Open White

ShowTech Tools V2 — lighting, video… and now power & rigging

François — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:48:45 +0000

V2 of ShowTech Tools is now available — and it marks a major milestone.

👉 Major new features:
• Create and read GDTF files directly in the app
• New Console section to centralize technical tools
• Introduction of power and rigging modules
• Improved DMX patching and MVR import
• Even more precise calculations for lighting, video, and laser
• Optimized interface for field use

With this version, the app is no longer limited to lighting and video:
it has become a comprehensive toolkit for live entertainment technology.

🎯 Fewer errors, less wasted time, more efficiency — whether you are in prep, installation, or operation.

Available on iOS & Android:
https://www.openwhite.eu/showtech-tools/

French National Day – July 14 @ Paris/France

François — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:17:43 +0000

The July 14 in Paris is one of the most iconic dates on the French events calendar. Each year, the capital transforms into a vast open-air stage where heritage, music, light, and pyrotechnics come together in a spectacular celebration of the national holiday.

At the heart of this exceptional setup, I had the opportunity to take part in the lighting design for this unique evening on several occasions — 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, and 2025 — in collaboration with international artistic and technical teams. The show combines lighting scenography, programming, musical synchronization, and visual effects to accompany a moment that brings together hundreds of thousands of spectators on site and millions of TV viewers.
(The 2020 edition remains special: in the midst of the pandemic, the show took place without an audience in the streets of Paris. A strange and unique moment, designed primarily for the television broadcast.)

The Eiffel Tower and the Champ de Mars then become the focal point of a monumental tableau where light engages in dialogue with the architecture and the Paris sky. Each sequence is designed to heighten the audience’s emotion and underscore the symbolic power of this event.

This large-scale production requires extreme technical precision and close coordination among the various disciplines — lighting, video, pyrotechnics, sound, and artistic direction — to create an immersive experience worthy of this national occasion.

Taking part in this show is always a special moment: working in the heart of Paris, on an event followed worldwide, is a reminder of how light can become a true language in the service of collective emotion.

Belgian National Day – July 21, 2025

François — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:42:21 +0000

For the second consecutive year, LSE handled the technical production for this National Day.

Position: Project Manager – Lighting Designer

Formula E in Jeddah

François — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:08:53 +0000

Invited by Lab2580, LSE provided a laser kit for the opening and closing show.

Position: laser operator

Texas Aggies: Into the Battlefield

François — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:30:30 +0000

Through a spectacular and immersive production featuring nearly a hundred artists and extras alongside projections on the Mardasson, enhanced by grandiose pyrotechnic effects, this show conceived by Luc Petit constitutes a poignant tribute to the heroes of the Battle of the Bulge.

An event befitting the duty of remembrance required by the commemoration of this crucial chapter in history, evoked through the fate of five young Texans plunged into the hell of winter 1944. A vibrant tribute to those who fell around Bastogne and to the veterans who wrote and shaped our contemporary history.

Client: Luc Petit Creation

Position: Project Manager – Light Designer – Light Operator

Belgian National Day – July 21, 2024

François — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:44:19 +0000

For the first time, LSE is providing all the technical equipment for this spectacular show.

Pulse of Light

François — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:19:14 +0000

The sky of Riyadh was transformed into a theater of luminous choreography.
Throughout the Noor festival, lasers shot out from the city’s most iconic skyscrapers along King Fahd Avenue: the Kingdom Centre, the Faisaliah Tower, and the Majdoul Tower, connected to each other by beams of light.
LSE handled the complete installation and programming of lights and lasers throughout the city, as well as the wireless synchronization and control of the show between each skyscraper.
This artistic work was crowned with the Guinness World Records for the largest laser show (surface area covered) and the longest distance traveled by a laser beam, over 6.01 km.

Kuwait: National Day 2023

François — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:00:41 +0000

Once again, LSE is in charge of the complete production of this show.
Over a distance of 3.5 km, the audience was amazed by a full show including sound, video, light drones, laser drones, lighting, video, fireworks, water screens, …

Position: Site manager – lighting designer – lighting operator

StaySafe.Events

François — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:45:15 +0000

StaySafe.Events was a Belgian initiative launched during the Covid-19 pandemic to support the event industry in the face of health restrictions. It helped organizers maintain safe events through guidelines, sanitary equipment, digital solutions, and the CERM risk analysis tool. Corporate events, conferences, seminars, and shows could thus be organized under specific conditions. The initiative also carried out symbolic actions, such as projections of thank-you messages for healthcare workers on iconic buildings (e.g., in Brussels), light and sound installations, and adapted outdoor and hybrid cultural events. Driven notably by d-side group, StaySafe.Events aimed to prevent the complete shutdown of the sector by offering safe and responsible alternatives.

The Roads of Liberty – Belgium

François — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 11:56:33 +0000

As part of the commemorations of the Roads of Liberty, we participated in the lighting design and operation for several shows conceived by Luc Petit.
Staged at various locations, these events combined historical narration, artistic performances, and large-scale scenic installations, set in outdoor environments rich in symbolism.
We developed a lighting narrative to serve the story, aiming to structure the space, accompany the scenes, and enhance the emotional dimension of the show, while respecting the specific constraints related to the venues and outdoor conditions.
Our involvement was in close collaboration with the artistic and technical teams (sound, video, effects), requiring precise synchronization and great adaptability in live conditions.
We ensured the operation of the lighting systems for all performances, maintaining a high level of reliability, consistency, and precision.

Position: Light designer and operator
Art direction and staging: Luc PETIT
Organizers: The City of Bastogne
Production: Les Nocturnales ASBL