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Derek Hons choses Varilite for Greater Cleveland Sports Awards

NFL legend Joe Thomas stepped out to lead the Greater Cleveland Sport Awards recently, staged to honor athletic achievement in Ohio. The ceremony took place at the Rocket Mortgage Field House arena in front of a live audience and was filmed for streaming. Lighting director Derek Hons (NPiAV) specified Varilite VL5LED and VL2600 series luminaires from Signify to fill the cavernous space with washes, key light and effects.

NPiAV, based in Northeast Ohio with a national reach, has a longstanding relationship with The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, producing events for GCSC across Northeast Ohio. The Sports Commission approached Hons to design a lighting solution that would add bright washes and audience overhead effects for both those in attendance and for the live stream.

"I have been a part of this event for 15 years, so I knew the flow of the show very well," says Hons. "In terms of design, timing, familiarity and execution were important factors in laying out the plot and how the fixtures would be used. I chose the VL2600 Washes for keys and fills for the stage, the VL2600 Profiles would be used for scenic, décor, effects and the VL5LED would be used for audience lighting and effects. The VL2600 Wash fixtures provided plenty of brightness for the stage. With their barndoors we were able to manipulate where we wanted light and where we didn't."

A host of big names showed up to celebrate or present awards, including New York Jets defender Justin Hardee, former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel and former NFL player Ted Ginn Jr., who was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The VL5LED luminaires were rigged on trusses that were dedicated to lighting the audience and providing moving and dimmer effects for presenters and award winners. The VL2600 Wash fixtures were rigged from trusses surrounding the stage at roughly a 32' throw, and the VL2600 Profile luminaires were used to lay texture over the main audience. Being staged in the round presented some challenges. "The main success of the design was being able to successfully direct attention to where it was needed - simple effects to celebrate a winner, even and color corrected lighting for the camera, letting the online viewers see those that were celebrated as well as the in-person audience reaction."

The 23rd Greater Cleveland Sport Awards is available to stream via their website.

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