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Corona: Astera defines social distancing for ‘Delivered Live’ shows

Astera AX1 Pixel Tubes are doing their bit, both as effects luminaires and as practical lights, marking out the social distancing spaces onstage at ‘Delivered Live’, a new performance-based web streaming concept for music and comedy. The show is broadcast weekly from The Studio at Harry The Hirer Productions’ HQ in the Richmond district of Melbourne, Australia.

The project is being driven by artist agency Handshake Management, technical and production rental company Harry The Hirer Productions and The Victoria State Government, offering a mix of entertainment from some of Australia’s most talented established and rising star artists who are based in and around the city. It’s also designed as a fundraiser to provide vital financial assistance for those directly impacted by the devastating effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on the live show and events sector.

The Studio is the production/demo area within Harry the Hirer Productions’ main office/HQ facility, a large technical ‘development space’ complete with lighting and audio consoles, previz viewing, etc., all intended for LDs, engineers and production designers to block, program and work on their projects.

Delivered Live’s lighting designer is Marcus Pugh who works full-time for Harry The Hirer Productions, usually as business development manager which also entails some production design. To light the 2.5-hour webcasts, currently being streamed every Saturday evening, he is using a variety of lighting fixtures including the Astera AX1s as well as Astera AX3 LightDrops and AX5 TriplePARs.

The event operates within strict social distancing guidelines, with a maximum of 10 people in the 250 square metre studio at any one time. A bespoke built stage offers separate areas for bands (up to a 6-piece) and comedians, each with their own personal space marked out with AX1s.

Marcus Pugh is also using additional AX1s - up to 16 in total - dotted around the rear and sides of the stage as back-of-camera effects lighting. He can also utilise them for set dressing and a wide range of improvised effects, all run through his GrandMA light control console.

The AX3s are used for lighting around the bar area, behind which Delivered Live presenter Henry Wagons sits at a safe distance introducing each act. In The Studio, the AX5s are being used to up-light the walls and provide general lighting for the host position.

On the very first act of the first Delivered Live broadcast, the cameras were shooting a flat-looking upstage brick wall, which was quickly transformed into a dynamic backdrop with four AX5s as up-lighters. Harry the Hirer’s stock of Astera fixtures has been supplied by Australian distributor, the ULA Group.

Delivered Live is directed by Scott ‘Ando’ Anderson and others involved in the technical production include Ian Kirkwood (webcast & vision systems), monitor engineer Richard Whitty, FOH audio engineer Travers Chesney and stage audio technician Sam Beresford.

The camera operators/vision mix is by Small Time TV, Nick McKinley & James Seymour, the tour manager is Luke ‘Boo’ Johnston, artist liaison is by Johnny Salerno and video production is by Zig Parker. Terry Lowe is providing additional MA programming. Lighting, audio and LED screen kit is all supplied by Harry the Hirer Productions, with cameras and additional video equipment from Small Time TV.

(Photos: Scott ‘Ando’ Anderson/Andrew Panella/Richard Whitty)

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