Nearly 30 Martin Rush Strobe 5x5's, provided by HSL lighting of Blackburn, were built into two double sided pyramid set pieces on the main stage along with two smaller pyramids on the DJ stage. With strategic spacing between units an exploded video effect was created. Each of the hundreds of pixels - 25 in each strobe - were controlled individually through the new Martin M6 lighting console.
"The Rush panels are a positive step from the original tungsten panels we all know and love. The cool LED's provide a crisp clean look to the performance space along with the added benefit of a strobe function and remarkably low power requirements," stated Edward Regan, LD. "In addition the kit is smaller and deploys quickly which allows us to be more flexible with our designs. It was a neat set; really good to look at."
Alongside Regan was Limited Edition's MD James Barnfather. "The client brief was to create a large high impact effect which would also act as the main backdrop to the interview area; in addition it had to look great on camera and to a live audience in bright daylight conditions. We used a lot of the Jarag-5 panels on the Fast & Furious 6 premiere which the client really liked; therefore we started looking for a similar style product but with a more modern look. The Rush panels worked really well, especially in conjunction with the M6 console which allowed us to create a host of mapped effects in a very short programming window."
(Jim Evans)
