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WHAT’S HO T<br />
WHAT’S HO T<br />
www.plsn.<strong>com</strong><br />
P R O J E C T I O N , L I G H T S & S TA G I N G N E W S<br />
Production Profile<br />
LD Jason Bullock added his own brand of spontaneous<br />
visual <strong>com</strong>bustion to the flame-spouting oil derricks on<br />
the Mayhem Festival’s set for Korn.<br />
LD-at-Large<br />
22<br />
Being a hack designer has two major drawbacks. First, your<br />
crew loses all respect for you. Second, Nook exposes your<br />
short<strong>com</strong>ings in LD-at-Large.<br />
52<br />
novemBER 2010<br />
C o n T e n T S<br />
Features<br />
18 XLTV vs. John Wiseman<br />
A look at the full jury trial brought by XL<br />
Touring Video against its former CEO,<br />
John Wiseman, founder of Chaos Visual<br />
Productions.<br />
24 LDI Show Report<br />
LEDs, media servers, automated truss,<br />
lasers, iPhone apps and people flying<br />
through the air on harnesses — here’s the<br />
latest snapshot of an industry in motion.<br />
31 The Parnelli Awards<br />
Celebrity presenters Brooks & Dunn, Paul<br />
Anka and others made the 10 th Annual<br />
Parnelli Awards the biggest tribute yet to<br />
all those who keep advancing the state-ofthe-art<br />
in lighting, video, staging and audio.<br />
36 Buyers Guide<br />
Fog, haze and smoke can all add impact to<br />
a visual design. Here’s a look at some of the<br />
latest gear options.<br />
38 Company 411<br />
It’s the classic business opportunity: A glut<br />
here, a shortage there. SHS Global helps<br />
buyers and sellers of pre-owned gear find<br />
each other.<br />
40 Feature: Ghostland Observatory<br />
For Ghostland Observatory, lasers aren’t<br />
there to enhance the show visuals, they are<br />
the show visuals, electrifying arenas to the<br />
beat of the music.<br />
Columns<br />
4 Editor’s Note<br />
The perfect trade show’s only flaw is that it<br />
will never exist.<br />
45 Video Digerati<br />
VersaTubes: Totally tubular low-res looks.<br />
46 The Biz<br />
The gap in production values between<br />
theatres and houses of worship has almost<br />
disappeared.<br />
48 Feeding the Machines<br />
Some people get so good a programming<br />
they can do it with their eyes closed — or<br />
at least with the “Blind” key activated.<br />
Departments<br />
5 News<br />
7 In Brief<br />
7 Letters to the Editor<br />
8 Calendar<br />
12 International News<br />
15 On the Move<br />
16 Product News<br />
20 Showtime<br />
41 Projection Connection<br />
42 Projection Connection News<br />
44 Projection Connection Product<br />
News<br />
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