"We love breaking new ground," says Black Light's head of marketing, Barclay Dakers. "It was fantastic to see these unique units in action and to give our friends in the industry the chance to get their hands on them and see just how well they work in a full-sized theatre environment."
The Black Light CYC demo day was held in conjunction with ETC at Edinburgh's King's Theatre on 14 November. Key lighting designers and theatre technicians from across Scotland came to see 18 of the CYC units in a full theatre set-up. They also enjoyed a 'shoot-out' between traditional tungsten Source Fours and Source Four Studio HD LEDs.
"I can safely say that the shoot-out has put to bed the long-running debate as to whether LED's could surpass traditional tungsten lights," said Dakers. "People were amazed at the performance and flexibility of the ETC units."
In the same week as the demo day, Black Light also provided the CYC units and LED engines for the launch of the programme for Edinburgh's 2013 Hogmanay Celebrations. This glitzy party, which was run by Unique Events, saw the announcement that the Pet Shop Boys would headline the city's celebrations. It was the first ever use of the ETC CYC units in Scotland.
"These two events have shown that the Source Four LED CYC is capable of exceptional performance," says Dakers. "It creates the boldest hues and adds drama to any cyclorama. What's more, it's incredibly flexible, its colour can be fine-tuned and it simply attaches to any ETC Source Four LED luminaire and is ready to go. It's an astounding piece of kit and a perfect addition to our existing ETC LED stock."
(Jim Evans)
