Scenic and lighting production design firm Innovative Show Design (ISD) was contacted about the need for a new lighting scheme by a Kim Komando team that had clearly put some thought into lighting concept ideas, even coming to the table with its own lighting renderings. ISD subsequently designed, installed and programmed a new all-LED lighting system, working closely with lighting vendor CYM Lighting Services. ISD also designed, built and installed a new set, which meant they came onboard early enough to consult on important lighting related matters like the electrical design of the studio as well as designed the on-air graphic package and all scenic graphics.
The Elation LED lighting is located throughout the complex with the majority of fixtures used in the main studio set, which is made up of three areas - Kim's broadcast desk, a screen caller area, and an area designed for future use, perhaps social media interaction. The lighting consists of Elation SixBar 1000 LED battens, SixPar 200 LED PAR colour changers, Colour Chorus 12 LED battens, Colour 5 Profile ellipsoidal spots, DW Fresnel dynamic white light fixtures, Elar Q1 compact PAR lights, and TVL2000 and TVL3000 white light LED Fresnels. High-output Quad Eye LED downlights from Acclaim Lighting were also incorporated into the design.
Justin worked closely with set designer Chris Runnells of Innovative Show Design to incorporate the lighting elements into the set itself. "He and I designed the set and the lights at the same time," Justin explains. "This allowed for the set to practically light itself. There are a lot of light boxes, internal glowing elements and architectural lighting features."
Not only is the main studio lit with Elation and Acclaim lighting but a radio control room, also used for broadcast, as well as two insert studios within the complex, are lit with all Elation and Acclaim fixtures. The Acclaim Quad Eyes are used to colour ceiling tiles in the radio control room and are also used to colour walls in the insert studios. "I feel that both the cost and the quality of the Elation fixtures allow a designer to get what they need to get the job done," Justin says. "Elation has an extensive product line that allowed me to spec fixtures for specific purposes - fixtures that do exactly what I wanted them to do."
(Jim Evans)
