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Photo by: Samantha Krietemeyer
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Photo by: Samantha Krietemeyer
With today’s intelligent and multi-functional luminaires, smaller rigs no longer need to translate to minimal impact and modest budgets no longer means the need to compromise. Although only a few lighting fixtures were used, leadership at Glory to Him Church in Ozark, Alabama, enhanced this year’s Easter production with Elation Lighting. Six Platinum FLX and four Fuze Wash Z350 were used and the church’s musical director was surprised with the diversity of looks and stunning effects.
“I was completely blown away by the depth of feeling and emotion these lights brought to the production. At first, I was concerned with the smaller number of lights. Stephen reassured me that there would be plenty of coverage - and sure enough, they delivered! We were more than satisfied with the outcome,”
Brad Jerkins.
Lighting Designer and Vice President at Premier Entertainment Group, Stephen Krietemeyer, designed the lighting and chose the Elation Professional Platinum FLX hybrid moving heads and Fuze Wash Z350 LED wash light moving heads to fulfill the vision.
“After talking with Brad, who also composed the Easter service, about what he envisioned for the service, we decided to use the FLX and Z350 for the flexibility of each fixture,” Stephen states. “We also decided to use the intelligent lights because we were able to place a minimum amount of lights on the stage while still maintaining the effects we both wanted.”
Krietemeyer placed Fuze Wash Z350 units on two 10-foot sections of 16-inch box truss towers upstage center (two lights per tower), a position he says allowed him to wash the entire stage and room with ease. Part of Elation’s line of single-source LED PAR wash lights, the Fuze Wash 350 houses a RGBW COB LED engine to project a quality flat field of light, yet its lens face emulates the classic lens look of a traditional Fresnel. “Having such a strong wash light gave me the ability to wash the stage in deep, saturated colors, as well as create some unique looks with the performers’ costumes,” Krietemeyer says. “The amount of output from this fixture is the most impressive feature of this fixture since it is a C.O.B. driver.”
Krietemeyer also used Elation’s Platinum FLX in the production, which he spread evenly along the upstage edge (three on each side), with two per side on six-foot truss towers and one fixture each side working from the floor. Krietemeyer explains that the main purpose of the 20,000-lumen hybrid fixture was to add texture to the air and stage. He adds, “Since this fixture has a 20R lamp in it, I was able to create some stunning color combinations and have the ability to have gobos cut through the wash of the Z350s with ease.”
Krietemeyer says industry recognition of the FLX has focused around its independent dual optical system, which can switch between beam, spot and wash modes quickly, making changing from a pencil thin beam to a fat beam of light a breeze. He comments, “The optics in this light is stunning. Either in beam mode or spot, I was able to get some incredibly crisp focuses on the gobos.
“The zoom range on this fixture is also a great feature, especially on this show. I was able to fill the entire room with either a gobo or color with these six fixtures, and then I was able to create a very intimate feeling the next second. Lastly, the speed and smoothness of the fixture’s movements is something I really appreciate.”
Premier Entertainment Group, based nearby Ozark in Dothan, Alabama, supplied the Elation equipment for the service.
