Four legs, made of transparent tubes, were fixed to the ground. Inside each tube leg GRODA placed a Mac 300 washlight, Atomic strobe, and Jem ZR12-DMX fog machine. The MacC 300s worked to color the tubes while flashing Atomics created the illusion of quick motion. Fog from the ZR12s gave the plastic tubes a more solid appearance.
The spider's remaining four truss limbs (decorated with LED) and the round body were movable, which further enhanced the attractiveness of the monstrous arachnid.
The stage beneath the spider was one of three illuminated by GRODA for the event. Other Martin gear included 20 Mac 2000 Profiles, six Mac 2000 Washes, 14 Mac 500 profile spots, 30 Mac 250+ profiles, additional MAC 300s, 32 CX-2 and 36 RoboColor Pro 400 colour changers, as well as four Ego X4 and eight Ego X5 effect lights.
Light beams from moving heads placed on the truss circle and circular stage were programmed to correspond to the movements of the huge spider legs. Lighting designer and operator for the event was Piotr Majewski of GRODA with Martin gear supplied for the event by GRODA through LTT, Martin's Polish distributor.
(Chris Henry)
