The first room was a White Room with plain, simple and effective lighting. It was given a ‘chill-out’ area feel, complete with cool water feature, highlighted with MR16s above and below, and by lightboxes containing graphics of the product. The interlinking tunnels revealed more water features: for maximum impact, these were back-projected through, onto the opposite wall of the tunnel, which was lined with silk. The fixtures used were 24 Howard Eaton 500W Ripple Tanks and four High End Systems Studio Spot 250 luminaires. The Main Room staged the conference, complete with stage and screen surround carrying 18 x 35mm low voltage fittings in curved wings. The set was washed with 30 Par 30s, cross-fading between two colours, and the stage fascias included 14 integral 50mm low voltage fittings featuring two different colours of dichroic glass filter. The product was revealed through a water curtain, audaciously back-lit with Studio Spot 250s. The room walls and set were also lit with Studio Spot 250s producing a water effect. Glass gobo images of the product were projected onto the walls, underscored with break-up gobos. The show was run from an Avolites Pearl 2000 console programmed by John Harris.
Wednesday, 11 April 2001
Rainmaker, lighting design specialists for the corporate event market, recently designed, supplied and installed a complete lighting system for the launch of the new Gillette 226a/Venus razor. The event took place at the London Tower Thistle Hotel at St Katherine’s Dock. Lighting design was by Paul O’Brien, set design by Adrian Smith and the production company was Line Up Communications North. The brief involved the lighting of two areas and a connecting tunnel. The biggest challenge was squeezing the ambitious set and design into the space which created a fully immersive environment, enveloping the audience.