TJ Harrison immerses corporate event with Chauvet
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TJ Harrison on the other hand was grateful when he was called upon to light a dinner event at the Mohegan Sun Casino for JSC Management Group, a major quick service restaurant franchisee. The company’s preferred palette with its deep reds, blues and other hues, gave him excellent colour choices.
He took full advantage of the opportunity too. Using the 36 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 BeamWash in his Squeek Lights supplied rig, he created an intimate mood throughout the event space, no small accomplishment give its cavernous 18,500sq.ft size. Relying on subtle colour changes, he reflected different moods throughout the event, starting off with dark, richly saturated tones to convey a sense of intrigue and expectation at the start of the evening, and then moved on to brighter tones.
However, more than good fortune was involved in Harrison’s engaging design. Taking a proactive approach, he also didn’t hesitate to change plans if it meant enhancing the event’s atmosphere. So, after studying the event layout, he reconfigured the stage, scrapping the initial plan for a rectangular one and replacing it with a design that reached out into the audience.
“Originally, the design called for a basic rectangular stage, but the vision for the event grew, so we took the concept of the decking, rotated it 45-degrees, and pushed the stage out into the seating area with tables on either side of the centre,” said Harrison. “This was more in keeping with our overall goal to create a more immersive atmosphere by having a layout, where speakers were close to attendees both in terms of space and position.
“My goal walking into this project was to not have any of the house lights on for this event; I wanted the room lit with colour,” said Harrison. “The Rogue BeamWashes were my main colour creator. They made it easy for me to change the level of colorization throughout the evening. They truly pack a punch. I zoomed them all the way our for a wash during dinner and meeting portions, but then I zoomed them all the way down to a nice tight narrow beam for our song special and Kabuki drop/car reveal celebrations.”
