GET THE LOOK: HOLO WALLS LETS THERE BE LIGHT
For an art installation by renowned light artist Hiro Yamagata at the Columbus Ohio Science Institute, Westlake Village, Calif.-based Holo-Walls created a dramatic indoor display ...
...TOOLS OF THE TRADE: SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE A SPARK OF INGENUITY
At the same time that they brighten a room, burst from cannons or blaze against the sky, the best effects bring event meaning and mood into focus.
...CONFETTI: CLEARWING HAS A BRIGHT LIGHTING IDEA AT MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM
Setting out to illuminate the Milwaukee Art Museum's 44th annual Bal du Lac gala, two priorities topped the list for Clearwing Productions, West Allis, Wis., including ...
...CONFETTI: GO GLOBAL
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Introduced at The Special Event's action-packed Theme Lunch in Orlando, Fla., in January, Audio Visual Imagineering's LaserGlobes excite with light. Each unbreakable translucent globe features a laser show projected on its entire inside surface. Designed for centerpiece, buffet, stage and trade-show display, LaserGlobes use remote infrared t...
THE LAST WORD: CRAIG LEITNER OF CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL EVENTS
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CRAIG LEITNER MAY have leapt into the big leagues when media conglomerate Clear Channel acquired his company Contemporary Group in 1999. But when it comes to producing large-scale events, he still focuses on the small details. “I love doing the creative development of our projects,” says the vice president of ...
...CONFETTI: NEW FLAME
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Love the look of pillar candles, but need the safety of votives? Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Joel D. Baker Designs offers a line of geometric wax vessels created to house votives, tea lights and floral. Hand-crafted from high-quality wax, which contains an additive to help sustain high burn temperatures, Baker's luminarias provide hours of glow...
THE LAST WORD: JIM ETKIN OF M.E. PRODUCTIONS
According to Jim Etkin, it was a call for backup that created the boom in his event business. “In the early '80s, we were involved with doing name entertainment like '50s acts, or providing local calypso bands,” says the president of Pembroke Park, Fla.-based production company ME Productions. “People started saying, ‘S...
THE LAST WORD: DAVID SPEAR OF CLASSIC EFFECTS SPECIAL EFFECTS
FOR SOMEONE WHO never intended to specialize in special events, ISES international president David Spear has certainly embraced his industry wholeheartedly. The association leader and owner of Mandeville, La.-based Classic Effects says it was a passion for pleasing people that hooked him on the event business back in 1984. “I can't sing, I can't dance, but I saw a way to entertain people through firework displays,” he explains, recalling the launch of his first company, Classic Fi...
