Elation - Lighting Breakthroughs for Theaters and Events

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Hi everyone, welcome back to
another great episode on Geezers

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of Gear Future Tech.
I got to tell you, we really

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love to bring you the scoop each
week, don't we, Chris?

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We sure do.
This industry is so full of

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exciting new tech and news,
especially innovations from

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brands like our friends at
Elation.

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Speaking of Elation and their KL
series, here's the thing about

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the KL Core IP.
It's essentially the superhero

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of outdoor lighting.
I mean, it's IP65 rated, which

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means rain, dust or a sandstorm.
It's shrugging it all off and

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inside a 400 Watt R GB MALED
engine pushing out over 15,000

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lumens of outputs.
That's not just brightness, it's

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broadcasting, theatre, film
ready, illumination, even if

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you're in the middle of nowhere.
Whoa, 15,000 lumens?

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That sounds almost blinding, but
walk me through and maybe

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explain the our listeners what
you mean by the IP rating.

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Great question.
So IP65 means it's tightly

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sealed against dust and can
handle water from any direction.

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You could dump a bucket of water
on it and nothing still shining

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bright, making it perfect for
outdoor gigs, especially

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unpredictable weather setups.
Oh, like summer festivals when

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it pours right at Showtime.
Exactly.

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And it's not just durable, it's
versatile.

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You can configure this thing as
an ellipsoidal with IP67 lens

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tubes for focused beams, a
Fresnel for soft washes, or even

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a monolight for, let's say, film
sets.

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It's basically a Swiss Army
knife for lighting designers.

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Wait, a Leco Fresnel and a
Monolight?

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Isn't that kind of unusual for
one fixture to pull off?

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Oh totally it's wild you just
swap out lenses or attach a

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bones mount for soft boxes,
lanterns, whatever you need.

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Honestly, it would have saved me
so much hassle on so many of my

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past projects.
What sort of hassles are we

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talking?
Picture this.

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We're doing a festival deep in
the mountains.

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Storm rolls in hard.
The rigging is soaked, the

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fixtures are freaking out, half
of them dead.

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If we'd had the KL Core IP, it
would have just laughed off the

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rain and worked like a champ.
Plus, with its dim to warm and

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redshift capabilities, we could
have mimicked the warm

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incandescent look for the softer
sets.

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I still think about that gig.
Man that sounds stressful, but

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it's cool to see how this tech
could really change the game for

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those situations.
Absolutely, and let's not forget

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the colour flexibility.
Full CNY emulation, green

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magenta shift, and a virtual gel
Library designers can create any

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mood anytime, right there on the
spot.

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You know, after hearing about
how versatile the KL Core IP is,

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it makes me think about theatre
lighting.

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It's not just about lighting a
stage.

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It's like you're bringing
history to life.

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But how does that even work for
a place as old as the Stefan

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Jaromski Theatre in Poland?
All right, so Stefan Jaromski is

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a perfect example of blending
old world charm with cutting

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edge tech.
They integrated a mix of Fuse

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Max profile moving heads and KL
Fresnel 8 floodlights.

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Now with these fixtures, they're
able to craft nuanced

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atmospheres for performances.
Subtle, bold, modern or classic.

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And the Fuse fixtures, they're
these incredibly versatile tools

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designed to work quietly,
perfect for a theatre

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environment.
Quiet.

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Oh, because of like the fan
noise, right?

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Exactly.
Theatres demand that sort of

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quiet.
You don't want a loud fan sound

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drowning out an actor's
monologue, do you?

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Also, it's not just fidelity,
it's control.

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These lights are capable of
colour blending so precise that

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you can shift the audience's
mood without them even realizing

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it.
You're fully transporting them

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into the world of the play.
OK, but what's different when

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you're dealing with a place like
the Dakota Theatre in The Hague,

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which we spoke about a couple of
weeks ago?

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Great question.
You might recall Dakota Theatre

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transition to all LED lighting
including the KL Profile FC and

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Fuse Wash 500.
What's really impressive here is

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that these fixtures give them
incredible adaptability.

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The KL Profile FC for instance,
It's got a full R GB MALED

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engine so they can replicate any
colour or temperature they want.

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It's like a painter having every
colour on their palette right

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when they need it.
I remember that discussion and

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it sounds cool, but I got to
admit it almost sounds too easy.

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What's the catch?
You're right to ask that.

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And the challenge isn't the
gear, it's the planning.

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Retrofitting historic spaces
presents logistical hurdles.

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Think old rigging systems,
limited space for the fixtures

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and the need to preserve the
building's integrity.

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Oh, that's actually something
I've run up against.

