Rogues on the road with Russell Watson
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Wanting to provide a stunning set of visuals for the Manchester-born opera singer, Wilkinson worked together with Production Manager Dan Tiley to produce a show of grandiose measures. To provide illumination for one of the defining features of the stage - a wraparound curtain behind the band - Wilkinson utilised the 19 (15W) RGBW quad-LEDs of the Rogue fixtures to excellent effect.
“I wanted to wash the entire backdrop with colour,” commented Wilkinson. “The saturated colours of the Rogues, with their seamless colour spectrum shifting, allowed me to achieve this effect.”
Additionally, Wilkinson was also able to utilise the Rogue’s 12° to 49° zoom range to provide both concentrated and wide wash to cover the whole backdrop.
“I wanted to go from having a tight beam up-lighting the cloth, to a more diffuse general coverage,” continued Wilkinson. “Thanks to the R2's incredible zoom range, I was able to produce these effects on demand to quickly switch atmosphere between the more operatic and pop numbers during the show.”
To complete the Chauvet setup, Wilkinson specified a further selection of Net-X rack-mountable Art-Net-to-DMX devices. The Net-X provided all the DMX distribution over Art-Net networked together, for instant changeover in the event of a desk failure.
(Jim Evans)
