Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theatre is a $40m, 2700 + person capacity venue on three levels. It offers in-house sound and a video control studio as well as a 40 automated head lighting package with innovative optics, and digital consoles plus a conventional lighting package for TV.
"The Robert Juliat Victors are dedicated primarily to our concerts," says Billy Heaslip. "As production manager, I knew that we'd be doing TV lighting beyond live concerts and I wanted an instrument with a excellent even field of light distribution with a well balanced ballast to avoid any chance of flickering on camera. I did a lot of shopping at LDI, and all of my TV colleagues steered me to Robert Juliat.
"I've been a live concert lighting designer as well as a production manager in over 60 countries with major headliners and I know a good theater and TV light when I see one," he continues. "I like Victors' mounting, and the easy access push buttons are perfect considering the angle of our catwalk. The lamp intensity played a big factor in my decision making as well. It was ideal for the venues throw.
(Jim Evans)
