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Autopilot II Covers Peter Jennings on Election Night 2004
Wybron’s award winning Autopilot II is on the docket for Election Night with Peter Jennings. Dennis Size of the Lighting Design Group contracted Top Dog’s Paul Braile to track Peter Jennings’ every move by automating the production’s moving lights with Autopilot II.
Jennings will wear a small belt pack with an ultrasonic element that will allow Autopilot II to keep him in the spotlight as he covers one of the most significant events in U.S. politics – the November 2nd Presidential election. Autopilot II’s reliability and accuracy are more than a convenience - they are necessities for optimizing followspot usage on live television.
First introduced in 1994, Autopilot II (APII) has been revolutionary in its approach to turning moving lights into automated followspots. APII eliminates the need for followspot operators by using moving lights to follow performers in real time. The system creates endless possibilities in venues not normally spotlight friendly and can even control video cameras, creating a seamless tape of the performer.
The APII controller is connected between the console and the fixtures and controls the pan and tilt. Additionally, on some moving lights, the iris can be controlled to provide constant size of the spot regardless of the distance from the light. All other parameters, i.e. intensity and color, are still controlled from the lighting console. The console can regain control of the fixtures from APII using desk channels, freeing the lights temporarily for other uses.
22nd October 2004
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