As deeply rooted as it is in tradition, however, Centerpoint is also committed to creating an engaging worship environment for modern sensibilities. With this in mind, church leaders contacted Roland Dutzmann of AcousTech (Franktown, CO) to give their 500-seat house of worship a major remodel that includes new backdrops and scenic elements, an updated audio and video system, HD cameras and a largely LED lighting rig that features nine COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour par-style powerhouse fixtures from CHAUVET Professional.
"The church basically jumped ahead 30 years with the remodeling, and the new LED lighting system was a big part of this leap," said Dutzmann. "Prior to the remodel, the church just blasted the stage with light. There was no backlighting, no subtle side lighting. There was a realization within the church that to reach people today, they would need to create an environment that was visually more engaging."
Essential to creating this type of environment was the ability to introduce more color to the church's stage during services. This made the COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour fixtures an easy choice for the remodelling project. With 14 15-watt Quad-Color RGBW LEDs, a zoom range of 11°-43° and nine dimming curves, the COLORado fixture is capable of creating an endless variety of colour combinations and patterns to accent church services.
Dutzmann positioned five of the fixtures on overhead truss in the mid-stage area. The light from these fixtures is used to colorize the wall behind the stage, as well as the corner of the baptistery and the space around the video screens.
The four other COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour units at Centerpoint are truss mounted for downlighting the stage. "The Chauvet fixtures have tremendous output on all colours," said Dutzmann. "The light gives you a very solid colour wash with very little spill. Directing four of them onto the stage, we're able to cover the area with some rich evocative colours that enhance the services without blinding the people in the pews."
(Jim Evans)
