Elation on 2017 Inc. 5000 Awards

USA - Each year, Inc. Magazine publishes its list of the 5000 fastest-growing publicly held small companies in the U.S. and follows the announcement with a black-tie awards ceremony at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala. To land on Inc’s list is not only public recognition that a company is on a successful track, it also serves as a source of pride for up-and-coming companies.
The Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala gathering brings some of the nation's most successful business minds together to celebrate the companies that appear on the prestigious ranking. The 10th anniversary edition of the conference was held 10-12 October at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Springs, California, with the black tie awards ceremony capping the three-day event on the final night.
J. Thor Productions, a growing live event production company based near Tampa, Florida that specializes in corporate events coast to coast, turned to its new inventory of Elation Professional Satura Profile and Platinum FLX fixtures to light the awards event.
A custom set design by ZH Productions, a 1960’s style California hotel painted all in white, proved the ideal canvass for lighting designer Brian Silva to paint with coloured light. “The set was highlighted using the four-blade framing shutters of the Satura Profile,” stated J. Thor Gogolen, whose company purchased eight of the LED-based CMY colour mixing fixtures in October and have since acquired an additional eight. “There were lots of straight lines in the set and the Satura’s were perfect for framing off the different aspects of the set.
The set was covered by three truss elements, a 100’ upstage truss with LED moving heads used as backlight, an 85’ downstage projection truss housing stage wash fixtures, LED moving heads and four Satura Profiles used to frame and colour the set, and a house delay truss holding four Satura Profiles along with 8 Elation Platinum FLX. “The FLX provided punch, pattern, movement and were used for awards ballys,” Gogolen said.
“While we had to be careful not to effect the projection, the gobos played a huge part in the design and the fixtures really provided pop.” The Platinum FLX, hybrid spot/beam/wash lights with 470W lamp and 20,000 lumens of power, were part of J. Thor’s October purchase, an acquisition since added to with Fuze Wash single-lens LED wash lights, Chorus Line LED batten fixtures, and the aforementioned Satura Profiles.
Elation dealer Freed Sales played an important role in helping Gogolen choose and acquire its fixtures. “They have been great to work with and were instrumental in giving us the opportunity to get Elation. They take great care of us,” Gogolen concludes.
(Jim Evans)

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