GLASTONBURYbringing their own style and creativity to the show. The Arena was operated
by De Villiers and his team.
The weekend was a slick and spectacular success. “The show went
really well,” De Villiers said. “Once the map was correct ever ything went
really smoothly. Synergy is surprisingly easy to use as ever ything is native
to the platform. It really is a game changer.
“It’s changed the way I design my lighting,” De Villiers continued. “It’s
made it so much easier to work around video. I’m able to frame the video
screens and make maximum use of them. You can frame the screen with
a group of fixtures and pixel map to amplify the video content and have it
blend out.”
Not one to mince his words, De Villiers has had enough industr y
experience to know a good thing when he sees it. “I was happy to take a risk
with the new software after popping into the Avolites office and having Matt
Jennings run me through it,” he said. “You have to use it out in the field to
really see if it works. I’m looking forward to using it at Boomtown this year.”
Just around the corner, TPi witnessed LUCID’s latest creation at
Samula. Two Avolites Q3 powered the stunning waterfall effects on the
Samula stage. Limbic Cinema created the content for the waterfall effect,
which was designed by Tom Price. Using Notch, Price developed real-time
lighting effects on the waterfall. All of this was controlled natively using
Midi controllers for live VJ-ing. The stage was designed and built by Chris
Carr at Lucid Illusions, while Mel Cornish used an Avolites Tiger Touch II for
the lighting design. Video Illusions were also in the Common providing the
video for the remarkable brand new Samula Stage.
The Samula stage boasted a 11.5m high by 9m wide Video Illusions
VIL6mm making it a breathtaking, unique and captivating stage based on a
phenomenal design by LUCID. Video Illusions’ Nick Whiteoak stated: “This
year has set the bar ver y high for Glastonbur y’s big 50th in 2020 but then
with this year’s suppliers – that challenge is already on. See you in 2020!”UNFAIRGROUND
Unfairground welcomed a new venue, The Blind Tiger. Artists such as 50
Pence, Fanny Tastic and Jim Bitch were names among the line-up. The GLX
Productions team, led by Managing Director and Lighting Designer, Glenn
Gridley, took care of the install and lighting design of the stages.
The Flying Bus Stage was a hub of activity, featuring an extensive
array of Chauvet Professional Maverick fixtures to create transformative
moments. Engaging and surreal effects were conjured by 12 Maverick
MK Pyxis, 12 Maverick MK1 Spots and three Maverick MK1 Hybrid units.
Positioning these fixtures inside and under the bus, they endowed it with
a glowing otherworldly vibe powered by an Avolites Arena, whilst the Tiger
Touch II and Tiger Touch Wing lighting consoles brought the party to the
rave tent. The area also featured a ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 lighting console.
TPi
Photos: RG Jones
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