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January 27, 2022

Eric Church Celebrates the Return of Live Music Using BlackTrax premium

Eric Church set out on The Gather Again Tour  this fall with the intention to unite fans and celebrate the return of live music, promoting his most recent Heart & Soul albums. Church is fueled by the energy he receives from the audience and his interactions with them. Now, he doesn’t have to worry about being at certain mic positions for certain […]

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BlackTrax, CAST, In the Spotlight, Student Education

December 9, 2021

Penn State University uses BlackTrax in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time premium

In October, Penn State University welcomed audience members to see Simon Stephen’s adaptation of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” directed by Rick Lombardo with sensory-friendly performances at the Playhouse Theatre on the University Park campus using BlackTrax Real-Time Tracking. The Tony Award-winning play is about 15-year-old Christopher, who has an extraordinary […]

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wysiwyg

November 24, 2021

Don Pelo Takes Visitors on a Virtual Tour of The British Museum premium

Julien Ferreiro, aka, don pelo, takes visitors on a Virtual Museum Tour, in a recently created series of five videos using wysiwyg and 3D replicas of well known historical pieces like the Rosetta Stone, from a collection of 3D banks, shared by The British Museum for use by the general public. An avid wysiwyg user […]

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BlackTrax, CAST, Training

October 19, 2021

Apply now and join the revolution: BlackTrax is expanding its global pool of field-based freelancers premium

Do you have a passion for live events? Are you excited about new technology and the creative possibilities it brings? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, CAST BlackTrax wants to hear from you! Leaders in the field of entertainment tracking, automation, and previsualization, CAST Group is looking to expand its global pool of field-based freelancers […]

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In the Spotlight, wysiwyg

August 27, 2021

Paulinho Lebrão uses wysiwyg for The Voice Dominican premium

The Voice Dominican is being aired for the first time ever in the Dominican Republic and is being run from the largest studio in the country by Procapital Films and RAM Productions. Paulinho Lebrão, a Brazilian designer, has recently had the opportunity to work on this very special project. Working for BM Eventos, the Lighting, […]

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wysiwyg

June 2, 2021

Simon Schleicher uses R46’s new MVR import feature for greater creative freedom premium

Many lighting designers have been staying creative in their studios and growing their skills throughout this pandemic. The proof is in all the talented posts that we find on social media. This video is one of those projects that caught our eye from Simon Schleicher. After finding this, we reached out to Simon to see […]

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Student Education, wysiwyg

January 27, 2021

Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies and CAST Group Establish Learning Partnership premium

Toronto, ON. CANADA, January 27, 2021 – Starting in December 2020, Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies students at Nottingham Trent University, UK are learning up-to-the-moment skills in design and emerging technologies as part of a new partnership with CAST. Augmenting state-of-the-art facilities at Confetti, CAST is providing students an enhanced learning environment with training on BlackTrax (Real-Time Tracking) […]

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In the Spotlight, wysiwyg

January 20, 2021

wysiwyg lights Andrea Bocelli concert at the Noto Cathedral premium

With 90 million records sold, Andrea Bocelli is one of the most popular artists of all time, and it was an honour to have Bocelli and Igor Mitoraj’s sculptural works as the protagonists of a special evening in Noto to promote Sicilian Unesco sites. wysiwyg was also honoured to be there to help light this […]

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CAST, Student Education, wysiwyg

January 6, 2021

15-year old designs 45 minute holiday light show using wysiwyg premium

Most 15-year olds we all know are asking for new video games for Christmas and playing video games in their free time. But Campbell Shaw is not your ordinary 15-year-old. At a very young age, he became obsessed with lighting because it allows one to create a world of magic with lighting and tell stories. […]

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CAST, wysiwyg

November 9, 2020

Claypaky and CAST present WACKIT Contest premium

09 November 2020 LONDON – Claypaky and CAST Group of Companies are very excited to present the WACKIT Contest a virtual lighting design competition based on a concept by Lighting Designer Durham Marenghi and his partner Jennie. Whilst planning this event of course we had no idea that England would enter a second lock down […]

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