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Friday, September 23, 2022
impression FR10 Bar provides dynamic floor package for Jessie J
LightSoundJournal.com: When lighting and set designer Morgan Evans was about to embark on his first tour with Jessie J, he chose a floor package largely based around GLP’s versatile impression FR10 Bar, each metre-long batten containing 10 powerful 60 W RGBW LED sources.
2 comments:
Jackson Underwood
said...
I've never really been very knowledgable about the work that lighting designers do, despite working in technical theatre for several years. I never really thought about the fact that in live shows like Jessie J's tour, lights are often part of the stage as well. The impression FR10 Bar stage setup that Morgan Evans chose sounds like an incredibly fun and exciting setup to play with bc of its versatility and all the things you can do with it. Specifically, at the KOKO performance, being able to just unattach half of the stage is incredibly convenient and you need that kind of versatility when it comes to live entertainment. Not to mention, they were able to repurpose the unused half at the front if the stage. That's the mark of a great designer.
Bang Bang, Flashlight, Price Tag; these are all outstanding works of art by the lovely Jessie J. Honestly, that's about all I know about the artist. This is still more than I know about lighting and floor packages. I really like how this article went into detail on the show and how the light interacted with the band. It was super interesting how the band sometimes would freestyle and the lights had to be adjusting to them throughout the performance. I would have never thought that Jessie J would be giving feedback to the lighting designers of her show, but it is really cool to see the creative input she had. I like how they also went into detail about the fixtures and the influence it had on their design. They used powerful beams “to cut through the band and create silhouettes. With the zoom of each pixel individually programmed to provide dynamic pops, we can then zoom out to create an audience blinder.” I love the concept of this, and the idea that lighting can create such a specific vibe in a show.
2 comments:
I've never really been very knowledgable about the work that lighting designers do, despite working in technical theatre for several years. I never really thought about the fact that in live shows like Jessie J's tour, lights are often part of the stage as well. The impression FR10 Bar stage setup that Morgan Evans chose sounds like an incredibly fun and exciting setup to play with bc of its versatility and all the things you can do with it. Specifically, at the KOKO performance, being able to just unattach half of the stage is incredibly convenient and you need that kind of versatility when it comes to live entertainment. Not to mention, they were able to repurpose the unused half at the front if the stage. That's the mark of a great designer.
Bang Bang, Flashlight, Price Tag; these are all outstanding works of art by the lovely Jessie J. Honestly, that's about all I know about the artist. This is still more than I know about lighting and floor packages. I really like how this article went into detail on the show and how the light interacted with the band. It was super interesting how the band sometimes would freestyle and the lights had to be adjusting to them throughout the performance. I would have never thought that Jessie J would be giving feedback to the lighting designers of her show, but it is really cool to see the creative input she had. I like how they also went into detail about the fixtures and the influence it had on their design. They used powerful beams “to cut through the band and create silhouettes. With the zoom of each pixel individually programmed to provide dynamic pops, we can then zoom out to create an audience blinder.” I love the concept of this, and the idea that lighting can create such a specific vibe in a show.
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