Colour Sound's Steve Marley explains that with an increasing number of lighting designs now incorporating scenic and ambient video visuals as integrated elements, it made sense - both creative and commercial - to be able to offer an 'in-house' product to fulfil this criteria. "The industry has been talking about 'convergence' between the two mediums of lighting and video for some years, and this is now happening everywhere, so we are in a position to offer a proactive solution." he confirms.
Having the kit in rental stock also enables CSE to offer the most cost-efficient packages to their clients, and it is also a perfect complement to their stock of Green Hippo and Arkaos media servers.
CSE services many high profile festivals and dance orientated artists for which visuals are a key part of the performance concept. The company's extensive experience and encyclopaedic knowledge of this specific field of lighting and visuals has contributed greatly to the evolution of the light weight, highly flexible and fully tourable BT-12 system, which is quick to rig and easily accommodated into 'house' festival set ups.
Having already invested in a 37mm pitch system to a similar designed about 18 months ago, it was time to offer a higher resolution option, with 12 mm chosen as an optimum pitch after careful consideration. The refresh rate of 3000Hz is also much faster than many other products, and the 4.4 trillion colours should be enough for the most adventurous video artists and designers.
Shows and events on CSE's busy summer schedule to feature BT-12 include Love Box and Field Day, both at Victoria Park, Brixton, London, Lock & Loaded on Clapham Common, London, and for the Eric Prydz 'EPIC' 3D holographic show at Global Gathering, Long Marston, where it was underneath the stage floor.
(Jim Evans)
