Posts by Jason Allen
A projection of management
All parts of our personal and professional lives can be divided into projects. Running a gig, tour or install is a project. They have time, scope, and budget to contend with
Read MoreThe Tech of Opera Australia’s Aida
Aida’s Melbourne season used 175 square meters of UniView Tekken 3.9 with Brompton Processing arranged into 10 columns seven metres tall
Read MoreOpera Australia’s Aida
The stunning all-Italian creative from set designers Giò Forma, digital content makers D-Wok, and costume designer Gianluca Falaschi all work together to create lavish tableaux of gold and power
Read MoreCOVID Chaos – Integrate and ETNZ both affected
The pandemic continues to wreak havoc across Australasia
Read MoreProjection Mapping Helps Boost Public Morale in a Covid World
Large-scale projection has proven to be an extremely successful way of boosting public engagement and morale during Covid. Many of our “canvases” are conducive to social distancing regulations, making them ideal activation sites
Read MoreTechnical Direction Company’s Greatest Hits
Challenging projects are what drive TDC; over the years they have been involved in projects for theatre, TV, corporate and large-scale public events
Read MoreMCEC is Open for Business with Shure Axient Digital
With bandwidth getting maxxed out and RF administration becoming more and more complex, Shure Axient Digital offers the tools venues like the MCEC need
Read MoreENTECH de-risks for 2022
When the 2020 tour was terminated by the first Melbourne lockdown, ENTECH founder Julius Grafton went into the bunker with partner Kate McKenzie and added up the costs. They were well short. “I knew we would return, there’s a huge legacy for our event, which has run since I started it in 1994,” he said.…
Read MoreRoad Test: Acme Stage Par 100 IP WW
People who used to shy away from LED cans because they think they’re cheap or the physical look isn’t right are converted when they see the Stage Par 100
Read MoreRoad Test: Acme Stage Par 100 Colour IP
The look and physicality of the fixture is just like a Parcan, and there’s nothing cheap or gimmicky about them
Read MoreTHE JANDS CREWCARE 2021 CHARITY GOLF DAY WRAP-UP
The day raised more than $22,000, with donations totalling $18,000 going directly to the SupportAct Crew Fund, ensuring it reaches those crew needing it most
Read MoreListen Here: Reverb Projection
Artificially generated reverb is one of the most important tools at a mix engineer’s disposal. It’s also one of the most misused and misunderstood. All too often the complaint about reverb is that it tends to ‘swamp’ recordings, turning them into an inarticulate mess. But that’s a lazy description of what’s going on. Reverbs don’t…
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