Oceania Productions provides production solutions for a diverse range of shows and events all across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, from theatres to arenas, rock 'n' roll to corporate and industrial shows, sports events to large spectaculars.
General manager Simon Garrett comments: "The current look for many event designs is 'screens and beams', so we really needed a powerful and bright general purpose moving head spot that can be utilised as a workhorse shooting between 20 and 50 metres. It had to meet international specs as well as being appropriate for our own designs. He heard about the imminent launch of the Robe BMFL and was immediately interested.
Built around a 1700W lightsource offering 250,000 Lux at 5 metres and a CRI of 92, it all sounded good. "It seemed to have all the features we needed," says Simon. "Including the dual animation wheels, a good set of gobos and prisms. With the 5-55 degree zoom and weighing just 36kg . . . Everything sounded great".
He was further impressed when seeing the fixture in action for a demo a short while later, after which the order was placed. He adds that they have been watching Robe and its product development for some time, and their research confirmed that the brand is known for good engineering, high quality products and excellent support.
Robe Lighting s.r.o.'s CEO Josef Valchar, together with Cuono Biviano and Tony Lukeman from ULA Group, travelled to New Zealand to hand over the BMFL Spot units to Simon and the Oceania Productions crew.
The first gig for the new fixtures was on number one award-winning NZ artist Lorde's recent tour, whose lighting designer David McIntyre commented: "The BMFL is a great compact universal fixture with excellent optics that really 'pack-a-punch'. "
(Lee Baldock)
