Showtek played at the Horde Pavilion in Sydney, Australia recently. Showtime Promotions & Production, also based in Australia, specified 26 Legend 412 (on truss fingers above the crowd) and 12 Q-Wash 560Z LED (around the stage) moving heads for the show.
Check out the video to seem them in action:
COLORdash Batten Tri lighting up the Paul Hamlyn Hall for Christmas.
Royal Opera House employs 12 COLORdash Batten Tri linear wash lights for use in corporate events as well as on stage. Lighting Systems Manager Paul Hornsby noted “We were impressed by the output of the unit, the even colour mixing when in single colour mode and the ability to use it in pixel mode for more dynamic effects. It made for a very versatile product in one unit, whilst maintaining a small footprint for using in a rig, set or floor mounted.”
CHAUVET Europe had a busy couple of days in stand 12 at ABTT 2012 Theatre Show. The stand featured loads of products with a focus on the new pixel-mapping shown in a matrix and variable white moving heads.The full line up included: MVP 18 LED modular video panels, PiXPar 24, PiXPar 12, COLORband PiX Mini pixel-mapping fixtures, COLORado Zoom CW Tour, COLORado Zoom WW Tour, COLORado 2 Zoom Tour, COLORado 1-Quad Tour static wash lights, Q-Spot 560-LED, Q-Wash 560Z-LED, Legend 412 VW, Legend 412 moving heads, and Followspot 1200 and LED Followspot 75ST.
One last peak at booth C11301.
Epix Bar and Strip fixtures mounted on the face of the greeter station.
Lit entirely by CHAUVET fixtures and sponsored by Neiman Marcus, the second annual Catwalk for Charity, held at Miami’s Mandarin Oriental hotel, raised funds for Breakfast with Santa (BWS), a non-profit organization serving underprivileged children in Miami and Haiti.
Several movie and fashion stars, as well as influential Haitian-American professionals and political personalities attended the fundraiser. Four CHAUVET DJ SlimPAR Pro VW lit the red carpet, which welcomed fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons and actresses Nia Long, Vivica Fox and Garcelle Beauvais, as well as former Miss Haiti and Miss Universe 2012 pageant contestant Sarodj Bertin. A total of 30 CHAUVET DJ COLORtube 3.0 EQ fixtures and four CHAUVET Professional COLORdash Batten Tri wash lights lit up the show’s translucent, 40-foot long runway. Additionally, four CHAUVET Professional Legend 412 VW variable white wash lights illuminated the models on the catwalk. To provide ambient lighting within the venue, 15 CHAUVET Professional COLORdash Battens wash lights lined the walls and created a soft glow. CHAUVET DJ ShowXpress and CHAUVET DJ Xpress 512 Plus controlled the fixtures.
“We designed a lighting scheme oriented around the primary green and white colors of the event,” said CHAUVET Product Specialist Nick Airries, who volunteered to design and program the lighting. “We wanted a stunning catwalk able to change color and catch people’s attention. A lot of models praised us for the runway design because the fixtures lit them without blinding them.”
A couple more shots from a busy trade show and CHAUVET Professional booth C11301.
It’s electric! Epix Bar, MVP panels, PVP S7 and Legend 412 all working together.
Nice crowd at booth C11301.
Walk the runway lit by Legend 412 moving heads.
Our own Dwight Slamp (r) working the floor.
New VID 100 video drape is in the center of display.
New TRUSST product line of trussing.
Below are a few shots of booth C11301 direct from the trade show floor. We launched new video products to complement our VIP Series as well as new moving heads to our Q-Series. We also have our ILUMINARC products on display as well as the newly launched trussing line, TRUSST.
New video products: PVP S7, high definition video panels, and VID 100, innovative video drape.
New moving heads: Q-Spot 460-LED and Q-Spot 360-LED, both have a super-crisp patented optical system and a clean three-facet prism.
VIP Series modular video panels, video drape, Legend 412 pixel-mapping moving heads, and a crown of Epix Bar fixtures (just to name a few.)
A different angle of fixtures outlined above.
This custom-made stand holds a bevy of ILUMINARC interior and exterior lighting solutions.
Mike Graham looking pensive in front of MVP modular video panels.
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional
My name is Michael Graham and I have tried broccoli for the first time ever this week. I ended up liking it.
For the past 37 years I have avoided it like it was some kind of evil stalk of green nastiness on my plate. I have been watching my son actually ask for it for dinner. He’s 5 and at that age, aren’t kids supposed to not want veggies? So I convinced myself to try it. We had ordered take out one night and in there was some chicken with broccoli. While I was dishing everyone’s out, I psyched myself up and ate some. All in all, not bad. You all should have seen the look on my wife’s face. She has been trying for the past 10 years to get me to eat more veggies.
How does this relate to lighting?, you may ask. Well, oddly enough, I think that we often feel the same way about new lighting products or ideas. We get it into our heads that there is only one way to design a show and we have our favorite lights that we like to do it with. We get into a rut and forget that there is more than one way to skin a cat. It is important to take that first bite of broccoli and try new stuff. We as an industry are so lucky to have as many new products as we do. Year after year.
Look around at what else is going on out there. When is the last time you said, “Wow, that pencil sharpener industry is really evolving.” It is critical for us all on both sides of this blog to try new stuff and not get stuck in the same old same old.
So, come on, try something new. You might be surprised at how cool it is.
P.S. We are launching some really cool new pencil sharpeners at InfoComm this week. Come by, I would love to show you how they work.
Mike Graham looking pensive in front of MVP modular video panels.
Written by Mike Graham, product manager for CHAUVET Professional
I love it when a plan comes together.
We are almost done with the rig for InfoComm. Again, preshow planning has proved that going over and over (and over) your plans is time well spent. Having five days to load in doesn’t hurt either. Having this additional time has allowed us the luxury of not rushing anything. We have been able to take our time to make sure every element is working at its best.
With every show, I try to learn something new that will help me with my next show to make the load in process even easier. On the LDI show last fall, I learned that laying out the floor in a grid makes laying out motor points quick and easy. With this method, you can set out coordinates for each point. This also works for power points under the carpet. You can also send beforehand so the points are laid out before you arrive if you want.
On my floor plans, I always drop in X and Y coordinates in 1-foot increments on the length and width of the floor. This removes all of the guesswork. Plus, if the people managing your rigging or carpet needs don’t have AutoCAD or some other drawing program, they can easily see the measurements.
Something else I have learned along the way is that it is important to pack your tools in your road case, but make sure that you at least fly in with the following items in your bag:
With these simple tools, you can do a ton of work on the floor of the booth before your gear gets there. (For other travel tips, check out this prior Tech Talk.) It’s a good idea to not rely on your computer for your show plans. Firstly, you don’t want to leave your computer running for everyone to touch and play with. Secondly, the screen is not big enough to look at it quickly. Thirdly, the battery will die at the worst possible moment. Have a set of plans printed out.
See you at the show!
Here is a quick shot of some behind-the-scenes action at InfoComm 2012. It’s our booth, C11301, which will be open to the public in two days.Stay tuned for more…
