With a vision to offer students a better environment in which to put on their performances, the school asked audio, video and lighting integration company Aviitec to reviethe school includes a 500-capacity theatre that recently received a lighting upgrade of LED fixtures from Elationw their situation.
The initial focus was to improve the audio quality of the venue and consequently Aviitec presented the school with a proposal for a new microphone, audio and automation system while stressing to them that a lighting upgrade was also needed. "I showed them Cirque du Soleil videos where you can really see that the lighting plays a major role in creating the mood," Giovanni Merida of Aviitec explains. "The school was eventually convinced and gave us a budget number to work with that was enough to complete the first phase of a lighting install. I then contacted John Lopez at Elation to talk about the possibilities."
Giovanni flew to Elation's headquarter office in Los Angeles to discuss with John the details of a lighting package that would fit the school's budget. The result was a lighting installation consisting of Platinum Spot III LED moving heads, SixPar 300 LED par lights, and ACL Curtain full colour LED battens.
"This is an exciting project because full LED in a theatre is unique for Guatemala," Giovanni says. "They wanted good quality lighting but didn't want to spend too much. But they also didn't want to go bottom of the market cheap. As a top quality but less expensive brand compared to some of the others, Elation fit in perfectly."
The technology upgrade at the Colegio Americano de Guatemala theatre was completed in July of 2016. "Everything has been good," Giovanni says. "The new lighting has really made a big difference and the client is very excited with the results. The audience can hear the better sound but it is the lighting that they are fascinated with and that is what people notice most. We are happy to say that we have more projects with Elation in the pipeline so this has opened up many doors."
(Jim Evans)
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