Lighting the event was Zachary Durban, who used 80 x Robe BMFL WashBeams and 28 Pointes supplied by Cincinnati area based Loud and Clear which delivered the event's technical production.
Zach regularly works with Loud and Clear as an LD and programmer, bringing his vast experience working on rock shows, theatre productions and corporates to a crossover event like ECOT. Shane Fisher, production and sales manager from Loud and Clear pitched an initial concept for the ECOT event, which he and Zach jointly developed into the production design for the show.
Loud and Clear produced the show for the first time last year, so this year Shane decided that the most practical and spectacular way of moving forward was to make it in-the-round. For movement, ingress, egress and the general flow of the event as well as involving the audience much more.
They imagined a 'sunburst' style look for the trussing above the stage, so 12 trusses radiating out from a central point in the celling were all toned, creating an architectural feature in the center of the venue.
This design involved some very long throw distances for any moving lights down to the stage below and out into the audience, so Zach and Shane thought this would also be an ideal opportunity to try the 80 x BMFL WashBeams.
One Pointe was positioned on the inside of these 12 sunburst trusses and used for toning the metalwork, while the other 14 were positioned on the stage with some on the arena floor. These were all used for aerial effects and as eye / camera candy effects.
The BMFLs had three primary tasks. They were used to wash the stage and the audience and also to texture both areas on demand.
Working alongside Zach and Shane on the lighting crew were Chris Sutton (master electrician) and technicians Daniel Baxter and Andy Hillman, with head rigger Gary Radomenski.
(Jim Evans)
