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Adjacent to the acrowalls are two dancefl oor LED walls each com- prising 36 ReTop P6 LED tiles, while the DJ booth is made up of a further 12 ReTop P6 LED tiles. The side walls at Light provide yet another projection surface with a total of 266 ReTop P6 LED tiles split left and right of the dancefl oor and fi nally there are 316 ReTop P6 LED tiles ceiling mounted to create an abstract and intriguing environment. Overall these screens - integrated by John and his team, which included Richard Worboys on the lighting side and Anne Tovatt as Design Project Manager - represent more than 400 sq ft of LED tile, all of which are fundamentally different to convential LED tiles because they emit light rather than refl ect it, so their colours are generally brighter.
The visual aim at Light was to employ a high-end visual performance night after night that refl ected Cirque du Soleil in its new venture as well as catering for world-renowned international DJs. For this an ex- tensive content library was required and to achieve it Moment Factory, the company in charge of creating the dynamic visual displays focused primarily on four themes that would constantly evolve and make each show individual. The content library includes a broad range of custom content and interactive effects that were specifi cally created to com- plement the Cirque du Soleil performances.
The Moment Factory creative team produced the content using a variety of methods, blending 2D and 3D animation with video footage that was fi lmed over the course of 12 shoots. The team mixed high resolution, slow motion fi lm content with motion design and visual special effects animation to equip Light with the tools to create a lively, all encompassing space. Alongside the technical considerations, the team also incorporated the architecture and took the DJ into ac- count during content creation to ensure every single element at Light blended seamlessly for the audience.
John worked closely with Moment Factory to build its specifi cation into the overall venue design. He said: “Although I had not worked with Moment Factory prior to this collaboration we clicked right away.
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They are a very nice and talented group and the end product speaks for itself.”
Despite the huge amount of video technology used, John wanted to intensify the visual element at Light so he introduced some intelligent lighting fi xtures into his design. He explained: “The lighting had to be powerful enough on its own to provide the requisite stimulation for the dancefl oor. It needed to accent and amplify the performances of Cirque. It had to integrate into the overall visual experience being crafted by Moment Factory in a way that enhanced but never washed out the imagery.”
The lighting inventory is made up of a number of different fi xtures. For beam effects John opted for 48 Elation Platinum Beam 5R Pro and 12 Elation Platinum Beam 15R Extreme moving heads. “We utilised a healthy amount of beam fi xtures due to the large cubic volume of airspace that we had to work with. A single beam scanning over such a long distance can be very dynamic. Take 100 of them used properly and they are staggering,” said John. Further fi xtures from Elation were used including 44 Elation Plat- inum Spot 5R Pro moving heads, 12 Elation Platinum Spot 15R moving heads, 28 Elation Platinum Spot 35 moving heads and eight Elation Rayzor 7 moving heads. However, as John is a true believer in choosing the correct products for the job rather than sticking with one manufacturer, he went on to choose 22 ETC Source Four Leko profi les, 28 Chauvet Professional COLORado Batten 72 washlights and two Martin Professional Atomic Strobe 3000 effects to complete the main lighting rig. He said: “We complimented the backbone of the beams with spots, strobes, mini beams, blinders and colour washes. Each category of fi xture was designed with enough multiples to go from subtle to mind blowing. The nature of the music and perfor- mances stated for the club dictated this.”
The initial control platform installed at Light was Showcad Artist, a software package with unlimited universes. “We like to satisfy the wishes of the operators by providing what they are most comfort-
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