We first started with the original hard copy blueprints from 1972…

Original Blueprints from 1972

We took those prints to our office and converted them into a digital AutoCAD type format that works with our 3D software…

To Scale Digitized file from Original Blueprints

From this, we built the drawing up into a 3D environment to simulate the actual building…

3D Build from Blueprints

3D Build from Blueprints

After meeting with the client and deciding what was needed, we put the actual lighting fixtures in the new 3D model to see what it would look like…

Simulated Lighting with 3D Renderings

The system was approved by the client, we placed an order for all of the gear and proceeded with the install…

Actual Photo of Completed Lighting System after Install!

Actual Photo of Completed Lighting System after Install!

The install at Little Rock First Baptist is complete and they have had their first concert performance with the new system. The new Martin Lighting rig has performed flawlessly and the M1 console has been a pleasure to install once again!

I just have to say it has been such a pleasure working with the entire team over at LRFBC. The install so far has gone exactly as planned. We have the Front of House position installed and working, along with removing the old Lehigh lighting console and replacing it with the new Martin M1.

The list of gear going in at Little Rock First Baptist Church is as follows:

This system will give them a whole new capability for events and theatrical productions or presentations. Worship Pastor, Jerry Wilson had the vision and now is able to see it coming together. We are honored to be a part of this upgrade and can’t wait to see the product finished.

Renowned Lighting Design Company Full Focus Inc Announces Partnership with Martin Lighting

Arkansas based Full Focus, Inc. is now a fully fledged member of the Martin Lighting dealer network and with this development, they will be able to offer Martin’s full line of lighting products including the latest generation LED systems.

Full Focus, Inc. is proud to announce that they have been accepted into the Martin Lighting dealer network, which will enable them to offer to their clients the use of highly advanced lighting systems heretofore only available through a Martin dealer. A world leader in crafting dynamic lighting solutions, Martin Professional has long been considered the reference lighting solution against which the rest of the industry is compared. With their acceptance into Martin’s dealer network, Full Focus will be able to leverage Martin’s latest line of products in support of the exacting demands of their clients.

Full Focus Inc, nee Digital4U2, is well known in the entertainment circuit, with its founder, Robert Dicken having provided lighting solutions to some of the country’s legendary performers such as Loretta Lynn and Willy Nelson. With its robust client base, Full Focus has had its services counted on throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. Full Focus is a fixture with several Christian based national tours, providing production services featuring lighting design that is uniquely Full Focus in look and feel. Full Focus traces its roots back to Robert Dicken’s solid performance and professionalism, and today, the company continues to evolve in response to the unique needs and demands placed upon it by its burgeoning client base.

Robert Dicken’s company is today a highly sought after service provider and its breadth of work has seen it leaving footprints in production engagements across the world. Expanding beyond its original North American presence, Robert Dicken’s Full Focus has made inroads into Europe, and has even been sought out as an architectural consultant for several cathedral styled worship facilities. In addition to lighting up permanent fixtures, many with historical significance, Full Focus also serves aboard cruise ships and has provided professional services to vessels in Finland and Germany. Corporate events are also a big source of demand, and Full Focus has delivered its services to corporate clients in Europe, particularly in Spain.

By partnering with Martin Professional through its dealership network, Full Focus demonstrates its commitment to the ever expanding needs of its customer base. With this new arrangement, Full Focus’ founder, Robert Dicken will continue to be able to stay true to his passion, and that is, working on lighting design projects in a myriad of applications, but this time with leading edge technology available through Martin’s dealership network.

“Whether the venue is theatre, cruise ship, night club, live concert or architectural sites, Full Focus can deliver intelligent lighting design with passion and efficiency. We provide total production services to our home state of Arkansas and anywhere else in the world in need of entertainment production services, including dynamic lighting design,” explains Robert Dicken of Full Focus, Inc.

About:

Full Focus Inc. provides Sound, Lighting, Video and Scenic elements for any event. Corporate Events, Weddings, Parties, Concerts… No matter the size we are able to provide you with any and all the technical gear and staff needed to make your event a success. We have over 15 years of experience in designing and executing high quality events for clients all over the world.

Contact:

Robert Dicken

Full Focus, Inc.

(site) http://fullfocusinc.com

(email) rob@fullfocusinc.com

(voice) +1-501-205-1970

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“Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, Martin Professional is a world leader in the creation of dynamic lighting solutions for the entertainment, architectural, and commercial sectors.” 

