QolorFLEX® Quad Chip RGB Amber Plus Deep Red LED Tape is shown with QolorFLEX 25x3A Dimmer (P/N 5811),

DMXcat® Multi Function Test Tool, and Mean Well Power Supply

As our first new product launch to kick of 2024, and just in time for Valentine's Day projects, City Theatrical presents QolorFLEX Quad Chip RGBA + Deep Red LED Tape (P/N 5050-24-RGBAD-60-5-20-1), which is an interior grade 24V Quad Chip 4-in-1 RGB Amber plus Deep Red LED tape with a high output brightness and the ability to create a wide spectrum of colors, including deep red, when used with a DMX color control system. This is the ideal LED tape for lighting designers looking for a true deep red color, and can be used in film, video and theatrical applications. It is available in full five-meter reels and sample strips.

City Theatrical's new Wing Nut Socket (P/N 1350) will be available in February 2024! The Wing Nut Socket can be used to secure any wing nut with ease and reliability. Simply attach the Wing Nut Socket to a 3/8” ratchet, slide the opening over any wing nut, and tighten or loosen the wing nut with ease, with more reliability than possible by hand. Our Wing Nut Socket is the winner of LDI Show 2023’s Widget Award. This recognition comes as a result of its ability to make theater electricians’ job easier and safer by making wing nuts easy to tighten, while the user’s hands. You can get yours through the City Theatrical dealer nearest you starting next month.

Robert Scarborough CSC is a director of photography located in Toronto, Canada. His most recent work includes the ROKU original for CBC Studios The Holiday Shift, and two seasons of the Amazon Prime show The Lake starring Julia Stiles. He has been nominated for five Canadian Cinematography Awards (CSC) and won a Canadian Screen Award for his work on Baroness Von Sketch Show.

City Theatrical interviewed Robert to find out more about what inspires him in his career as a cinematographer, and what led him to design the 1253 Adapter, Source 4 to Scrim accessory with City Theatrical for his and other film and television projects, in this City Theatrical Q&A.

Leave the World Behind is an apocalyptic thriller from award-winning writer and director Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot), featuring Academy Award winner Julia Roberts, Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke).

Chief Lighting Technician Steven Ramsey and the lighting team for the Netflix film Leave the World Behind were looking for a robust and reliable wireless DMX solution for shooting this film on various locations in Long Island and Upstate New York. They found that City Theatrical's

Multiverse® Studio Kit provided the broadcast planning tools, dual band technology, long battery life, and contactless charging they were looking for. Discover more about their experience with our wireless DMX/RDM products, also including QolorFLEX Multiverse Dimmers, and RadioScan® Spectrum Analyzer, in this wireless DMX case study Q&A with Steven Ramsey featuring Netflix's Leave the World Behind film.

ETC ColorSource Relay and Multiverse for High School Theater in Oklahoma

ETC's ColorSource fixtures with wireless Multiverse® SHoW Baby®. Photo courtesy of ETC.

Theatre educators in need of new lighting equipment know that every dollar spent for their school counts. “You have to make sure that the patrons of the community are happy with the investment, because it’s mostly their money that’s paying for it,” says Tony Travis of Toucan Productions in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Travis sought to outfit three separate high school performance spaces for the Mid-Del School District — on a budget that would only cover one. Find out how he used ETC's ColorSource fixtures with onboard Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology as the quality solution that fit his school's budget in this ETC case study.

ETC Mosaic System and Multiverse for Fiber Sculpture in Ohio 

“Current" a fiber sculpture by artist Janet Echelman, in Columbus, Ohio. Photo courtesy of ETC.

“Current,” a fiber sculpture by artist Janet Echelman, made its debut as a public art centerpiece in downtown Columbus, Ohio this fall. The sculpture is made up of 78 miles of twine that ripple in the breeze above a popular downtown intersection. It is illuminated by a mesmerizing nightly lighting program controlled by the ETC Mosaic system. The lighting uses Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology to transmit and receive wireless DMX signals from across the street, over one hundred feet, as part of this outdoor installation. Discover more about lighting the sculpture in this ETC case study.

St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Santee, California. Photo courtesy of ETC.

At Saint Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Santee, California, ETC's ColorSource fixtures and City Theatrical’s Multiverse® wireless DMX Transmitters and Receivers worked together to create the perfect solution to keep focus on the beauty of the church, without any visual clutter to distract parishioners during worship services.

Read about the art of lighting churches with ColourSource and Multiverse in this ETC worship case study.

Custom DINRail Mounts for Multiverse Transmitter

Every month, we do dozens of custom projects for customers all over the world. These projects include entertainment lighting, architectural lighting, and OEM development projects for other companies. Custom projects give us a chance to use all of our experience, knowledge, and capability.

Tell us about your challenges, submit a custom order, and you could see your project in next month's newsletter.

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