The sky was ablaze with a magnificent fireworks display and eight powerful Robe BMFLs, which created Hollywood beams and washed the old school in colour. A further 78 Robe fixtures were used, four Showline Nitro 510 added intense burst of light, Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures were faithful as always, and control was on a grandMA2 light.
Lior Manelis and his team from Pristine Moods Productions headed up the technical aspects of the outside production, held on the school grounds, for the second consecutive year. They trusted MJ Event Gear for additional support. Marius Marais from Audio Logic provided PA while Starburst supplied the fireworks.
For the first time, Lior used Robe BMFLs on an event. "We used a total of eight Robe BMFLs," he said. "Six were used to shine up onto the school building, five of which used colour wash and one dedicated for gobo work. The gobo was projected onto a building from 43m away and remained crisp."
The additional two Robe BMFLs were used at Front of House facing towards stage's front. It was mind-blowing," Lior says. "They were so bright it was something else. We unfortunately did not have enough electricity to run more as we were already running four three phases." The units were also used to create search light effects.
Lighting designer Olebogeng Boinamo 'Ole' from MJ Event Gear programmed on a grandMA2 Light, using grandMA 2 on PC for back up, one grandMA2 3D and six universes.
The stage area consisted of a Thomas Roof, 10 x 8 m with a 5 x 8 PA wing left and right with two P5 screens left and right of that. The remaining lighting fixtures were rigged on the stage roof.
"The big picture was amazing," said Lior. I enjoy lighting thoroughly as it makes or breaks a show, especially when it comes to a show of this calibre. On the Night saw sound, lighting and performance came together as one stage presence."
(Jim Evans)