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Back in, gosh, maybe 2010 I
worked with this old community

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theater.
We only had access to these

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pretty heavy old fixtures and it
was a headache finding space for

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everything without messing up
the architecture.

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Exactly.
Now imagine if you had KL units

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back then.
These fixtures, compact designs,

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and integrated zoom eliminate
the need for tons of extra lens

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tubes.
Plus, modern fixtures are

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lightweight and easier to rig.
It's like giving theatres new

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creative tools they never had
access to with older tech.

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OK, but how does that balance
with tradition?

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Like, aren't there purists who
resist this kind of

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modernization?
Totally.

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And that's where smart
integration comes in.

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It's not about replacing the
spirit of these venues, it's

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about enhancing it.
The Redshift features on the

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Fresnel fixtures, for example,
can mimic that warm incandescent

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glow everyone loves.
So while it's LED, it feels

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classic.
All right, I'll give it to you.

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That does sound like the best of
both worlds.

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It really is.
These updates are turning

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century old theatres into hubs
for modern, boundary pushing

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productions without compromising
their heritage.

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It's transformational work,
really.

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And Speaking of transformations,
there's some fascinating stuff

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happening in Broadcasting Spaces
with Elations KL series.

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We should dig into that next.
Yeah, I, for one, am very

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intrigued and I love to learn
more around this new tech that's

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hitting the market.
Well, since we just touched on

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transformations in historic
theatres, let's switch gears and

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look at broadcasting. 1 stand
out example is Nova Broadcasting

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Groups set up in Sofia.
They didn't just install a few

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lights, they went all in with
nearly 450 luminaires from

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Elations KL Line.
Think KL Fresnos, KL Panels

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profiles.
It's like an artist having every

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brush imaginable for their
masterpiece. 450 OK, that's

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wild, but why so many?
Because of the scale Lacy,

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they've got multiple TV studios,
radio spaces, and video walls

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running 4K.
It's a demanding setup.

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These fixtures not only deliver
consistent color, but they're

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being tasked to handle
everything from soft studio

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backdrops to punchy, vibrant
front lighting, all without

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breaking a sweat.
That's amazing, but I bet it's

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not just about looking good,
right?

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There's got to be more to it.
Of course, it's also about

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efficiency.
These LEDs are built to last,

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literally cutting maintenance
costs to almost nothing.

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Plus, they're extremely energy
efficient, which ties into that

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big trend we're seeing in venues
going green.

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Right, like at a KKC up in
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Yeah, I think you mentioned they
recently switched to LEDs for

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sustainability.
Exactly.

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It was part environmental and
part practical.

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Their old fixtures were massive
power hogs.

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They'd been running 18 2K
profiles.

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With the new system, it's half
the fixtures and a fraction of

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the energy.
One of their lighting guys said.

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They're saving so much power
that it's shocking, especially

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for a venue operating nearly 18
hours a day.

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Wow.
And I'm guessing this kind of

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setup doesn't only make the
accountants happy.

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Their creativity's got to be
boosted too, right?

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Oh totally.
With something like the KL

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Profile FC used at another
upgraded venue, the HOF Theatre

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in the Netherlands, you're
adding full spectrum colour dim

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to warm, precise beam shaping.
Designers can make a stage feel

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cozy, cinematic or minimalist,
all with a single fixture.

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It's giving venues the tools to
break free creatively without

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stacking up gear.
So no more climbing up ladders

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to switch out gels?
Nice space saver too, huh?

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Exactly.
Not to mention less downtime for

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resets at yet another theatre,
the Ruth and Nathan Hale Theatre

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in Utah.
Their entire workflow got

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streamlined, they've got elation
artiste Monet fixtures alongside

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KL profiles and the flexibility
of the rig allows them to tackle

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anything.
Musicals, theatre in the round

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setups, even immersive pre show
visuals with colour matching

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house lights and all without
losing focus on delivering

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consistent high quality light.
All right, sold.

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So if you're in the industry,
these upgrades aren't just bells

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and whistles, they're sort of
essential.

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Totally essential at this point.
Ignoring LED tech is like

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refusing to use a smartphone in
2025.

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It's not just about staying
current, it's about unlocking

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both economic and creative
potential.

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And with fixtures like these,
we're not just seeing better

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lighting, we're literally seeing
a shift in how productions

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define what's possible.
Well, I feel smarter already,

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and honestly, it's kind of
exciting to think about how this

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tech is shaping the future of
live entertainment and

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broadcasting.
Thanks for today's great

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inspiration and education,
Chris.

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Always a pleasure, Lacey.
And with that, folks, that wraps

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up this episode of Geezers of
Gear Future Tech.

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Until next time, stay lit.

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Hey, hey, hey.
Let's go.

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