Celebrating quality, excellence and talent, the 12th Annual South African Film & Television Awards was hosted at Sun City’s Superbowl on 24 March 2018 with a further 2.3 million viewers tuning in to watch the live SABC televised production. EPH Productions were appointed by ATTV to supply the full technical and the dazzling set for the show, as well as for the smaller Technical Awards held a couple of days prior to the main event. EPH Production’s Danie Janse van Rensburg wore 3 hats namely as Project Manager, Technical Director and Set Designer. For the proposal, with a lot of…
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In this video MA’s Chris West is introducing the new MA Lighting grandMA3 series at Prolight + Sound 2018… www.malighting.com
Green Hippo’s Suzy Stenning will present the latest Green Hippo Operator Certification course at DWR Distribution. The intense 3-day course will be held from 14-16 May 2018. A range of topics will be covered, including: hardware introduction & configuration / media manager / output manager & viewports / mixes / mix master / video mapper / pixel mapper / screenwarp / timeline / DMX2 / multi-controller / visualiser & custom layouts / shape introduction / configuration / alignment. Green Hippo states attendees must kindly bring their own Green Hippo Media Server or laptop with Play software installed. The training course…
DWR Distribution is pleased to present the Advanced Audio Training session from 7-9 May 2018. The 3-day course will be presented by audio engineers and experts, Adriaan van der Walt, Marinus Visser and Kyle Robson. With a focus on PA System Design and Waves Plug-Ins, topics of discussion will include mixing techniques and approaches, touring engineers vs house engineers, touring experiences and technical planning, show file building, plug-ins / soundgrid, immersive audio in live engineering, integrating digital audio networks and large PA and outdoor audio set up and tuning. Hosted at DWR Distribution in Johannesburg, the cost is R2 600 (ZAR)…
eclipse Staging Services, a member of the Dubai-based eclipse Group, has added the region’s first Green Hippo Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Server to its gear stable. Established in 2003, eclipse Staging Services is a leading multi-disciplined supplier of event technology services to the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and this new purchase complements eclipse’s line of flagship media servers, projectors, and associated video equipment. The Green Hippo hippotizer Boreal+ sets the standard for touring media servers, and enables eclipse to capitalise on the latest graphics technology. As an owner of a Green Hippo Hippotizer Taiga, eclipse was already more than familiar with Green Hippo hardware…
The largest MA Lighting grandMA2 users in Africa, the Gearhouse Group of companies, have taken delivery of another 7 MA Lighting dot2 consoles. In 2015, Gearhouse Group purchased 4 lightweight and compact MA Lighting dot2 XL-F consoles to accommodate their day-to-day business of smaller shows and corporate events. Due to the reliability and stability of these consoles, Gearhouse Group recently invested in another 7, purchased from DWR Distribution. A trio of brand new MA Lighting dot2 XL-Fs have been distributed to the Gearhouse Groupbranches in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, while INHOUSE Venue Technical Management (IVTM) have purchased 4 MA…
eclipse Staging Services has received the 2018 Sports Industry Awards ‘Sports Event Supplier of the Year’ gold award for its support at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens Tournament 2017. eclipse has provided full audio reinforcement across the entire site at the Sevens as well as extending its staging and full AV support for the Rugby Rock concerts. John Parkhouse, Head of Audio at eclipse said: “The Rugby Sevens event has a special place in the heart of the audio department, some of whom have worked with the Sevens for in excess of six years. While it may not have…
Namibian production and rental company Mikel-Jes Productions has invested in new Robe Spiider LED wash beams which have been added to its ever-growing rental stock of moving lights. The company’s co-founder and owner Michael Vermeulen likes to keep up with the latest lighting trends. They were the first company in the country to purchase Robe Spikies when the fixtures were launched in 2016. The Spiiders are the latest in a steadily expanding stock of Robe products which started in 2008 when Mikel-Jes was founded. Namibia is a small country with a proactive music scene and a lively live and corporate…
A group of 20 riggers in South Africa kicked off the year with the intensive 2018 Prolyte Rigging Course in conjunction with DWR Distribution, Prolyte and Rhino Rigs. Rinus Bakker from Rhino Rigs hosted his course from 29 January to 2 February 2018 and, on the 6th day, DWR’s Robert Izzett and Keith Pugin presented practical training. “It was a good one,” said Bakker, who has presented the course in South Africa for the past 10 years. “The delegates responded well and had good questions – they were spot on. The course ran according to schedule which was a great indication of their…
dB Audio in Namibia has continued its growing investment in Robe moving lights with the purchase of 12 Robe Spiider LED wash beams, adding to the largest Robe stock in Namibia, with over 150 Robe moving lights. The lights were supplied by DWR Distribution’s southern and central Africa network, making DWR the latest addition in a steady commitment to the brand, which dates back 13 years by dB Audio; currently one of the busiest rental and production specialists in Namibia. The first pieces of kit were 2 AT series 575 Spots. “I’ve not looked back since that day,” declared David Benade, company owner and…
The American University in the Emirates (AUE) has held its 7th commencement ceremony at Dubai World Trade Centre, with dignitaries in attendance including His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Cabinet Member, Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development. The AUE invited Dubai-based Fountains International Events to craft a video and lighting show befitting the prestigious event. Led by Pavel Pashkovskiy, Fountains International Events has extensive experience in the region. For the AUE graduation ceremony the company designed and produced content with a total size of approximately 10,000 x 4,000 pixels. Using a pair of Hippotizer Karst Media Servers, Pashkovskiy…
The new 8,500 capacity Sun Arena in Pretoria, South Africa features a house moving light rig of 90 dynamic Robe fixtures, which are at the disposal of all events utilising the state-of-the-art multipurpose venue, part of Sun International’s Time Square development and entertainment complex. Robe lighting fixtures are integral to a complete turnkey technical package specified and supplied to the venue by Robe’s South African distributor DWR to operators Sun International. The Sun Arena’s capacity expands to 10,000 with a standing audience with the goal of attracting leading artists, performers and event clients from around the globe. The backbone of…
