REPORT 049
THE SANCTUARY
Company: SGM Location: Glasgow, Scotland
When Chris Lessani and partner Gary MacCulloch, took over the former Boho Club in Glasgow’s city centre, they wasted no time in renaming it The Sanctuary. In order to stamp a new identity on the popular location, they travelled extensively looking for unique lighting ideas that would dazzle the dancefloor, and set it apart from other venues in the area. Having seen a particular domed LED lighting effect, they brought in installation company, Blinding Light, who were soon in contact with SGM UK’s Ian Kirby in search of a superior solution. As a result, they specified no fewer than 730 SGM LD-5 LED Domes for use creatively on the club ceiling. Measuring just 80mm in outer diameter, up to 35 domes can be run in a single chain and under the command of the Madrix sound activated effects genera- tor and media server Blinding Light’s Scott Cruickshank knew the effect would be pulsating. Scott said: “As soon as Ian introduced me to the LD-5 I could see it was a finished, and much more versatile product than the one they had seen.” Chris agreed: “The LD-5 is one of a kind and the effects it produces are amazing. Although we have operated bars in the past, this is our first nightclub enterprise
and we are delighted that we have been able to create so much impact with these domes.” Together with the two owners, Blinding Light sourced a series of aluminium composite panels, in gloss black, each measuring two metres by one metre, which were laser pre-cut so that the LD-5’s would line up perfectly. “Rather than just have an effect running across the ceiling we decided to wrap it down the wall behind the DJ box and then back in front so it looked like the DJ was floating in mid-air. The reflection off the gloss finish added to the effect,” said Scott. Blinding Light installed, cabled and populated the Alupanels, which form an overall geometric measuring 10 SGM LD-5 wide and 73 long running the length of the ceiling, creating a compelling centerpiece. Being sound activated, the effect is further animated using the waveform from the music being played by the DJ. Meanwhile, the LJ can choose circular special effects pulsing from the centre, and other effects ranging from early evening subtle fading to the entire feature colour strobing. He can also use scrolling text control with the Madrix or even have chevron arrows zipping towards the DJ. Chris concluded: “The LD-5’s have received a great reaction, not only from our customers but from other club owners, who have been dropping in to see what all the fuss is about.”
www.sgmlight.com
RED BULL CAR PARK DRIFT
Company: Showtacle Location: Dead Sea, Jordan
Creative teams from Intro and 3Apes approached Showtacle with the idea to turn a drifting Chevrolet Camaro sport car into a LED screen. The aim of the project was to participate in the Red Bull Car Park Drift challenge in a new original way. After discussions with Showtacle Intro and 3Apes opted for Showtacle’s digi- tal video LED Strips controlled by our LED Strip Studio system to complete the installation. More than 500 metre of digital video LED strips were required which included more than 20,000 LED diodes, such an amount needed a lot of power and lot of data to control. The biggest problem for Showtacle was to avoid scratching the car, so it decided to cover the car with transparent film to protect the surface and this solution also made it easier to attach all the strips. To power the LED Strips, Showtacle used two large batteries plus a lot of power cables. All the signal data to control the LED diodes is sent from four LED Strip Studio Ethernet controllers and one notebook running LED Strip Studio software. The video mapping for the LED Strips was also interesting to create. The video designers provided Showtacle with a mask shape of the Camaro, and LED Strip Studio software powerful mapping capabilities was then used to place all the LED Strips correctly. The video designers prepared video footage with a Red Bull theme, which was running on the car while it drifed. Overall, Showtacle happy to say the installation was a huge success and an was amazing experience.
www.showtacle.com www.mondodr.com
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