Yesterday, 30th of January, was the grand opening of the 7th Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan. Visual act was there in the background, pulling the strings, to this spectacular opening ceremony >>
The grand opening of the 7th Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan
Interview – Unique venue for sound performances in Stockholm! (only in Swedish)
“Världsunik lokal för ljudföreställningar invigs i Stockholm. Audiorama kan bli internationellt centrum för ljuddrama och elektronmusik.” >>
Reportage av Annika Widebeck för Nyhetsmorgon TV4, torsdag 20 januari 2011 >>
The New Year starts with 3 theatrical openings in as many weeks…
The New Year starts with 3 theatrical openings in as many weeks; trucks leaving for the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Kazakhstan; installation of the stage technology for a new theatre in Lörenskog, Norway; a boat leaving for Korea with a cargo of Visual act Advanced Wagons; and the delivery of Advanced Wagon technology to a Las Vegas show.
Visual act gets great responce on their technology and the results is shown in performances and sales all over the world.
More information on these projects will follow…
Visual act 3D systems gain popularity among stunt teams in Europe!
The interest for Visual act 3D System is growing. During 2010 Visual act has entered into a partnership with Face Off Stunts & Rigging GmbH from Germany. Face Off is offering stunt and rigging services in combination with Visual acts 3D flying system in the German speaking countries of Europe.
Click on the image to view the Grand Opening of Ferrari World!
Marc Sieger from Face Off says:
We have previously worked with systems from other suppliers, but now we have chosen to work with Visual act 3D because of its flexibility and ease of use.
Face Off Stunts & Rigging presents kiting on a roof with Skywalker system powered by Visual Act. Photo from Face Off.
Svenska Stuntgruppen AB (Swedish Stunt team) has also recently purchased a 3D flying system from Visual act.
The collaboration between Stuntgruppen, Face Off and Visual act has resulted in that the Visual act system was used in the “Grand Opening of Ferrari World” on November 30 in Abu Dhabi. The show was produced by the German production company Battle Royal Productions, and Seth Ericson from Stuntgruppen was the operator.
Seth from Stuntgruppen says:
I am impressed by how easy it has been to learn how to operate and program the Visual act 3D system. I first got to know the system a few weeks ago, and I am already comfortable to go on and do shows and events with it.
Visual act 3D flying system is a state of the art control system for flying performers, decorations or cameras. The system is capable of controlling speeds of over 10 m/s. The system can also be integrated with external systems, for example a Camera Head control system.
Face Off Stunts & Rigging presents kiting on a roof
with Skywalker system powered by Visual Act >>
Visual act has completed installation of the fly bar system for the new theatre at the Norwegian Theatre Academy at Østfold University College in Fredrikstad, Norway.
The Norwegian Theatre Academy (Akademi for Scenekunst, Høgskolen i Østfold) has recently completed construction of a new black box theatre. The theatre is unique in having a professional system of fly bars distributed over the entire room. The flying system has all capabilities typically found in more expensive systems such as variable speed and accurate positioning, synchronous motion, and unlimited programming capacity.
Mechanical drawing of the Visual act Touring Desk. Photo by Visual act 2010.
The fly bar system was installed together with a compact version of the Visual act Stage Control System. The stage design allows for up to 34 fly bars. 20 of these fly bars were delivered at the installation in November – December 2010.
The delivery includes 4 electrical cabinets with 5 drives each. Connectors on the cabinets allow for the connection of a backup control or exchange of drives in the event of component failure.
Each fly bar is built as a double pipe with line adjustment situated between the pipes. This allows for maximum stroke with respect to the limited height in the theatre. A visual act touring desk is connected to a central control computer placed one of the electrical cabinets.
The main contractor for this project was NCC Construction AS
One of the worlds most creative workplaces for a theater and event interested Software Engineer!?
We are looking for a Software Engineer to strengthen our team!
We primarily work with control of moving stage technology, which means controlling servomotors, 3-phase motors, hydraulics and pneumatics. Experience with real time systems and ”Motion Control” is meriting.
The position includes participation in product development, test, installation and support of our Control System and installations. The workplace is in Stockholm, Sweden. Work can include periods of travel to events or installations anywhere in the world as we work in the international entertainment industry.
You should have an engineering degree or similar in software engineering, preferably within real time systems and/or mechatronics. You should have experience with C/C++ and Linux.
