ESSEN, Germany – German lighting designer Nik Evers has been using GLP’s impression Wash One and impression 90 for “The Dome,” a popular music TV show in Germany. Evers uses the GLP fixtures not only to highlight the architectural elements of the show’s theatre interior – as a former industrial facility – but also for the stage lighting, preferring to light the artists like a concert rather than as a TV show.
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ESSEN, Germany – German lighting designer Nik Evers has been using GLP’s impression Wash One and impression 90 for one of Germany’s most popular music TV shows, “The Dome.”
Four times a year, since 1997, the show brings together pop stars and DJs from locations all across Germany. The latest show was produced at the 3,000-seat Colosseum with artists Amy McDonald, Alex Clare, Marc Foster, Dante Thomas and popular Irish duo Jedward.
What makes ‘The Dome’ different from other music TV productions is the way LD Nik Evers and the others on the creative team approach the different artists. “We give each artist an individual look, in regard to lights, set, mood and even props. Ahead of the show, we get in contact with the artists and their management to get their requirements for the show and work to adapt these ideas and looks into the show,” Evers explained.
He added, “We try to make it look and feel like a real concert, especially on the screens. It’s more than just shooting a band on stage, it’s feelings, mood and atmosphere that we try to deliver for both the TV audience and those enjoying the show in the venue.”
A key part of Evers´ lighting design is the location itself. With the Colosseum as a former industrial facility, there are many options for highlighting the architectural elements of the building. “For that kind of lighting, I prefer low light, but with setting accents on the architecture,” Evers said. Incorporating GLP into his design, Evers uses 44 impression 90 fixtures. “They are lightweight, handy and due to the baseless design, they are nice to look at,” Evers said. “In a location like the Colosseum, this type of fixture just makes the day as setup times are short and some hanging positions that I´d like to use are hard to reach.”
On stage itself, Evers uses 12 of GLP’s impression Wash Ones as floor lights in front of the giant screen. “Some new, different colors and some new and different ways of painting with light was my idea behind using the Wash One fixture,” Evers said. “Due to the LED RGB Engine, color mixing is incomparable to conventional fixtures – and that’s what makes the Wash One my first choice. Not only are the colors different, but also the sheer speed this fixture delivers. Color changes are on a blink of an eye, just as fast as if you were using strobe lights.”
The Wash One also drew compliments from the show producer and the camera crew because of the total lack of flare.
