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Exciting Lighting: The Power of Projection Mapping

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

MELISSA STEPHAN

Boring building façades turn into dramatic 3D delights thanks to this event innovation

Goodbye, squares and rectangular projection screens; hello, curves and angles. What magic makes lighting so exciting today? Projection mapping

Fines Follow Indiana Stage Collapse; is Self-Regulation Coming?

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:15:00 +0000

Lisa Hurley

Special event experts stick up for safety at events--even when the client may be more concerned with costs.

Three groups involved in the deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair last summer were fined last week by the state's labor officials.

New Snow-generating Lamp, IFAI Tent Sourcing App, Branded Sunglasses

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:59:00 +0000

Special Events Staff

The new "Magic Lamp" from Global Special Effects is an 11½-foot-tall street lamp that generates the company's "evaporative snow" effect.

The Astonishing World of Immersive Event Technologies

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Natasha Garber

Hot new technologies amp up the event experience — making the virtual world very, very real

Hot new technologies amp up the corporate event experience, and keep it amped.

Holy Hologram! Special Effects from Square Zero

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:18:00 +0000

Susan Cuadrado

Holograms bring important figures to life--literally.

Anything you can film or create with visual effects and CG can be made into a hologram.

Lighting Book from Bentley Meeker, Deko's Custom Vases, Modern Line's Chic Sectionals

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:27:00 +0000

Special Events Staff

Lighting expert Bentley Meeker has released the book "Light X Design: 20 Years of Lighting."

Let There be Lighting: Great Lighting Design for Special Events

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:05:00 +0000

No matter how beautiful event decor is, the right lighting makes it better still. Here, 10 years of event lighting nominated for the Special Events Gala Award.

Eventmakers Goes Underground for an Edge Video Game Launch

Sat, 01 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Susan Cuadrado

A video game release party transforms a San Francisco basement nightclub into a spooky Moscow metro station

Few events require a military escort for entrance to a secret underground location. But this one did.

Bright Lights, Big Buildings: British Special Effects Pros Create Dramatic Summer Spectaculars

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:48:00 +0000

Special Events Staff

British special effects experts are continuing their tradition of creating stunning projection spectacles this summer, including the Edinburgh Tattoo in Scotland and Art on the Waterfront in Liverpool.

Flogos Creates Custom Flying Logos

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:23:00 +0000

Special Events Staff

"Flogos"—floating logos made from a mixture of soap-based foam and buoyant gasses—slowly float above event sites after being deployed by a company technician.