Lighting technician and operator Keith Clark has been with the centre for four years and was instrumental in the refurbishment and comments: "Originally we had fluorescent down lights and the atmosphere was cold and stark. We wanted to make the foyer more colourful and to represent the shows that were going on inside, so that the whole 'theatre experience' begins the moment you enter the lobby."
Steering the whole lighting system is the new Lighting Playback Controller from Pharos Architectural Controls. This compact architectural controller is distributed in Australia by LSC Lighting Systems.
"Architectural controllers can be quite confusing, especially when it comes to timelines and triggers, but the Pharos controller was straightforward" comments Clark. "From start to finish it was simple to programme and easy to use."
To toggle between lighting shows Clark installed LSC's 8-button ePlates as the everyday user interface. The ePlates are remote wall station controllers that operate by recalling the pre-programmed shows on the Lighting Playback Controller.
"When we want a specific lighting scheme to match what will be playing in the theatre for example, or if we want to just flash the lights to let the people know the show is about to begin, the e-Plates provide a simple control for the front-of-house manager to use on call with confidence."
(Jim Evans)
