"I had recently used the Philips Selecon PLCyc fixtures on the Cambridge University European Theatre Group's (CUETG) production of The Merchant of Venice," explains Clarke "I really liked them. I was particularly impressed with the seamless and intense washes of colour they offered and which I used on the all-important cyclorama that transformed every venue on the tour. So successful was the show lighting that our theatre, the ADC, is now considering purchasing 12 PLCycs for its own stock."
Following his creatively liberating experience, Clarke says he was keen to get his hands on other fixtures in the PL range and in particular the Philips Selecon PL3 Wash lights. He says he has not been disappointed: "Although we are a student group our aim is always to stage professional standard productions." An audience in excess of 2,000 saw the show over the period of the run.
"I was delighted to discover that the PL3s could offer us so many creative choices, which simply would not have been possible with our existing stock. Scenes were transformed by the unlimited colour options. The smooth live fades between one colour and another ensured that each lighting change perfectly complemented each change in mood, place and time in the show."
"I am delighted Mitchell enjoyed using the PL3s as much as he did the PLCyc units," continues Amber Tomlin, key account manager in the UK for Philips Entertainment. "It's always great to get positive feedback and even more fantastic that the ADC Theatre is now considering buying a number of the PLCycs. Both the PLCYC and the PL3s have received much praise for their clean, colour-balanced whites and the extensive range of beautiful colours, including those all-important really subtle tints. This makes them ideal for pretty much any entertainment application from film studio to theatre and architectural to museum and exhibition lighting."
(Jim Evans)
