Chauvet lights Minnesota Vikings’ studio
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The studio offers maximum flexibility for broadcasting during the football season and throughout the year. An example of this can be seen its main section, which has a cutting-edge acoustic wall that rises to open to a 170-seat theatre for live audience programs.
With its ability to create a rainbow of realistic colours and change them quickly, the Lighting Design Group’s system supports the TCO studio’s combination of beautiful aesthetics and responsive versatility. “This was a really neat project to be a part of, not just for its great looks, but also for its functionality,” says Grabowski. “It’s the first fully fleshed-out studio that the Vikings have had, and one of only a handful of such facilities in the entire league.”
Grabowski positioned 75 Ovation E-910FC LED ellipsoidal fixtures with a mixture of 19°, 26°, 36° and 50° lenses throughout the studio. The RGBA-Lime fixtures serve as key lights as well as colour washes in the four shooting areas, where they are hung from centre-set positions. Additionally, the Ovation units work as front stage lights when the acoustic wall opens and the main studio is used for live broadcasts.
“Being able to flip the colour from the Ovations to anything we need is hugely helpful, especially given the emphasis on versatility at this studio,” said Grabowski. “Another invaluable feature was the ability of the Ovation fixtures to project very crisp gobos.”
For added colour accents, Grabowski has positioned 20 COLORdash Accent Quad fixtures throughout the four shooting areas.
(Jim Evans)
