Michael S. Eddy

Articles by Michael S. Eddy
Programming the Halftime Show
LD Al Gurdon created strong backlight looks to underscore Beyoncé’s performance for the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show, with lighting director/ programmer Michael “Oz” Owen, Gurdon's long-time collaborator, starting in London doing previsualization at PRG’s East Molesey, UK office.
Super Bowl XLVII Exterior Lighting
The Solomon Group Lights up the Building Scape of Downtown New Orleans for the Super Bowl.
From Pre-Viz To Production: Super Bowl Halftime Show Lighting Director Rich Gorrod
Months of work go into the live 20-minute Halftime production watched by 108 million people worldwide. Working closely with lighting designer Al Gurdon, lighting director and gaffer Rich Gorrod helped to ensure that the design moves from paper to show time as efficiently and seamlessly as possible.
Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Lighting Power and Data System
PRG provided rock-solid power and control for the lighting system at this major live televised performance event.
Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Lighting Gear
Beyoncé’s performance at the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show began in dramatic fashion, with lighting by Al Gurdon and production design by Bruce Rodgers of tribe inc.
LDI New Product: Clay Paky Alpha Profile 800 ST
Features in Clay Paky's Alpha Profile 800 ST include a miniaturized four-blade framing system that adjusts over 90°, a zoom from the narrow angle of 7.6° to 55°, an auto-focus system, and the Dyna-Cue-Creator function.
LDI New Product: Morpheus Lights Ayrton Wildsun 500 K7
The K7 version of Ayrton’s white-light K series is equipped with 31 high-power multi-chip LED light engines with a color temperature calibrated at 6,700K.
LDI New Product: Osram Sylvania HTI 1000W Lok-It! Lamp
The Osram HTI® 1,000W/PS (Power Series) Lok-it! lamp allows up to 450°C at the pinch seal, emitting 85,000 lumens with a color temperature of 6,000K.
LDI New Product: ETC Source Four Dimmer
The ETC Source Four Dimmer™ attaches to any Source Four® to provide on-board dimming and intelligence at the fixture. Able to accept DMX control signals directly, it transitions a centralized dimming system to switched power and data distribution.
LDI New Product: ENTTEC E-Streamer MK2
The E-Streamer MK2 from ENTTEC is a small, rugged show recorder capable of recording multiple universes of DMX or Art-Net per show, expandable to 64 universes.
LDI New Product: Prism Projection Reveal Studio.3 Fresnel
The RevEAL Studio.3 Fresnel from Prism Projection offers an output of 9,700 lumens, fully functional barndoors, and an adjustable beam from 10° to 90°.
LDI New Product: Gerriets Kabuki G2 Eco Controller
A newly developed control box for the Gerriets Kabuki G2 curtain drop system, the Eco triggers up to 10 Gerriets G2 Release Units by providing 120 or 230V AC power.
LDI New Product: Elation Professional Platinum Spot 35 Pro
Now with 16-bit resolution on all functions, the Platinum Spot 35 Pro from Elation Professional uses the new Philips Platinum 35 lamp for an 800W moving head spot.
LDI New Product: Philips Vari-Lite VL3515 Spot Luminaire
The Philips Vari-Lite VL3515 Spot luminaire uses the double-ended Osram 1,500W lamp and features a 6:1 zoom optics system along with CYM color mixing, a six-position color wheel, variable CTO color temperature correction, gobo/effects wheels, iris, and fast strobe mechanisms.
LDI New Product: Robert Juliat Zep LED Profile
The Zep LED Profile from Robert Juliat incorporates a 150W LED engine that produces light output equivalent to a 1,000W tungsten profile with 185W total power consumption.

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