American Spanish-language television network Telemundo’s
latest music competition, \”Buscando Mi Ritmo,\” is being lit by
lighting designer Gaston Fazio of HD House (http://www.thehdhouse.com), who
speced an Elation Professional lighting package of Platinum Spot LED Pro moving
heads and Cuepix Panel matrix blinders for the six-episode series.
“Being that we were working with a small stage,
the client wanted to achieve radically different lighting moods for each
performance. The Cuepix gave us that flexibility and more,” LD Gaston Fazio states.
“Since our goals were to minimize noise and look for the best long-term
investment, we decided to get new fixtures and LED technology from
Elation. The result was better than expected.”
“Buscando
Mi Ritmo,” which premiered on July 19th and is produced by Telemundo
with production services provided by 360POWWOW (http://360powwow.com/en/), puts a new spin on the reality genre by
pairing celebrities with up-and-coming musical bands. Providing the Elation
lighting package for the show is LED Source (http://www.ledsource.com) of Wellington, Florida, whose Director of Architainment Sales, Dorel Baila, supported
Gaston Fazio and Tony Perez, owner of Miami Teleproduction, from the
specification phase through to filming. LED Source exclusively supplied all the
LED lighting on the rig which included 24 Elation Cuepix Panels and 12 Elation
Platinum Spot LED Pro IIs.
The Cuepix Panels are a high-power color-changing 5 x 5 matrix blinder with COB
LEDs, which Gaston arranged on the
set in four columns (each 5 units high) to provide the predominant visual interest
for the stage background. The Platinum Spot LED Pro II’s, a bright
cool-white LED spot luminaire that includes 7 colors and 14 gobo patterns along
with a zoom, efficiently cover the set in beams
while an Antari F-5 Fazer provides the uniform mid-air
projection canopy that makes the beams come to life.
“The beams from the Platinum Spot LED Pro’s are
sharp and powerful, and the hazer does not adversely affect the black on
camera,” Gaston comments. “The versatility of the Cuepix, the price to quality
ratio, and the photometric relationship of the moving heads were the key
features that attracted us to these products.” Although the power saved in
using LED fixtures can be substantial, Gaston admits that power savings was not
a decisive factor on the project but does say that it did make setup easier by
giving him room to divert power to other lighting requirements.
Gaston, who says he had always associated Elation with the professional
world, not the broadcast world, says he has noticed a change in the company’s
objectives in the last few years. “I\’ve seen more colleagues supporting and
recommending the new Elation products,” he says. “After visiting the Elation
showroom here in Miami, with my light and color meter, and taking some
readings, I felt confident in the product. I was not disappointed at all, and
actually got more than I expected.”
Elation Equipment:
12 x Platinum Spot LED Pro
24 x Cuepix Panel
1 x Antari F-5 Fazer
Photos: Arnoldo Offerman
http://www.elationlighting.com
