Rick Lawson of Funtime AV was the LD for the show and his brief was to design a series of distinctly different lighting states to enhance a catwalk show by a number of different designers. He explains: "We used a combination of Mac 250 Kryptons, Mac 250 Washes and Mac 550s. Among the benefits were high light output, sharpness of image and the speed and quietness of the motors. Also due to an extremely low ceiling all the units have to be situated on the floor, so the fact that all the units were part of the same range, gave a visual uniformity when it was rigged, which looked a lot tidier than using several manufacturers."
He added: "I chose the Martin lighting - especially the Mac 250s - because of the good optics and sharp gobos and all our Macs have been very reliable."
The equipment used were Showmagic, Mac 250 Kryptons, Mac 250 Washes, Mac 300s, Mac 550s, ETC Parnels, ETC Source Four Juniors, LED panels, a custom-built LED wall and ZR 24/7 hazers. All were supplied from Funtime AV's hire stock.
(Lee Baldock)
