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All Pro chooses Elation for auditorium transformation at Pensacola Christian College

Pensacola Christian College (PCC) is celebrating its 50th year of service in the Florida panhandle. The 3,500-seat Dale Horton Auditorium, a multifunctional space with large lower bowl and upper balcony, is used for theatrical performances and other special events. The venue’s existing lighting, dating back to the building’s construction in 1986, lacked dynamic capabilities and was in need of modernization. All Pro Integrated Systems collaborated closely with PCC to address specific challenges within the venue and provide a modern, dynamic lighting solution.

As an initial step, All Pro conducted a thorough assessment of the space, employing a 3D cloud of data points to capture angles, floor rake, and other essential details. All Pro then created a full pre-visualization presentation in the Capture lighting design software to showcase the proposed lighting system. Elation rep firm Freed Sales subsequently provided a large number of fixtures onsite for demo and shootout purposes, which All Pro closely scrutinized together with the PCC team. One of the key fixtures looked at was the KL Profile FC ellipsoidal, which was subsequently chosen.

Another light in Elation’s KL series, the KL Par FC, was selected to replace white light Par fixtures above the audience in the venue’s lower bowl. Tucked into existing cavities in the ceiling to shine directly down on the lower seating area, the KL Par color changers have turned the lower bowl into an immersive space. “The whole area now feels like one space”, says Justin Schwartz, design engineer at All Pro, noting that the college also plans to use the dynamic color system for other purposes like at summer camp where kids are divided up based on team color.

Dale Horton Auditorium includes several over-stage electrics, along with two downstage catwalks, all previously full of traditional lighting with no possibility for dynamic color changes or effect looks. Now, KL Par FC, Artiste Monet LED profile moving heads and Paladin Panel moving panel wash and effects lights populate the overhead trusses, with KL Profile FC working from the downstage truss. New lighting positions were added in the form of a side stage ladder system along with new lights at hard-to-access tormentor positions, both equipped with KL Profile FCs.

Populating the downstage truss, a midstage batten and the first catwalk are Fuze Wash 500 full color LED Fresnel moving heads. Additional to the overhead rig and first catwalk are Prisma Wash 100 and Prisma Wash 25 UV wash lights from Magmatic effects, which, Schwartz says, will prove useful as the venue plans to incorporate more blacklight/UV glow into their events.

The top priority for the venue was to replace outdated lighting but there was also a need for new lighting positions for specific fixtures to achieve better angles on the stage. Schwartz elaborates, “Due to the steep angle from the first catwalk to the stage thrust, they consistently faced issues with face shadowing. A solution was found in a balcony-based lighting system of LED moving heads, which gives better angles for the stage”. The kinetic system allows for the addition of fixtures as needed, with the entire system brought down for maintenance. The moving heads, all in white housings to match the ceiling, are linked to a followspot system, enabling full auto tracking of performers on stage.

Commissioning of the project took place in early November, with over 225 fixtures from Elation integrated into the space: 91 x KL Profile FC, 84 x KL Par FC, 16 x Fuze Wash 500, 12 x Paladin Panel, 8 x Artiste Monet, 8 x Prisma Wash 100, and 8 x Prisma Wash 25. All Pro trained PCC personnel on the new system and will continue to maintain the system and assist whenever needed.

(Photo: All Pro Integrated Systems/Elation/Pensacola Christian College)

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