Seattle Revival Centre upgrades with Chauvet
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“I often refer to this as ‘giving it away,’ in theatre,” said Fischer. “It’s why I do this. I love seeing the amazement on people’s faces when you transform a space into something wonderous and unexpected.”
Fischer experienced this feeling earlier this year, when he showed his completed work to the team at the Seattle Revival Centre.
The church had originally contacted him about upgrading its lighting system to make it more flexible, engaging, and broadcast-friendly. Drawing on his experience in theatre, Fischer proceeded to create a versatile rig that features over 45 Chauvet Professional LED fixtures supplied by Hollywood Lights.
His new lighting system was a resounding success with the Seattle Revival Centre team when they saw it in its complete form for the first time in January. However, neither they nor Fischer could have imagined at the time just how vital the upgraded rig was about to become.
A few weeks after the system’s reveal, public gatherings were halted in Seattle as a result of the pandemic. This led the church to move quickly to an all livestream format. Thanks to the flexibility of its camera-friendly lighting system, and the creative resourcefulness of its worship team, Seattle Revival Centre was able to produce compelling broadcast services from the start. Its first video was viewed over 4,000 times, quite an accomplished for a house of worship that seats 350 people.
With restrictions eased, Seattle Revival Centre is again welcoming worshippers into its sanctuary, following strict social distancing guidelines. The lighting system is now producing immersive live worship environments, in addition to supporting podcasts and other broadcast applications. For Fischer, this is the result of choosing the right fixtures and placing them in the best positions.
Fisher’s rig includes 16 Ovation E-930VW ellipsoidals and four Ovation F-145WW Fresnels for stage lighting, as well as four COLORado Solo Batten and three COLORado Batten 72 Tour units for washing and colour accenting. For movement, specials and spot lighting, he specified three Maverick MK2 Profile and five Maverik MK Pyxis fixtures. The entire rig is run on a ChamSys QuickQ 20 console.
Many of the fixtures were installed on hanging truss that Fischer had wrapped around the front edge of the stage. This allowed him to increase the number of hang points and ensured the proper level of front lighting.
