Broadcast online to churches and youth centres around the world, the five-hour celebration of music and entertainment also represented what many are calling the largest faith-based global gathering ever assembled in one evening.
Such an event required a powerful lighting statement, which is why LD Mark Carver of Mark Carver Designs in Nashville selected 28 Legend 230SR Beams from Chauvet Professional for his Impact New Year's Eve rig.
"We chose the Legend fixtures because we knew that their hard sharp beams would help us create the right energy level for the audience at the arena and the millions viewing the broadcast of this event," he said. "Allen Arena is a very large venue; and if you want to tone the audience with light, you need a fixture that can fill this massive space without looking overwhelmed. The Impact producers wanted to make sure that we defined the space in the arena and created excitement with our lights. The Chauvet Legends were the perfect choice for this application."
Carver used 28 Legend 230SR Beam fixtures in his Impact rig; eight of these units were on the stage itself and 20 were positioned in the house on audience trusses. "The lights out on the truss were critical in helping us immerse the audience in a wonderful New Year's Eve experience," he said.
Well-known lighting designer/programmer and performer Susan Rose also deserves a lot of credit for making Impact so... impactful, said Carver. "Susan did a masterful job programming this whole thing," he noted. "She worked wonders bringing the rig to life and making it look so memorable."
New Year's Impact was produced by Texas-based Blue Scout Media, a video and technology services company specializing in live event production and streaming of concerts, conferences, and other major events. The Blue Scout Media team created New Year's Impact as a ministry to challenge Christians to make an Impact in the lives of those around them, and as a tool for churches to reach their community.
(Jim Evans)
