LONDON – Eclipse Presentations commissioned Point Source to provide a lighting system for a recent event at the Australian High Commission in London marking Australia Day, Jan. 23.
The event involved a Thai-themed gala dinner created by the Australian chef, David Thompson, of Nahm in Belgravia, and a cabaret of Australian artists including Philip Quast, Kirby Hughes and Sam Harrison. The evening culminated in the presentation of the Australia Day UK awards for Australian of the Year, Honorary Australian of the Year and Young Australian Achiever of the Year.
Point Source Productions provided lighting for the exterior and reception areas for the evening, in addition to lighting the Gala Dinner and cabaret.
Lighting Designer David Miller, working on behalf of Point Source Productions, used a simple uplighting effect to color-wash the front of Australia House, picking out its architectural features, while also using a series of Chroma-Q Color-Punches to color wash the ceilings in the reception areas and highlight the architecture inside.
Within the Gala Dining Room, Martin MAC 300s were used to color-wash the room and an array of Martin MAC700s and MAC 550s used to create animated gobo washes across the ceiling. These Martin fixtures also lit the cabaret acts and supplemented with the conventional fixtures lighting the performance and presentation stages.
Finally, low voltage fixtures at floor level were used to highlight the flower arrangements and other set dressing throughout the venue.
"It was amazing to see the different effects that were created across the dining room to complement each song during the cabaret acts," said Bradley Hill, project manager for Eclipse Presentations.
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