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Elation supports production of ‘Rent’ at University of Northern Iowa

Elation supports production of ‘Rent’ at University of Northern Iowa

Freelance lighting designer Chris Wood has chosen Elation Platinum Series moving heads and Colour Chorus Series LED battens to light a recent production of the rock musical ‘Rent’ at the University of Northern Iowa’s Strayer-Wood Theatre. The production, sold out from opening night on October 29th through closing on November 8th, was lit using Color Chorus 24, Color Chorus 48, Platinum Wash 16R Pro and Platinum Profile 35 fixtures among others.

 

Wood incorporated 7x Color Chorus 48 and 2x Color Chorus 24 (4-foot and 2-foot fixtures respectively) in his design in order to bring out the texture of brick and steel set pieces. Located left and right of the stage on scaffold towers, Wood says he used the fixtures to their full potential. “They have a really good color spectrum,” he commented.

 

“I could get very vibrant colors out of them but also subtle blues and lavenders. I also put effects through them and used them for the big heavy-hitting musical numbers. They are very bright, so much so that outside of the musical numbers I only had them at about 20% intensity. They also faded very smoothly.”

 

Used for washes of color as well as beam looks were 6x Platinum Wash 16R fixtures. Positioned upstage on two electrics as backlight, Wood used the Platinum Wash 16R’s 3° to 14° beam for concert style looks while spreading the beam out up to 44° for wider washes. Wood also used 4x Platinum Profile 35 moving heads in his design - two over the stage and two positioned at FOH - for spot scoping as well as animation effects such as a fire effect in a scene with a burning Christmas tree.

 

(Photos: Jessica Kray/Roland Ferrie)

 

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Elation supports production of ‘Rent’ at University of Northern IowaElation supports production of ‘Rent’ at University of Northern Iowa

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