Emerson College’s Paramount Theatre :: Boston, MA
“BL&S goes the extra mile: measuring acoustic requirements while planning, then carefully tuning and troubleshooting the systems during installation to insure top performance.”
– Jonathan Miller, Emerson College Office of the Arts
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For 35 years, Boston Light & Sound (BL&S) has been designing presentation systems and custom crafting film, HD video, and digital projection equipment for theatres, museums, film festivals, film tours, studio previews, and world premieres.
Boston Light & Sound’s audio experts are available to design, install, or restore sound systems. BL&S provides superb audiovisual experiences for theatres, stadiums, museums, houses of worship, corporate facilities, and other venues.
Certifications and training ::
BL&S technicians hold professional certifications, including:
- CAVSP® (InfoComm Sapphire Certified Audiovisual Solutions Provider®)
- CTS® (Certified Technology Specialist)
- Barco Digital Cinema Installation
- AMX
- Sony Digital Cinema Installation
- Crestron Digital Media
- Dolby
- DLP
- BSS Soundweb
- Intellix
- Extron
- NICET
- Massachusetts DPS projection license
BL&S technicians participate in ongoing professional training, including:
- Dolby
- Kinoton
- Doremi
- DPI
- Barco Digital Cinema
- Crestron Digital Media
- Sony SRX-R320
- EAW
- Autopatch
- JBL
- Extron
- VER Video Workshop
- Electro-Voice Wireless Mic Systems
- Line Array Speaker Systems
- Telex Wireless Communication Systems
- Barco Video Projection
- LCD Panel
Sound - rental, sales, and installation of ::
- Wireless and wired microphones
- Digital sound processing
- Multi-channel audio (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.)
- Teleconferencing equipment
- Control systems
- Amplifiers
- Signal processors
- Loudspeakers
- Steerable array column speakers
- Paging and music playback systems
- Delay speakers
- Theatrical microphones
- Headsets
- Intercom systems
- Integrated sound systems
- Mixing and control consoles
- In-ear monitors
- Press mult boxes
- Specialty sound equipment (ex.: noise reduction testers)
Setup and operation of rental equipment
during special events, such as ::
- Commencement ceremonies
- House of worship services
- Corporate presentations
- Music performances
- Theatrical shows
- Traveling film tours
- Film festivals
- World premieres
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- Private and public screenings
- Rock tours
- Live orchestra synchronization with film or video
- Outdoor screenings
- Special event screenings
- Multi-venue events
Projection - rental, sales, and installation of ::
- Film projection systems
- Hi-def video presentations
- DCI-compliant digital cinema projection systems
- 3-D film and digital presentation systems
- Temporary Dolby sound systems
- Single or multi-machine dailies projector packages
- AMX and Crestron control systems
- Multi-format video projection playback (HD Cam, HD Cam SR, D5, Digibeta, DV Cam, Beta SP, among other formats)
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- Surround EX sound systems
- 5.1 and 7.1 Dolby Digital systems
- DTS, Dolby SR-D, and SDDS digital systems
- Dolby A and SR decoders and processors
- Xenon lamp systems from 2.5 kW to 10 kW
- Blu-ray DVD systems
- THX theater systems
- Computer-based content systems
- Temporary screens from 5' to 110' wide (solid and perforated)
- Rollaway screens and speaker towers
- Weather-resistant screens
- 35mm or 70mm process projection equipment
- VistaVision projection equipment
- 35mm or 70mm world premiere quality systems
- Large sound systems for analog or digital sources
- Large-scale custom projection sources
- Power conversion for worldwide operation
- Amusement ride projection systems
- Developmental and permanent projection systems
including 8/70 and 10/70 - Motion picture projection systems for rock shows
- 35mm and 70mm interlock and composite rental systems
- Multi-screen interlock systems
- Single and dual MTE dubbers
- Flutter and wow analyzers
- Color temperature meters
- USL image analyzers
- Complete assemblies such as soundheads in stock
- Cinerama projection systems
- MMR 8 sound reproducers
- Long and short throw surround cabinets
- Nitrate film and variable speed silent projection systems
Related services ::
- Long-term and short-term projection equipment rentals
- Custom projection system design
- Film festival technical direction
- Special event technical direction
- Synchronization of live music with film or video
- Restoration projects