Full Focus Inc. Lights Silpada

Lighting designers Rob Holland of AVI Staging Technology Group and Robert Dicken of Full Focus Inc.  were able to successfully co-design the lighting package and control for the Silpada Designs 2010 National Convention in Missouri.  Silpada is one of the nation’s largest sterling silver jewelry home party companies, with over 28,000 independent representatives. This year’s three-day annual conference at the Kansas City Convention Center attracted nearly 5,000 sales representatives and featured presentations, an awards night and an entertainment night.

29 semi trucks carried the support for the multi-purpose rig that consisted of about 100 Martin lighting fixtures with a few conventional channels for audience washes.  Two Wholehog 3 consoles were used for control.  The majority of the work load was placed on the MAC 2000 Performances.  They were dedicated to the framework around the LED portals.  All in all the Martin rig was at about 99% the entire show, having only to replace one fixture that was not responding as it should on day one.  Props have to go out to Martin for this one.  I dont know of many rigs with this many moving lights that would hold 99% throughout the week!  Also props go out to Christie Lights for taking such good care of their rental gear.

Cory Combow from Full Focus was the ME for the show and did a great job keeping us up and running as well as taking care of all the satellite rooms the show had throughout the week. 

As far as control…  The Hog 3 consoles we used on this one were rock solid as well.  Joshua Gillespie from Full Focus found the new software seems to be hitting on resolving some of the old annoyances that were becoming “the norm” for the Hog 3′s.  We were pleased with the rig as a whole on this one.  Rob Holland did a great job with fixture placement and type making it an easy task for me to design some great looks for the client on this end.  It was a great show!

RTD

Category: Full Focus Inc, Lighting