High End lights return of King of Jerusalem
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The lighting was designed by John Tabor of Zebra Productions, who utilised a dozen SolaSpot 1000, 18 SolaHyBeam 1000, 8 SolaWash 37, and four SolaWash 2000, controlled by a full size Hog 4 console. Based in Colorado Springs, Zebra Productions is a full service lighting production company, providing gear and support for concerts and festivals, corporate events, and Christian conferences. Assisting Tabor on this annual musical were programmer Santiago Del Valle Garces and lighting technicians Dustin Russel, Sierra Molina, and Jim Baumann.
Tabor comment, “I’m a big fan of High End Systems gear. We’ve had the 1000s for a while and love them. On this show we also brought in a bunch of SolaWash 2000 fixtures and they were perfect. I get to use lots of different lights on David: The King of Jerusalem, and the HES lights are my favourites for getting what I want on the stage.
“I used the SolaSpot 1000 fixtures as backlight and for special effects. The 1000’s are our work horse fixtures. The SolaWash 37 was our foundation for colour - we loved how nice the colour looked on the costumes. The SolaHyBeam 1000s were our key lights - they make for such nice soft key lighting. They really punch through, and give me the coluor and visuals I’m looking for. I really like how I can get deep colour but also nice smooth pastels. One of the big things with this gear is bang for the buck. The price point is just right, and we get everything we want from the lights.
“I’m a big fan of the SolaHyBeam fixtures for lighting skin tones, plus the colour correction is perfect. The SolaWash 2000 wash lights were perfect for a long throw, plus the shutters made it all work just right. Lastly, the Shapeshifters were used as a very bright effects light for some of the scenes.”
A veteran Hog user, Tabor started on the console platform many years ago, and it remains his top choice for lighting control. He says, “Hog is what I know the best. There are some nice consoles out there, but as a business owner it really comes down to cost. I’m always looking for the right tools at the right price, and Hog 4 hits that for me. I also find it does everything we need it to do.
“The Hog 4 is a desk that we continue to learn new tricks on - to make things faster and easier, and the technical support is amazing. If we’re ever stuck, it’s a quick call to HES and things are back up and working.”