It is a plus if you also have other skills and experiences that can be useful in our industry.
You should function well under stress and work well in teams.
Our working language is mostly English, but it is a plus if you speak Swedish, Norwegian or Danish.
If you find this interesting please contact jobs@visualact.se, or call +46-8-522 472 01 for more information.
Visual act AB is one of the leading North European companies within stage automation and control. We have our own Control System and products like our award winning Stage Wagons and 3D fly system. Our customers are theatres, production companies, stunt teams etc mainly in Northern Europe but increasingly also from other parts of the world. During 2010 we worked with Olympic Games in Vancouver, Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, “Sugar” (Some like it Hot) in Stockholm, “Les Miserable” in Warsaw to name a few of our projects. We are based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Visual act is pleased and proud to be involved in creating ”The first uncompromising room for audio experience in Scandinavia”
A new theater is established at Skeppsholmen, Stockholm. Audiorama is the theater where the sound is in focus. The stage is an architectural and acoustic experiment. Here, the spectacular effects are not created by décor or advanced stage technology, but by the wonderful and inspiring experience of sound.
Installation at Audiorama. Photo by LG Nilsson.
In October and November 2010, Visual act designed and installed a circular truss at the Audiorama. Following the customer’s requirements, Visual act created a flexible system to hang speakers. Each speaker can be hung on a pipe that is attached with couplers. This pipe can easily be adjusted in heights and angles to sound designer’s wishes.
Audiorama Website >>
only available in Swedish at this moment
only available in Swedish at this moment
Building of set for Romeo and Julia at full swing!!
The contruction of the set for the Romeo & Julia production and the education of the theatre staff have taken over our facilities.
At this moment, we are realizing set designer Lehna Edwall’s visions in our workshop. The design includes 3-dimensional parts made from wood, steel and fiberglass. Some amazing special effects will also be built into the set.
The education of the Göta Lejon staff is going well and soon they will be experts in our system, whether they want to fly an object or a person.
The premier of the musical is booked til 31 december 2010 at Göta Lejon in Stockholm.
Further technical information about the production will follow…
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Mats Karlsson, Mr. Kevin Nunkoosigh and Ms. Elena Mazur have joined Visual act!
Mats Karlsson is a carpenter with 25 years in the industry and 35 years in the profession, many of them together with Visual act. Within Visual act, he is responsible for the carpentry workshop, and supervises the work for different productions.
Kevin is our new electrical engineer with a background that includes work at NASA and Dunbar Engineering a company that deals with design, testing and implementation of concepts. At Visual act he will be responsible for maintenance, commissioning of new installations, electronic circuit board design and development and electrical documentation.
Elena has a background as a mechanical designer and has joined our team for the Asian Games 2011 project. She will work closely with Jim Fainberg managing the project. Elena has 10 years experience in the complete product development chain sor a wide variety of products, from wheelchairs to the CashGuard system, she easily got acquainted with the project.
Visual act welcomes Elena, Kevin and Mats to the team!
The Björn Skifs show and the Visual act Advanced Wagons are leaving Cirkus for a tour of Sweden!
The Björn Skifs show “A Show 2010”, directed and choreographed by Pernilla Skifs, has been a sensation since its premiere at Cirkus the 29th January 2010.
72 sold out shows, 110 000 tickets sold, great reviews. The successful spring at Cirkus is over but the show must go on… on a tour. The tour “Björn Skifs, a show 2010” opened in Örebro on October 7th and will visit 11 different cities in Sweden during the autumn and early winter.
Design sketch by set designer Viktor Brattström.
Visual act supplied the complete set and stage technology for the production. The band is placed on four Visual act Advanced Wagons that move individually to create different scenographic effects. The Visual act Stage Control System is also used to fly acrobats with the help of two Visual act point hoists.
The stage technology is highly integrated into the show which, according to Elin Unnes in the Svenske Dagbladet:
“includes elements of contemporary circus: A giant spider web is stretched over the stage Neon colored human spider climb on the net and Skifs is lifted into the fly tower.”
The Visual act Advanced Wagon system is free from tracks allowing the tour to travel without subfloors and understage machinery. Motions can easily be adjusted, if necessary, to better fit the stages of different venues. For the tour each band platform has been fitted with transport wheels and can be rolled directly into the truck.