The opening ceremony style event was held at the M.O. Campbell Centre in Houston on 31 July and GVP produced the entire show from start to finish including designing the entire set, developing the run of show, and creating custom videos and content.
This was the AAU Junior Olympic Games' 50th anniversary event and GVP fully utilized the Platinum FLX fixtures on the show, explains Gabby Schmees, director of business operations at GVPmedia, Inc. "They were needed for two main jobs," she said. "As a dynamic light show with fast, big looks, and as an even stage wash for IMAG. The greatest utilization of the lights was intended for our opening sequence. We simulated a power outage at the start of the show and opened it with an abstract video to which the lights corresponded. The Platinum FLX lights were used throughout the entire show to generate excitement."
Lighting design for the anniversary show was by Jorge Munoz. He stated, "I was very impressed with the capability of the fixture and its considerable light weight and small size." Munoz explained that having one fixture type sped up the programming process and cut down on fixture count without sacrificing those "big looks."
GVP used a total of 10 FLX fixtures on the show, four on an upstage truss flanking the main LED wall, four on a downstage truss, and two used as floor lights. Founder & CEO of GVPmedia, Justin du Plessis, was impressed by the quality and versatility of the lights, saying they are the best lights he's seen, adding, "The lighting effects along with our LD (Jorge) really built the excitement of this show. The production value was definitely increased due to the addition of these fixtures."
(Jim Evans)
