, one of the Australia’s leading lighting designers, used ArKaos MediaMaster Pro Software to run his video show on the LED screens, which were used on the stage as a main visual media for the specatacular TV show.
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Woohah Productions joined the Australian leg of Enrique Iglesias’s Euphoria World Tour, being the official supplier for his support artist DJ Havana Brown.
For over a decade Enrique Iglesias’ Latin-flavoured pop has carved its way into the hearts of music fans across the globe, selling over 55 million albums to date. His latest album Euphoria has seen several hits such as ‘Heartbeat', ‘Dirty Dancer’, and ‘Tonight’.
For DJ Havana Brown, the tour was another notch to her belt as she continues to dominate the Australian music scene. Her hit debut single has been certified double platinum, and peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart. Havana adds Iglesias to the growing list of international superstars she has supported, which includes Rihanna, The Pussycat Dolls, Chris Brown, and Britney Spears.
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NIDA (The Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art) in Sydney is a centre of excellence in training for theatre, film and television. NIDA's primary role is to select and train exceptionally gifted young people at a tertiary level, preparing them for careers in theatre, film and television.
NIDA’s award winning and spectacular theatre complex has just invested in a new lighting system for its foyer, replacing all the Par 56 500w recessed lighting fittings for the latest Anolis ArcSource 48 MultiChip fixtures.
The ArcSource 48 MC was designed by Anolis specifically for this project. The brief given was to provide a LED fitting to replace the existing 500w halogen lamp. With energy efficiency the main focus, the design team at Anolis set to work developing a suitable LED replacement.
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The ULA Group team enjoyed a very positive Integrate 2011, which was held in Sydney Fox Studios from 30th August to 1st September. Launching new exciting products across all its ranges, ULA Group’s stand in Hordern Pavilion was traditionally one of the most crowded throughout the duration of the show.
This year, the ULA Group stand was divided into two sections – Entertainment and Architectural.
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Eighty Anolis ArcSource LED fixtures were specified to illuminate the stunning 20 metre high public sculpture by leading contemporary artist Callum Morton, which forms an iconic entranceway to Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA)'s new Caulfield Campus in Victoria, Australia.
The visually striking work - a thought-provoking fusion of functional aesthetics encompassing ideas and definitions of architectural form, drive in screens, billboards, scaffolding and urban environments - was a special commission made possible by leading philanthropists Marc and Eva Besson.
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Lighting designer Andy Mutton from Lightning Lighting in Melbourne, Australia, has specified 14 Robe ROBIN 300 LEDWash moving lights for a fantastic new lighting installation at the buzzy Beresford Hotel nightspot in Surrey Hills, Sydney, New South Wales.
This is the first club/live music installation for these new very versatile and compact fixtures and it's in the Beresford's famous 600 capacity "Upstairs" venue. which has just been refurbished by new owners, Merivale.
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The 2011 Australian International Motor Show, the biggest Motor event hitting the Australian shores each year, was held at the beginning of July in Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Over 193,000 motoring fans came to see more than 400 vehicles on display from car manufacturers from all around the globe.
Clifton Productions team traditionally supplied lighting and visual technology for several stands, including Holden, Maserati, Toyota and Lexus.
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ULA Group enjoyed a very successful Entech 2011 exhibition in Sydney, launching great new innovative products across all our product ranges. The ULA stand was crowded all the time with customers from across all market sectors, who were excited to see the latest lighting and visual technology available on the market.
The superstar of the newly launched products from Robe family was the Robin MMX Spot with dual rotating graphic wheels and extreme brightness. The Robin 600 LEDWash and Robin 300 LEDWash again attracted massive interest, reaffirming their status as the best moving LED wash lights available on the market.
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DJ Havana Brown - Australia’s no. 1 ranking female DJ - has recently toured Australia with the global superstar Chris Brown, being the supporting act for his F.A.M.E tour. Australia was Chris Brown’s first stop for his worldwide tour with concerts in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
Arosh Fernando and Brad Watson from WooHah Productions, the official supplier for DJ Havana Brown, came up with a concept of incorporating the VuePix LED screens giving DJ the ability to further interact with the audience during the show.
They specified 4 VuePix P18 LED Mesh panels mounted on the DJ console as a surrounding for the DJ uprise. The ArKaos A10 Media server was used to run all content on the screens.
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Following the immense popularity of their latest ‘Hands All Over’ album, funk-pop gods Maroon 5 returned to Australia for a series of arena shows in May 2011.
Lighting designer William Sheldon used 31 Robin 600 LEDWashes to create great visual effects for their energetic show during concerts in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. “The Robins were used around the stage on 5 vertical towers upstage where they provided a very nice, warm light.” “I’m very impressed by them. They’re reliable, compact and have a great rich colour spectrum”, says William.
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The 17 years old Canadian prince of Pop has recently toured main Australian Arenas with his ‘My World’ tour. The “Bieber-Fever” affected thousands of his teenage fans, which were desperate to see Justin’s impressive performance live. Opening his shows with “Love me”, crowds were going mental with the vibe and electricity going through the roof throughout the entire show at every concert.
Big Picture, one of the biggest Australian and New Zealand production companies providing video solutions, were appointed to provide the video systems for the tour. They worked closely with tour director Tom Marzullo, who kept a critical eye across all aspects of the production to deliver fans with perfect shows.
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Anolis Smart White LED fixtures are illuminating the contours of Soul, a 243m tall residential tower and retail complex located in the centre of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. This state of art building, when completed, will become the second tallest building on the Gold Coast, behind Q1.
The design of the Soul includes 288 apartments on 77 floors and 5,700sqm of retail space. Tony Dowthwaite from TDLD was commissioned to specify the feature lighting for the project . After careful consideration and several onsite tests he decided on the Anolis ArcPad 48 SmartWhite 25 degree LED wash fixtures to efficiently illuminate the intricate floral iron mesh dome surrounding the retail precinct of the complex.
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A new VuePix Scoreboard has made a big impact at Monash University’s Clayton campus in Melbourne. The 4x5 metre P20 RealPix screen with multi-media capabilities has replaced the existing scoreboard at Oval 1. Thanks to great colour uniformity and high resolution the Scoreboard is now visible and crystal clear from any angle on the circumference around the oval and even from longer viewing distances.
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