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Zach Scott uses ChamSys console for Hi-Rez Expo at the Atlanta DreamHack

Zach Scott - founder of design firm Illuminate Collective - was asked if he’d be interested in working at this year’s Hi-Rez Expo at the Atlanta DreamHack, part of the largest LSN Party and computer festival in the world.

Accepting the offer, Scott went on to create camera-friendly stage designs for Hi-Rez Studios’ Smite stage. A friend of his, fellow designer Dustin Derry of Stonewolf Studios, crafted the look of the Paladins. Helping them both in this endeavor were two ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium consoles.

“I was brought in to provide design, programming and operation for two identical stages at the Hi-Rez Expo,” says Scott. “With two stages being completely separate, I wanted help from someone who would match my passion for this project, so I called Dustin. We took on both stages from start to finish, as designers, programmers and directors.” Both stages had eight-universe shows with 79 controlled fixtures and 12 truss warmers that were set to the game’s branding colors.

“After our initial creative meetings, the main focus was on properly lighting the players and broadcasters for the cameras, but also staying dim enough so people weren’t blinded during game play,” Scott explains. “Our vendor, Atlanta Sound & Light, played a massive roll in the overall design of the rig. We collaborated for almost two months on fixture placements and the overall design. For the aerial effects and big looks, I used the broadcast program monitor as a reference for what viewers online were seeing, and I tailored my programming on the MQ500 to have the biggest impact for the cameras.

“We used one page of faders that held intensities, movements and FX. All of these playbacks were programmed with everything but color data. We then built a couple of Execute Pages, which held each team’s color palette. We also needed to be able to break up the team colors into ‘rig left, rig right or rig center,’ based on which side they played on, or if they won the match.”

Scott and Derry also had to ensure that the effects and colors on their two stages matched the plethora of looks from the video content. “The show directors would give us cues, sometimes with advance notice and sometimes with a few seconds to spare,” says Scott.

Throughout the competition, Scott and Derry had mobile pre-vis rigs setup in their hotel rooms near the Georgia World Congress Center where the event took place. Scott had a ChamSys Maxi Wing in his room and Derry a PC Wing in his. “We did offsite programming and tweaks throughout the week, so everything always looked right for the competition,” Scott concludes.

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