The lighting rig was designed by Mark Powell of Bandit Lites, and consisted of 40 Martin moving heads, including Mac 600s, Mac 2000 Profiles, and Mac 2000 Washes, providing ambient lighting, logo projection and car specials.
The fixtures were all controlled from the Frog 2 using real-time triggers for cues. This allowed for turning on of the rig each morning, running the show throughout the day and dowsing the lamps at the end of the day. The timecode triggers enabled stand staff to simply power up the stand each morning with the Frog 2 then taking control.
Lotus launched two new models at the show, the Europa S and the Elise S. The Frog 2 was programmed using multiple cue stacks. Different stacks were used to control different areas of the stand. One stack was also dedicated to operating a range of indexing custom gobos for each of the new models.
Powell says: "Programming of the rig was done in only three hours making extensive use of the Frog 2's powerful effects engine and macro capabilities. The use of time triggered cues meant the stand ran faultlessly for two weeks with no need for the presence of lighting personnel."
(Chris Henry)