Full Focus Inc. is excited about the possibilities this brings to the local venues as well as our clients nationwide.  Martin lighting is well known as an industry standard and provides road ready solutions for tours, rock solid performance for the night after night tasks of a nightclub, the elegance and proven reliability needed for architectural installations, as well as the functionality lighting designers around the globe require.
Full Focus is also pleased to offer the Martin Lighting line of controllers.  Our entire team has had the opportunity to use the Martin Maxxyz on several of the NCL cruise ships as well as specifying the Maxxyz on several of our corporate events and we are in love with it!  They have taken it even further now with the compact and much more affordable M1, which Full Focus has specified for the main lighting console at a local worship facility, and we plan on putting this console in stock as part of our rental inventory.

Martin also has a huge line of very cutting edge LED products.  LEDs are taking our industry by storm and Martin is right there on the edge growing with it!  They have the new MAC 350 Entour that is an LED answer to the moving light consumer.  It’s simply amazing!  No need for buying new lamps, it runs cool, its small form factor makes it easy to use as an architectural fixture but it has enough punch to use in a theatre setting as well.  And the 350 is only one of many LED products Martin has done right.  So stay tuned for more LED solutions.

Martin lighting has a strong environmental and ethical focus which makes them great fit here at Full Focus!  Please take a look at the Martin Lighting product line on our online store and please call us for competitive pricing on all their products.  Once again we are proud to offer you Martin products and stand behind their products 100%.

I also want to say just a few more words about the use of natural lighting.  I can’t count how many museums I have been to where the only light on the displayed objects is natural light that has been directed or allowed to fall onto the object architecturally.  WOW!  I mean it is amazing to look at a sculpture, painting or some ancient artifact with natural lamination.  Then to think the architect had the vision to create that path for the light when designing the space is even more incredible.  Now that isn’t always available in our modern designs but to take that concept into our modern forms and use the correct lighting is always a possibility.

Please don’t get me wrong, I love the LED movement and think it has a huge place for us designers and even the end users, but we must always keep in check what is actually needed for the effect or task and make sure we stay true to what we know is needed and not have our hands forced by new technology.  Till then keep up the good work!

This little fixture can be assigned to 5 or 13-channel DMX, and has LED RGB color mixing capability.  Features built-in color macros for a quick effect.  The Flurry™ Spot also features variable electronic strobe, speed control for multiple channels, user-selectable pan and tilt ranges, and built-in movement macros.

Full Focus is pleased to be providing a neat little fixture like this one from Blizzard Lighting.  The features of this fixture are below:

Features

Specs

Pro features are included everywhere in the Torrent 90™, including  optics which provide a nearly totally flat, even beam with less than 10% output variation edge-to-edge.

With dramatically decreased weight and high-quality stepper motors, this fixture is nearly silent when moving, with an amazing 55dB @ 3′ sound rating.  Even the casing is a work of art, molded with a unique rubberized exterior which resists scratching and cracking.  Two sets of built in quick-release mounting points make rigging a breeze.

Backed by a 2-year warranty and powered by a state-of-the-art 90-watt Luminus™ CBM-360 Light Engine, this fixture is built to impress. 

Full Focus is excited to be a part of the Blizzard Lighting dealership network.  We look forward to new products from Blizzard Lighting in the future. 

Full Focus will be adding several of these Torrent 90 movers to our rental inventory.  Take a look at the other products they offer.  LED pars, strips, smaller movers, both spots and washes.

Features

Specs 

Full Focus Inc. was invited by the Gary Musick Company to light a new concept show opening at the Galt House Hotel.  This family styled Christmas show is running for a six week period at the hotel.  As always the Gary Musick Company has handpicked an amazing cast of singers and dancers to debut this new show.
Our assignment for this show was to design a lighting plot, program the show and then make sure it could run on auto pilot for six weeks.  One of the major obstacles in this room was trim height.  But with a handful of side lighting positions both upstage and down we were able to get a good compromise with modeling the cast and set.  The show is just under an hour and runs auto pilot with midi time code from the audio hard drive.  Everything went as planned and we had a great opening show.
It’s worth stopping in to see if you’re in the area.  Dinner is served as well with the entertainment and would make a great evening out with the family!  Our thanks go out the team at the Gary Musick Company.