Clifton Productions supplied a large array of equipment to this year's event including Robe moving lights and Anolis LED fixtures which were used on stage and throughout the venue.
The event's art director was Mal Nichols of Mal Nichols and Associates. "The design elements had to be three-dimensional to allow lighting and texturing to be a back drop to the talent", says Nichols. "So the lighting was required to be flexible and allow for subtle changes within the presentation incorporating the background."
In the Atrium of the Crown Casino 10 Robe REDWash 3.192s, eight Robe ColorWash 1200 ATs and four Robe ColorSpot 1200 ATs were used to highlight the general area and the guests as they strolled up the red carpet.
Lighting designer Rob Coia says, "This year's telecast was a great success for Channel 7 at the end of a huge year in AFL Broadcast. It was the first time that I had used the new Robe REDWash LED fixtures that Clifton Productions now have as part of their inventory. I was very impressed with the performance, I used the REDWashes to dress the walls and columns in the Atrium for the red carpet arrivals, to provide colour and shape for the background surfaces which appeared in most of the camera shots."
(Jim Evans)
