The ALD is excited to announce the launch of the Michael Northen Bursary for 2016. This years competition is being brought forward in the year, with the awards presentation taking place at the ABTT Theatre Show, in London on the 23rd June 2016.
Lighting design
Members of the LEE Filters team were invited for an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the Royal Opera House in London, and had the opportunity to check out the extensive stock of LEE Filters gel! A big thank you to Justin Cook - Lighting Systems Manager, and Nathan White from the Royal Opera House for the excellent tour!
Zircon Filters are a new concept in LED filter design that has been designed from the ground-up for exceptional performance with LED Lights. With a lifespan of up to 200 times longer than standard lighting filters, the new Zircon range is designed to last. Watch the video to learn why it’s so special.
How to use gel lighting to enhance your portraiture - Amateur Photographer: The use of coloured gels in photography reached fever pitch in the 1980s, but as the colour combinations became more and more garish and visually offensive they eventually fell out of fashion. It’s only recently that coloured gels have seen a resurgence, with digital photography empowering a new generation of photographers...
This year marks the 9th KOI Awards, which celebrates the creative talents of international lighting and digital content designers working in the UK in the sectors of TV, Theatre and Concert Touring and Events. The 2016 edition will see the event moved from its usual date in early October to the 18th September to coincide with the PLASA London 2016 exhibition. The venue for the sparkling awards...
Liz West: “Your Color Perception at Manchester Science Festival” “This year’s Manchester Science Festival Salford University’s Allerton Studios will be transformed by artist Liz West into a sensory, visceral experience through an overload of artificial chromatic light.Using the gallery as a laboratory West tested the influence and perception of luminous colour in architectural space and on...
New app from LEE Filters! The new Diffusion Comparator App is now live for Apple and Android devices. All the great features from our side by side diffusion video*, now in an interactive version you can access on the go! The comparator is built from video clips of a real world lighting setup using a single M8 source and each and every diffusion in the LEE range. By switching between them you’ll...
Equity claims to be “the only organisation able to work with managers to improve stage directors’ and designers’ pay and conditions of work”. Despite our members sitting on various Designers' committee in the last 15 years, there has been no discernable increase in minimum fees for lighting desgners in UK theatre, despite a huge change in the way that we work.
The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) TV judging panel has announced its eagerly anticipated shortlist for this year's ceremony, which will take place at London's glamorous Troxy club on Sunday 4th October.
The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) Theatre judging panel has announced its eagerly anticipated shortlist for this year's ceremony, which will take place at London's glamorous Troxy club on Sunday 4th October.