Robe shines at 2017 Porin Music Awards
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Lighting designer for this year was HRT's Marko Foretić who chose to work with a moving light rig over 160 Robe fixtures, supplied by one of the leading Croatian rental companies, Promologistika. He worked closely with Promologistika's Miro Hrg who designed the set and video elements.
Marko's ideas for the lighting were developed following in-depth conversations with Miro and the event's director, Danko Volarić.
The set was based on a series of circles – originated from the idea of spinning vinyl records – six round trusses of different sizes were flown and filled with wither LED screens or projection surfaces and the main and B stages were connected by a stylish S-shaped runway
Once they had established optimum positioning for the trusses based on the shape of the stage, size of the hall and other parameters like the position of tables for the nominees and the audience seating, he started deploying lighting fixtures.
The Robe count was 58 x Pointes, 34 x MMX WashBeams, 24 x LEDWash 600s, 24 x BMFL Spots and 20 x Spiiders.
Sixteen Pointes were arranged around the set on the deck with the rest distributed across the circular and other air-based trusses, and they were utilised for powerful and eye-catching effects that they do so well.
The BMFL Spots were rigged upstage where they produced super-bright looks on-stage as well lighting the audience and musicians.
The MMX WashBeams were placed unobtrusively on the circular ramps above the stage and used for aerial eye-candy to compliment and support the Pointes.
For the first time, he tried Robe’s new Spiider wash beam on a major event, which proved excellent for lighting the room and front washing the audience. He enthusiastically reports being “very satisfied with its strength, the amazing colours and the fact that it is easy to use. I got everything I wanted from them”.
Lighting and video playback was all run through an M6 controller programmed and operated for the show by Branimir Vorberger.
(Jim Evans)
