Josh Moffat of Events Infrastructure designed, operated and specified the lighting equipment, and also supplied the visual technical support for the 2013 State of Origin Game 1 pre-game entertainment. Moffat also has a long-standing relationship with the event producers at Time Square Productions in designing unique looks that work for both television and the live audience. Showtools International supplied the Nexus 4x4 fixtures.
Moffat used 16 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4x4 wash light panels mixed in with moving head fixtures and LED video panels. "The Nexus 4x4 panels were great. They were easy to assemble in the required configuration and worked straight out of the box," he said. "We were looking for something different that provides a visual effect but is not the standard video or LED strip look everyone has seen before. They are so bright we had to turn them down for the cameras as they were overpowering the outdoor-rated LED video panels."
Moffat controlled the panels through ArKaos MediaMaster V3 with the LED Mapper extension being controlled from a Hog 4 controller, using a selection of stock and custom content.
"We are thrilled to have such respected artists and creative minds requesting our fixtures for their shows," said Chauvet Professional national sales manager DeAnna Padgett. "With the big punch, smooth lighting and flexibility that the Nexus4x4 delivers, it's an easy choice."
(Jim Evans)
