With local chapters on virtually every continent, the conferences entail a full production of inspiring music, speakers and panel discussions. Brought on to heighten the conference experience, production designer Nathan Baugh (46 Entertainment) and lighting designer Craig Rutherford (Blueshift Design) created a full lighting, audio and video design using the live event production team at Elite Multimedia.
"One of the biggest challenges in the design was the differences in the venues," says Rutherford. "We had to have a design that could be manipulated to fit as needed, but then we still had to have the right production elements to support the bands who would be playing and the various speakers and panel discussions that would take place throughout the day. Working with Elite Multimedia, they have a wide stock of production gear so it was easy to find the ideal tools needed to make each event something special to remember."
Deciding upon the exact lighting package for the conferences, Baugh and Rutherford worked with the live event production team at Elite Multimedia and chose a rig that included MAC 700 Profile fixtures, MAC Aura LED luminaires, Chauvet Epix Strips, Chauvet COLORado Batten 72 Tour wash lights, and Chauvet SlimPAR Pro Tri LED luminaires, all controlled by a grandMA2 full-size lighting console.
"When we started looking at the lighting elements, we needed spot, wash and special effect fixtures but we also had to remain budget-conscious," explained Rutherford. "We selected the MAC 700 Profiles because they provide good, solid color-mixing from a 700W fixture at an affordable price. We then chose the MAC Aura for our wash fixtures because they have a great white for IMAG video, but also a wonderfully homogenized color output which alleviates any color divergence on camera."
Next turning their attention to the video, they once again relied upon the expertise of the Elite Multimedia team, and they took advantage of the multitude of PixelFLEX LED screens in stock at the Elite Multimedia warehouse.
Along with the lighting and video elements, Elite Multimedia also provided a full audio package that included Midas PRO2C and PRO2 digital consoles, a Midas DL251 microphone preamplifier, and a Shure UXLD Wireless microphone system.
(Jim Evans)
