The Geyser RGB water-based fogger was utilized recently at the 2015 Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championship, which was held in Liverpool’s Echo arena. Lighting designer Stephen Jolly positioned six Geysers at strategic points in the facility for the event. Jolly arranged four of the Geysers around the performance platform in the center of the arena and positioned the remaining two out of sight under grills at the venue’s entrance.
“As gymnasts walked in, the Geysers under the stage would fire, as if colored smoke was appearing from nowhere on the stage,” said Tim Jacques, commercial director of Novum AV, which supplied lighting staging, sound, pyro, video, and cameras for the event. The four Geyser foggers positioned around the stage were activated at critical points during the event. For example, their colorful plumes were used to create a festive aura during the award ceremonies.
Some eye-popping wash lighting from CHAUVET Professional’s Q-Wash 560Z-LED added to the visuals surrounding the competition. Jolly arranged eight Q-Wash 560Z-LED fixtures on either side of the raised competition stage. Spaced approximately 23 feet apart, the wash fixtures filled an important dual role during the event, serving as color washes at some points, then working with high output aerial beam effects at other points.
“The Q-Washes enabled us to create some simple color across the podium, light parts of the arena seating, and then bounce color off the roof of the arena,” said Jacques. “What made the Q-Washes so well suited for this project was their combination of a wide zoom and tight beam angle. When these fixtures were in a tight – 6° – beam, they did not look out of place at all with the bigger beam fixtures we used for some of our looks.”
“The client commented that this year’s event was the best yet – and we were over the moon,” he continued. “The reaction from the audience was great; people really engaged with the presentation.”
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